Donnie Yen Joins John Wick 4

Well now I am even more pumped for the fourth entry in the John Wick franchise as martial arts action star Donnie Yen has joined the cast.

Deadline states “Yen will play an old friend of Reeves’ super assassin John Wick, who shares his same history and many of the same enemies.

Scripted by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch, John Wick 4 is produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Stahelski, with Reeves and Louise Rosner executive producers. The project begins production this summer shooting on location in France, Germany and Japan. Yen’s casting follows Lionsgate setting Japanese-British pop superstar Rina Sawayama for a lead role.

“We are very lucky to have Donnie Yen join the franchise,” said Stahelski. “I am looking forward to working with him in this exciting new role.”

Added Iwanyk: “Donnie Yen will bring a vibrant and powerful energy to the franchise. We were determined to bring him on board to John Wick 4 and are thrilled for the opportunity to have such a major talent to collaborate with Keanu.”

This has the potential for awesomeness so bring on 2022…

Source: Deadline