John Wick was shot multiple times during his duel with Caine. John Wick Episode 4and the character then collapses on the steps of the Sacré Coeur Basilica.

However, we do not see the character take his last breath. And as per movie tradition, if you don’t watch your hero’s last breath on screen, there’s a good chance he’s not completely dead.

This sequence is followed by a scene in which Winstone, Bowery King, and John’s trusty pit bull stand next to John’s grave. But they are alone and the grass is long, indicating that time has passed since his funeral. So we neither saw John’s death nor his funeral.

“Where do you think you are?” asks the Bowery King. “Who knows,” comes Winston’s tantalizingly vague answer.

dog knows

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During the conversation above, John’s dog suddenly looks to the side, as if he’s noticed something. His ears perk up as he makes an excited dog noise.

But is this one of recognition? Did the unnamed pit bull see someone he loves? Is John watching his friends from a secret spot near the grave?

Dogs played a major role in all four JW films; like that If it were alive, a dog would know.

The only salvation is “death”

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At the beginning of Chapter 4, John travels to Morocco to talk to the Elder about his future. But the news is not good. “None of us can escape who we are,” he said. “And no one can escape the Table.”

The Elder touches on this point, adding: “The only way for John Wick to have freedom or peace, now or in the future, is through death.”

“I know,” says John. Did Wick have the idea of ​​faking his own death? Most likely, while filming The Elder, he’s putting the wheels in motion for that emotional climax on the stairs.

Wick survives in a deleted scene

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In an interview with Empire magazine, Chad Stahelski revealed that he filmed an alternate Chapter 4 climax in which John Wick is very much alive.

“We shot an ending where you actually see John Wick at the end of the movie,” Stahelski said. explained. “So it was clear he was still alive. The audiences we tested definitely preferred the ambiguous ending.”

So the thought process was there, and there is indeed footage that could be used in a sequel should Episode 5 happen. Speaking of which…

Episode 5 is inevitable

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To celebrate John Wick’s 10th anniversary, Stahelski did an in-depth interview about the series with The Hollywood Reporter, in which the subject of Episode 5 was brought up.

The writer-director, who wants to find ways to expand the series so that the touching final moments of Episode 4 are not “uninterrupted,” said he has many ideas for how Wick’s adventures could continue.

“Is there an opportunity to do (John Wick 5)? “Whether it’s for money or creativity, of course there is.” in question Stahelski. “Gosh, I already have three or four versions of John Wick 5 in the last three years.”

So we expect John Wick to return sooner rather than later.

For now, John Wick is expected to be next seen in a movie that takes place between the events of Episode 3 and Episode 4. Everything we know about the ballerina.

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