Donnie Yen Joins Keanu Reeves Franchise John Wick 4 for Lionsgate
As Deadline reports that the Ip Man star Donnie Yen has signed on to the cast of John Wick 4 for Lionsgate by director Chad Stahelski to star with Keanu Reeves.
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Yen will play an old friend of Reeves’ Baba yaga's who shares his same history who also endured over the course of the films and many of the same enemies.
Donnie Yen is one of the most successful asian-american actor-filmmakers who is also is known for his unique style of contemporary screen combat and quite simply one of the biggest names in the genre. He is known for his action movies the IP Man and its franchise, that extends worldwide from roles in such features as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and xXx: Return of Xander Cage
The film begins production this summer shooting on location in Japan, Germany and France. Scripted by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch, John Wick 4 is produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Stahelski, with Reeves and Louise Rosner executive producers.
If you love IP Man and John Wick movies and its fighting scenes or a fan of action movies in general, this will definitely be worth the wait!
It is scheduled for release on May 27, 2022!