John Wick: Chapter 4 has hunted down another new release date.
On Wednesday, Lionsgate announced that the Keanu Reeves-starring action film will now hit theaters on March 24, 2023. The film’s most recent release date was May 27, 2022, in time for Memorial Day weekend, after having been previously pushed back from May 21, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lionsgate shared the news in a video posted to its social media channels, along with the written message, “Be seeing you.”
The move follows Paramount announcing in September that Top Gun: Maverick flew to May 27, 2022 from Nov. 19, 2021.
Chad Stahelski, who directed the first three John Wick movies, is returning to helm a script from Shay Hatten and Michael Finch. The three previous films about the once-retired hitman have brought in over $579 million worldwide.
The most recent installment in the franchise was John Wick: Chapter 3, which hit theaters in May 2019 and also starred Halle Berry and Laurence Fishburne.
This announcement also comes as Hollywood, not to mention the world at large, is grappling with a surge in COVID-19 cases linked to the omicron variant. Thus far, film release dates have not been directly impacted by the latest spike, but live events and in-person gatherings have been particularly impacted, right as the industry enters the peak of Academy Awards season.
Be seeing you. 3.24.23. pic.twitter.com/7r9KKjEhSC
— John Wick (@JohnWickMovie) December 22, 2021
Source: HollyWood
