Lionsgate Greenlights Animated John Wick Prequel

Lionsgate has greenlit an animated prequel to the John Wick film series, with Keanu Reeves returning to voice the assassin in a story about the mission that freed him from the High Table’s service. The studio said the film will take place before the original 2014 movie and follow Wick as he completes the Impossible Task to earn a chance to be with Helen. Shannon Tindle will direct the film from a screenplay by Ryan and Kaz Firpo, according to Lionsgate. The production team includes Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Chad Stahelski and Reeves, with Point Grey also attached. Lionsgate chief executive Jon Feltheimer said the project was in preproduction, though the studio has not announced a release date or provided a production schedule. The Impossible Task is described as the undertaking that allowed Wick to leave the criminal organization and begin a life with Helen. One account says the mission involved killing all of his rivals in a single night, but the studio’s broader description does not give further details about how the task unfolds in the film. Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chairman Adam Fogelson first announced the animated project at CinemaCon in 2025. In remarks reported at...