John Wick: Chapter 4 didn’t depart a ton of room to proceed its story into sequels, so how a couple of prequel as an alternative?
The story continues (or I assume begins?) in The Continental: From the World of John Wick, which is ready to premiere on the Peacock streaming service subsequent month. Set on the lodge from the John Wick movies the place murderer varieties congregate and mingle, The Continental is a prequel that reveals the early days of a younger Winston Scott — who ultimately turns into the supervisor of the Continental within the John Wick motion pictures, and is performed by Ian McShane.
On the present, Winston is performed by Colin Woodell, and the collection appears a bit like a heist of stated lodge, engineered by Winston and a few of his fellow underworld allies. The collection is ready within the Seventies and likewise stars Mel Gibson; watch the trailer under.
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The Continental director and government producer Albert Hughes had this to say about why he wished to make a TV present set on this planet of John Wick:
The problem for me was capitalizing on tv’s means to ship longer kind storytelling and deeper character arcs. We discovered this format to be an thrilling alternative to create three function movies that steadiness storytelling and fascinating idiosyncratic characters whereas giving the hardcore Wick followers extra of what they love – unique high-octane motion. We will’t wait so that you can see what we’ve all been engaged on; we imagine it’s nice tv at its greatest.
Right here is the collection’ official synopsis:
The three-part occasion will discover the origin behind the long-lasting hotel-for-assassins centerpiece of the John Wick universe by the eyes and actions of a younger Winston Scott, as he’s dragged into the Hell-scape of 1970’s New York Metropolis to face a previous he thought he’d left behind. Winston charts a lethal course by the lodge’s mysterious underworld in a harrowing try to seize the lodge the place he’ll ultimately take his future throne.
The Continental: From the World of John Wick will premiere on Peacock on September 22. The collection will roll out weekly, with subsequent episodes on September 29 and October 6.
