TheJohn Wickfranchise is getting a documentary, aptly titledWick is Pain.Produced byJohn Wickfranchise director Chad Stahelski and star Keanu Reeves,Wick is Painfeatures never-before-seen footage captured across a decade, both on set and off. The documentary is set to not only explore some of the franchise’s signature stunt work, but also how it grew from a single film into a multimedia empire.
ScreenRantis happy to present a first look at the key art forWick is Pain. The poster highlights Keanu Reeves as the titular action antihero, looking beat up in the way that Wick typically does after taking down a few dozen mercenaries and gangsters.Take a look at the art, below, and get ready to watch how one of today’s biggest action franchises came together whenWick is Painhits digital platforms on May 9. For a refresher before then, you’re able to nowstream all fourJohn Wickmovieson one platform.
Why John Wick Is Deserving Of Its Own Making-Of Documentary
In some ways,Wick is Painfeels like a long time coming. While not all movies lend themselves to an exciting making-of documentary, theJohn Wickfranchise has earned such a thing thanks to the strength of its action sequences alone. From the number ofstunts Keanu Reeves performed himselfto the explosive performances of actors like Donnie Yen and Hiroyuki Sanada,John Wick’s fight scenes are full of feats that would be just as thrilling to witness outside the bounds of the movie’s stories.
ButWick is Painis set to go even deeper into franchise lore. ThefirstJohn Wickmoviehad to overcome just as many hurdles as its titular character, from budget woes to creative challenges, andWick is Painwill show audiences what Chad Stahelski, Keanu Reeves, and the rest went through to make the movie that would go on to launch an empire. It will also touch on how that success led Stahelski and co. to branch out the way that they did.
Wick is Painalso comes at the perfect time, as theJohn Wickfranchise is at something of an inflection point. The world that Stahelski built continues to grow and grow, and is set to get its firstspinoff film inBallerina, starring Ana de Armas. With the status of Reeves’ Wick still slightly uncertain and the franchise at large growing to include more characters and settings,Wick is Painis turning the focus back on the franchise’s roots white it still can.
