Keanu Reeves Returns To ‘john Wick’ Franchise – This Time In A Playstation Game

Keanu Reeves is group to return arsenic his astir relentless change ego, John Wick — but not connected nan large screen. Saber Interactive has announced a caller video crippled based connected nan billion-dollar action franchise, pinch Reeves officially reprising his iconic domiciled arsenic nan vengeful assassin.

It’s a awesome milestone for some fans and developers: while John Wick has appeared successful games before, this will beryllium nan first clip Reeves himself lends his sound to nan character. His engagement is nary astonishment — nan character has go 1 of popular culture’s astir beloved gamer icons aft his standout domiciled arsenic Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077.

Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch said nan squad is “honoured” to activity alongside John Wick director Chad Stahelski and Reeves to “bring nan world of Wick to life” successful an original, mature-audience story. Lionsgate’s Jenefer Brown, who oversees world products for the John Wick universe, said nan task intends to seizure nan franchise’s signature “unparalleled action” and “brand-defining conflict choreography.”

While nan game, which was unveiled astatine PlayStation’s State of Play past week,  will characteristic acquainted faces from nan films, it promises a caller communicative crafted specifically for players — a move that could push nan John Wick franchise into caller storytelling territory.

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Online reactions person been mostly positive, pinch fans thrilled astatine nan thought of Reeves stepping backmost into Wick’s blood-soaked suit. Still, immoderate person raised concerns astir whether this caller task could hold Saber’s long-anticipated remake of Star Wars: Knights of nan Old Republic.

Christopher Dring, editor-in-chief of The Game Business, called nan collaboration a “strong match-up” betwixt genre and developer, noting Saber’s way grounds arsenic a web of studios tin of producing aggregate games per twelvemonth crossed divers IPs.

The announcement arrives during a packed play for gaming news, pinch Sony revealing remakes of nan first three God of War titles and Konami offering a chilling first look at Silent Hill Townfall, group connected nan mysterious Scottish-inspired land of St. Amelia. Ubisoft besides dropped a astonishment 30th-anniversary version of Rayman, complete pinch an in-depth making-of documentary and caller accessibility features.

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For Keanu Reeves, this marks yet different reinvention wrong nan integer abstraction — a continuation of his bequest arsenic some cinematic fable and gaming icon. Whether he’s dodging bullets in The Matrix, shredding guitar solos in Cyberpunk 2077, aliases returning to Wick’s shadowy underworld, Reeves continues to beryllium that nary mean tin incorporate his enduring cool.