John Wick Prequel Animated Film On The Way

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Ahead of John Wick director Chad Stahleksi’s go at producing scenes for Adult Swim’s upcoming Lazarus slated to premiere Saturday Night, it seems that the franchise that made Chad household famous is getting an animated rendition as well.

A brand-new anime-inspired animated film slated to be a prequel to the first John Wick film is now in pre-production with Shannon Tindle directing and Vanessa Taylor writing the script. John Wick star Keanu Reeves is also expected to reprise his role in what’s supposed to be a telling of what happened in the “Impossible Task” where John killed all of his rivals in one night. Should he complete this task, John would be allowed to retire from the High Table and be with his wife Helen…we all know how THAT turns out.

That’s because in the movie, legendary assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) retired from his violent career after marrying the love of his life. Her sudden death leaves John in deep mourning. When sadistic mobster Iosef Tarasov (Alfie Allen) and his thugs steal John’s prized car and kill the puppy that was a last gift from his wife, John unleashes the remorseless killing machine within and seeks vengeance. Meanwhile, Iosef’s father (Michael Nyqvist) — John’s former colleague — puts a huge bounty on John’s head.

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