"John Wick's action energy was unrivaled in the main movies starring Keanu Reeves, but now that those movies are seemingly over and done with, there are some doubts that the John Wick universe can recapture the same magic without its namesake character. Both The Continental and were passable projects, but paled in comparison to the behemoths that are the mainstream John Wick movies, casting doubt on the future of the franchise as a whole."
"In Variety's article highlighting "10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2025," Austin Everett, writer of the upcoming Lee Isaac Chung movie The Traveler, spoke about his upcoming projects, including a movie about a woman who purchases an abandoned building in Japan only to realize that it's haunted, something he described as "if Studio Ghibli made The Conjuring." But the most exciting announcement is that Everett has penned a "samurai Western" movie set in the John Wick universe."
John Wick's main films starring Keanu Reeves delivered unrivaled action energy, creating doubts about maintaining that momentum without the central character. Spinoff projects such as The Continental performed passably but did not match the scale or impact of the original films, raising concerns about the franchise's future. A newly mentioned project by screenwriter Austin Everett proposes a 'samurai Western' set within the John Wick universe. The project is in early development and may not reach production, but the concept signals an interest in expanding the franchise into different genres and original stories beyond John Wick himself.
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