After gunning down a member of the High Table -- the shadowy international assassin's guild -- legendary hit man John Wick finds himself stripped of the organization's protective services. Now stuck with a $14 million bounty on his head, Wick must fight his way through the streets of New York as he becomes the target of the world's most ruthless killers.John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum / Film synopsis

John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that tur... Read all.

prepare for war Para bellum is Latin for "prepare for war" and is often used within the context of the phrase Si vis pacem, para bellum, meaning "If you want peace, [you should] prepare for war".

Lionsgate's motion picture group chair Joe Drake teased development of a fifth movie in the studio's John Wick franchise Thursday during a Q4 earnings call that has fans abuzz. “What is official is that, as you know, Ballerina is the first spinoff that comes out next year.

Rules - and the ruthless consequences imposed by disobedience - are a common theme of the John Wick franchise.

The way it brings in different cultures into this assassin guild is done very well. John Wick 3 is an amazing action movie that never loses its steam throughout, and its 2 hour run times flies past, because of non-stop action that is directed and choreographed to perfection.

Sequel. By 2023, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer confirmed that a fifth film was being developed alongside John Wick: Chapter 4. While it was initially intended to be shot back-to-back with the fourth installment, in March 2021 Lionsgate opted to delay production and solely move forward with Chapter 4.

The latest in the saga is the first to get a sub-title: Parabellum, taken from the Latin phrase "si vis pacem, para bellum," meaning "if you want peace, prepare for war." That's exactly where we left John Wick at the end of Chapter 2, and it's exactly where we find him at the beginning of 3.

According to Reeves, the film's title was taken from the famous 4th-century Roman military quote "Si vis pacem, para bellum", which means, "If you want peace, prepare for war."

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Great action has always been part of mainstream cinema, but it's undeniable that John Wick launched an entire wave of action cinema focused more explicitly on intimate hand-to-hand combat. The reason for that surge is that, in John Wick and its sequels, that kind of action looks incredibly cool.

Fast, fun, and with care taken on elements outside of the requisite action sequences, it's a film that succeeds in generally conquering the fatigue of its own familiarity. John Wick is the sort of mindless movie that you get when you give two long-time stunt men (David Leitch and Chad Stahelski) the directorial reins.

It received generally positive reviews for its style and action sequences. Critics hailed John Wick as a comeback for Reeves, whose character played to his acting strengths. The film's mythology of a criminal underworld with rituals and rules was praised as its most unique and interesting feature.

More John Wick sequels, spin-offs, and TV series are currently in development, showing that the series will continue despite John Wick's death.

John Wick 5 was confirmed to be in early development in May 2023, but you might not want to get too excited about a new movie. In July 2023, Stahelski – who has directed all four John Wick movies to date – said that he didn't know that a fifth movie would happen.