Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said during an earnings call this week that movie studio executives have been “putting forward proposals” for a new video game based on the Keanu Reeves action series.
This would be a “big AAA” game, Feltheimer said, according to IndieWire, but he avoided sharing further details due to the pending nature of the discussions.
This is what he had to say about it:
“I don’t want to get ahead of myself here, but we think John Wick can make a great AAA game. We have been submitting proposals. We’re certainly interested in moving forward, but I don’t want to say any more about that at this point.”
The John Wick series is known for its incredible firefights and expertly choreographed hand-to-hand combat, so the franchise would seemingly have the makings of what a fun video game could be.
The success behind John Wick
Mike Bithell released a game in 2020 called John Wick Hex. This was a strategy game and a prequel to the John Wick universe in terms of its story.
What Feltheimer seems to be talking about sounds like a bigger budget project, and it’s exciting to think about.
John Wick the character appeared in Fortnite and Payday 2. A virtual reality game called John Wick Chronicles was released in 2017.
The series debuted in 2014 and became a quick hit, spawning sequels in 2017 and 2019.
A fourth JW movie, which brings Reeves back again, is set to hit theaters in 2023.
There is also a spin-off movie in the works called Dancer which will star Ana de Armas in the lead role. Then there is the television series, The Continental, which is expected to arrive in 2023 as well.