‘John Wick 4’ Director Chad Stahelski Hasn’t Started Thinking About ‘John Wick 5': ‘I Need a Little Time to Figure This Out’

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“John Wick: Chapter 4” is here. And it is blowing everybody away, as is evidenced by its bone-crunching, franchise-best $70 million+ opening weekend.There’s a reason for its oversized success; in the fourth entry of the franchise that follows disaffected assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) as he traverses a vast network of underworld weirdos with mythological overtones, the movie takes on a grander, more elegant expanse.

The sequel clocks in at close to three hours, without a moment wasted. John travels around the world, trying to clear his name and get out from under the High Table, the villainous governing body responsible for so much of his pain.

Director Chad Stahelski, a former stuntman and second unit director who has been with the series since its inception, pushes the movie (and John himself) to the absolute breaking point.TheWrap spoke with Stahelski shortly after those opening weekend numbers came through, about whether or not he’d be game to return for another entry, what his reference points were for this film and the importance of dogs in the franchise. (Stahelski is a big dog lover.)Light spoilers for “John Wick: Chapter 4” follow.Lionsgate has already made noise about wanting a fifth movie.

Where is your head at?Drew I’m in Manhattan Beach in my office trying to just get my feet back on the ground. Keanu and I, on the opening weekend, we just kind of veg out.