2023 saw thr return to yet more intense firefights with the John Wick Chapter 4 UK release date (full details below) in March. With The Matrix Resurrections out on the big screen in 2021 it looks like Keanu Reeves is still one of the biggest action stars in Hollywood, so here’s everything you need to know about the fourth movie, including the age rating in our parents guide.
The story has been officially confirmed with the arrival of the trailer, but if you’ve seen John Wick Chapter 3 – Parabellum then you should have a pretty good idea about what to expect. The last we saw of John he was shot and badly injured by Winston, who had cut a deal with the High Table to get his position as manager of the Continental Hotel back when things looked bleak.
AdvertisementJohn was then rescued and taken to an underground location where he was greeted by the Bowery King who had been left with a lot scars at the hands of Zero and his a samurai sword in the film. The High Table had also killed a lot of his crew, so the Bowery King wants to go to war, and it seems clear that this will be the defining element of the plot for John Wick 4, which was a factor in its age rating.
The question is whether or not it will just be the two of them working together, or was Winston just angling for position and playing for time while the battle lines are drawn. Everything looks set for a big scale finale for the series, but with such an iconic character and concept, it’ll be a surprise if this is the last we see of the series entirely.
Cast
Keanu Reeves will be back as the eponymous John Wick in Chapter 4 and the cast also includes Laurence Fishburne as The Bowery King. They’ll be joined by Ian McShane as Winston and it’s the same for Lance Reddick as Charon, the concierge of the Continental Hotel in New York, who sadly passed away in 2023.
Rina Sawayama has also confirmed that she will star as Akira in the film, and even with the trailer it’s hard to say for sure which side of the battle lines she’s going to fall on. The official Twitter page for John Wick has also confirmed that Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption), Bill Skarsgard (Eternals), Hiroyuki Sanada (Avengers: Endgame) and Marko Zaror have all been added to the cast.
We’ll update you with more details on the cast as they’re confirmed.
John Wick Chapter 4 UK release date
AdvertisementThe John Wick Chapter 4 UK release date was moved to Friday the 24th March 2023, from its previous schedule for the 27th May 2022. The film was initially planned to hit the big screen even earlier in 2021, but the impact of COVID-19 and Keanu Reeves’ efforts on The Matrix Resurrections delayed things by a year.
It’s the same release date as in North America, so there shouldn’t be too many plot details to avoid before it comes out. While the story sounds fairly linear with the out-and-out war with the High Table, John Wick films are known for their plot twists and turns and we’re expecting that to be the same here in Chapter 4.
It might not have any other big movies coming out on the same weekend, but with the Shazam Fury of the Gods release date a week earlier it won’t entirely be without any competition. It’ll then have Dungeons & Dragons Honor Among Thieves a week later before the Super Mario Movie releases in early April.
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Age rating and parents guide
AdvertisementThe British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has put out the official John Wick Chapter 4 age rating for the UK, giving it a 15 certificate to add to the R rating in North America with the release date done. Chapter 1 and 3 both picked up 15 certification, while Chapter 2 upped the ante with an 18, so the fourth movie is on the lower end of the spectrum.
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The 15 certification is probably what the production companies were aiming for, which will give them a wider audience to market to. The rating notes for the UK include strong violence and language, which is in keeping with the rest of the John Wick films.
In terms of our parents guide, there’s obviously a lot of violence in the mix and it often comes with a fair amount of blood. There’s also the language to take into account, but the main aspect for parents is the violence, which combines gun fights, blades and martial arts combat with injuries and death being handed out on a regular basis.
We’ll update you with more details on the film as they get confirmed. You can also check out our movie news section to keep tabs on the latest upcoming films, or visit the Lionsgate website at www.lionsgate.com.
John Wick Chapter 4 runtime
As with the age rating, the runtime for John Wick Chapter 4 was announced as we got closer to the release date. It’s a fairly chunky 2 hours and 49 minutes long, so it’s nearly up there with Titanic and Avengers endgame proportions.
Looking back at the previous films, the average runtime is around the two hours mark. The first film was the shortest at just 1 hour and 41 minutes, followed by Chapter 2 at 2 hours and 2 minutes and then Parabellum at 2 hours and 11 minutes.
If you look at the trend line, you can see that they’ve been getting longer and with the war with the High Table looming we’re getting a runtime pushes it over the 2 and 1/2 hours mark.
