John Wick 4 Director’s Cut is coming, with even more action

❘ Published: 2023-06-21T10:28:57

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A John Wick: Chapter 4 Director’s Cut is nearly finished, which will feature even more action, including an extension to the film’s bone-crunching Berlin sequence.

The fourth film in the John Wick series hit screens earlier this year, and promptly became the most successful film in the franchise. Chapter 4 grossed just under $430 million worldwide, which means the quadrilogy has now crossed the magical $1 billion mark.

It was also the longest John Wick movie yet, clocking in at a butt-numbing 2 hours and 49 minutes.

But in spite of that epic runtime, there was still footage on the cutting room floor, scenes that will be spliced back into the movie for a forthcoming extended cut.

John Wick 4 Director’s Cut is coming, with even more action

When asked if there are John Wick: Chapter 4 deleted scenes, director Chad Stahelski told Comic Book Movie: “I’ve been working on the Director’s Cut – the Extended Cut – which we’ve almost finished. There’s about another, I think, 10 to 15 minutes we put back in.

“We cut out a big chunk of Berlin. A whole character called The Frau, which is a pretty funny scene with John, and another scene between him and Tracker, a few other little action beats that we put back in.”

As for why those scenes were cut, Stahelski told the site: “There’s always stuff we take out because it doesn’t fit the pacing. I think the stuff is all super quality, I love the choreo, I love the characters. It just didn’t – as a whole, it changed the pace of the film, and I didn’t think I could get, you know, 2 hour and 38 minute film in there if it felt slow.

“I think we got away with it because it felt driven. It felt like it was very purposeful, and I didn’t want to upset that pace. And, if it has to go, it has to go.”

For everything we know about a potential Chapter 5, head here. And for the best of what we wrote about John Wick: Chapter 4, check out the below articles…