A major video game based on John Wick may eventually surface, according to new statements made by Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer, who revealed to investors during a recent earnings call that his studio is eager to see a title based on the action franchise starring Keanu Reeves released. Feltheimer confirmed that Lionsgate executives have already been “fielding proposals” for a John Wick game, and while he declined to say much more, the goal for it is to be a “big AAA” game. A John Wick game already exists in the form of John Wick Hex, developed by Bithell Games and released in 2020, while the fourth installment in the film series, John Wick: Chapter 4, is slated for release in theaters on March 24, 2023. A sneak peek for the movie was released by Lionsgate this summer.
“I don’t want to get ahead of myself here, but we believe there is a big AAA game to be made out of “John Wick,” Feltheimer said. “We have been fielding proposals. We certainly are interested in moving that forward, but I don’t want to say anything more about that at this time.”
From an IndieWire report:
Given that each of the three movies have been box-office hits — all featuring some of the most genre-defining, stylized action and gun-fu around — a sprawling action game seems like a natural fit for John Wick’s character and story. There already is a “John Wick” video game that exists, of course; Mike Bithell’s independent “John Wick Hex” which was released in 2020 and re-imagined the gunman’s fighting as a strategy game akin to gunfire chess. But Feltheimer mentioned a AAA game: something that would require a sizable budget, but that eager fans have been demanding for years.
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Join Discussion →Not multi-player. Anyone coming at John wick as a multi-player experience is missing the freaking boat. Now if you're not John Wick but one of the many facions.. then yes that works.
It depends on who gets the contract if they are going trend chasing or actually do something cool and unique. I'm not saying it shouldn't have multiplayer but it needs to have a cool single player to get people hooked.
I'd make it more like hitman, and not starring John Wick, but just a random assassin on the rise, who eventually gets tangled up with Wick, making John Wick a major character in the game, but not the player character.
It should be a mix of hitman and alpha protocol, with a hint of splinter cell. I can think of a thousand scenarios that are more exciting than what they will eventually come up with probably.