He was reunited with his late wife Helen in the hereafter and could finally achieve peace.

It was the perfect ending for the characters story.

But now, the finality of that ending is getting undone.

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If that is the direction this movie is going, then it could actually be great.

Either way, itll ruin what was once a perfect ending for the series.

The ending ofChapter 4marked the end of Wicks journey, and it was a fitting conclusion to his story.

Keanu Reeves looking up from the ground with a bloody shoulder in John Wick: Chapter 4

But now that hes thinking hes back, thats no longer the ending to his story.

IfChapter 4had been met with so-so box office returns, Lionsgate mightve let the series end.

There was way too much pressure and way too much potential revenue not to continue the franchise.

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Of course, the franchise was always going to continue inspinoffs likeBallerinaand TV shows likeThe Continental.

Buthe would achieve the same peace if he faked his deathand all those assassins just thought he was dead.

The series explores themes of loyalty, honor, and survival in a secret society of assassins.

John Wick dies on the steps at the end of John Wick Chapter 4

Winston and the Bowery King at John Wick’s grave in Chapter 4

Keanu Reeves in front of a red background as John Wick

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