BLADE Star Wesley Snipes Reportedly In Talks To Join Keanu Reeves In JOHN WICK 4

BLADE Star Wesley Snipes Reportedly In Talks To Join Keanu Reeves In JOHN WICK 4 BLADE Star Wesley Snipes Reportedly In Talks To Join Keanu Reeves In JOHN WICK 4

As the upcoming fourth instalment in the John Wick franchise continues to round out its cast, we have word on a possible new addition that's sure to make Blade fans very happy indeed. Check it out...

By MarkCassidy - Jun 16, 2021 02:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Action

Production on John Wick Chapter 4 is scheduled to get underway very soon, and we now have word on an exciting (possible) new addition to the cast.

According to The Illuminerdi, Wesley Snipes (Demolition Man, New Jack City) is currently in negotiations with Lionsgate to board the project in an unnamed supporting role. Details on the character he'd play are scarce, but he's said to be a swordsman. Whether he'll be an ally or enemy of Mr. Wick's is unclear.

Of course, Snipes is best-known for playing katana-wielding vampire hunter Blade, so he should be right at home swinging a sword.

If Snipes does sign on to appear, he'll join Keanu Reeves as the seemingly un-killable badass of the title, Bill Skarsgård (It Chapter 2), Shamier Anderson (Stowaway), pop star Rina Sawayama, and the legendary Donnie Yen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) as an old friend of Wick’s “who shares his same history and many of the same enemies.”

Chad Stahelski will direct from a screenplay by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch. Filming is expected to commence later this month/early July in France, Germany, and Japan. John Wick: Chapter 4 is currently scheduled to hit theaters on May 27, 2022.

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bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 6/16/2021, 2:36 PM
Think that would be fitting. If anything, the John Wick movies pay tribute to the 90s inspired action movies. And I would say Blade is part of that
bigdannymac
bigdannymac - 6/16/2021, 2:40 PM
@bkmeijer - Westley Snipes in general is part of that.

Demolition Man 🍻

Don't forget to use the sea shells 😂
Origame
Origame - 6/16/2021, 2:38 PM
Hopefully he's learned not to be such a diva. I don't he'd hurt the project like what happened on blade 3, but it definitely wouldn't help.
bigdannymac
bigdannymac - 6/16/2021, 2:41 PM
@Origame - He's had a bunch of projects in the last few years, probably safe to say he's a changed man and maybe also pays his taxes now too 😜
NubaX
NubaX - 6/16/2021, 10:24 PM
@Origame - Um... That director David S. Goyer is Hot Garbage in all his movies that he has directed.

In Blade 2 Del Toro didnt like some of Goyers stuff either.

I'm not mad at Wesley at all
dracula
dracula - 6/16/2021, 2:40 PM
Some mother [frick]ers are always trying to ice skate up hill.


whatever the hell that means.
bigdannymac
bigdannymac - 6/16/2021, 2:42 PM
@dracula - Maybe it's because I'm Canadian .. but .. it's really not hard to understand what that means.
dracula
dracula - 6/16/2021, 2:44 PM
@bigdannymac -
bigdannymac
bigdannymac - 6/16/2021, 2:47 PM
@dracula - We get a little squirrely when downing bottles of Maple Syrup while riding our Moose on the way to meet Mayor Beaver. 🍻
dracula
dracula - 6/16/2021, 2:42 PM
Think we know the only person Keanu Reeves can take on in the final film. Tom Cruise.
ElricReturns
ElricReturns - 6/16/2021, 2:42 PM
"Of course, Snipes is best-known for playing katana-wielding vampire hunter Blade"

At first I doubted this, but Blade is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of his career. Dang.
bigdannymac
bigdannymac - 6/16/2021, 2:45 PM
@ElricReturns - Demolition Man always comes to mind first for me. "Murder Death Kill".

New Jack City, White Men Can't Jump, Passenger 57 .. the dude had a TON of decent actions movies in the 90s.
ElricReturns
ElricReturns - 6/16/2021, 2:58 PM
@bigdannymac - oh for sure! The Fan, Major League, U.S. Marshall, To Wong Foo... the man is an icon, no doubt. Definitely the ones you mentioned too are classics of our generation. But I think of Blade pretty much immediately now as his biggest role.
bigdannymac
bigdannymac - 6/17/2021, 1:39 AM
@ElricReturns - agreed! 🍻
GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/16/2021, 2:44 PM
This movie has all the heavy hitters
dracula
dracula - 6/16/2021, 2:46 PM
@BlackBeltJones - seriously what was the logic behind that scene, had to be intentional
odinson40
odinson40 - 6/17/2021, 4:17 AM
@dracula - That's a capoeira defiance movie, they will get close after the other until some get the kick in the face, it's like a russian roulette
JohnnyTBP
JohnnyTBP - 6/16/2021, 2:46 PM
Omg this is great news
bl0odwerk
bl0odwerk - 6/16/2021, 2:47 PM
Hell yeah. I'd watch a spin-off w/Snipes.
Cap1
Cap1 - 6/16/2021, 2:47 PM
Iko Uwais next please
Chuck420Taylor
Chuck420Taylor - 6/16/2021, 10:49 PM
@Cap1 - after the handicap match in chapter 3, idk how this is a much bigger request.
Cap1
Cap1 - 6/17/2021, 12:21 AM
@Chuck420Taylor - totally, for me he feels like the ultimate final boss lol esp since this franchise exists cos of the Raid
Cap1
Cap1 - 6/17/2021, 12:27 AM
@Chuck420Taylor - maybe not solely because of but big elements of it anyway
Chuck420Taylor
Chuck420Taylor - 6/19/2021, 1:38 PM
@Cap1 - nah I agree. after watching the raid I looked at American action movies and asked 'is this it?'
roboticJohnson
roboticJohnson - 6/16/2021, 2:47 PM
John wick 4 is really planning to overtake spider-man no way home and knives out 2 for the most crowded cast, uh? Jokes aside, he would be a good fit for an action centered franchise like this (though I'm a big fan of blade 1 and 2 so I'm not completely objective on this). What's next though? Will we see john wick taking on rambo, terminator and frank dux one day?
Kev97
Kev97 - 6/16/2021, 6:06 PM
@Waddles - i think after everything Johns been through, the only logical next step is for him to become Ash Williams successor and have his next arc be WICK vs EVIL DEAD.

Naturally.
Kev97
Kev97 - 6/16/2021, 6:10 PM
@Waddles - No but real talk, can you imagine how bad ass it would be to have Keanu picking up Ash's chainsaw and boomstick and looking into the camera and saying "Groovy" before kicking deadite ass, John Wick style!?

ill take your money now.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 6/16/2021, 3:04 PM
Would be an awesome addition to the franchise.
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