is aiming to be the action franchise's biggest story yet. Though John Wick: Chapter 4 ended with its protagonist gaining his freedom from the High Table, it looks like the titular protagonist won't just return to his home in New York City, especially since the film made it seem like he had died.
Franchise director Chad Stahelski teased John Wick: Chapter 5's globe-trotting story, expressing his desire to . Such a story would be much bigger than the first film's, which kept John's adventure within the confines of New York. However, the franchise began to grow more and more with each sequel, taking it far beyond New York and reaching cities outside the United States. As the fifth film will continue John's story and expand his world, the franchise continues to leave New York further in the background in favor of a global action-packed blockbuster.
Beginning with John Wick: Chapter 2, the franchise started following the titular protagonist as he embarked on adventures outside New York. Some of the second film showed John reluctantly carrying out a hit in Rome before returning to the Big Apple. However, Reeves's character begins spending more time outside the United States as .
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Since the John Wick movies had grown progressively popular and successful over time, the filmmakers were naturally given the budget needed to take the franchise to more and more international settings to keep audiences watching. This allowed the franchise to evolve from just another action thriller set in New York to .
Based on Stahelski's comments about the fifth film's story, it sounds like John Wick: Chapter 5 could take the franchise to bold, new horizons. The sequel could even be set entirely outside the United States. However, Stahelski also told SlashFilm that in the hopes that the latter would allow him and his production team to shoot there.
Since Stahelski expressed his fascination with ancient history when discussing his proposed filming locations, it is possible that John Wick: Chapter 5 could explore the origins of the High Table itself.
It's unknown how Hollywood's relationships overseas will affect the sequel's story. Since Stahelski it is possible that John Wick: Chapter 5 could explore the origins of the High Table itself. This could make way for even more world-building, which will make the film even bigger and more compelling.
New York is still a key location in the John Wick movies, as it was where he lived and where Winston's branch of the Continental is located. However, the world of the franchise began to expand in the second film as John kept getting pulled back into his life as an assassin. Specifically, , which stretches across the entire globe with leaders in countries like Italy, France, Germany, Morocco, and Japan.
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It made sense that the franchise began to put John in more locations outside of New York. Their globe-trotting stories allowed the sequels to stand out from the first film,. Even spinoffs like Ballerina are doing the same thing by following characters besides John outside the United States. For instance, Collider revealed that scenes for Ballerina had been shot in Budapest, hinting at an international action-packed adventure for Ana de Armas's protagonist.
Overall, the planned story for shows how far the franchise has gone since its first film in 2014. Reflecting John's return to this life of crime, the sequels showed him navigating the many far reaches of the High Table's control worldwide. It's unknown what secrets the fifth film will unveil, but the sheer scale and depth of its story and setting will surely reflect the weight and grandeur of John's journey.
