John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Movie Details:
| Based on | Characters by Derek Kolstad |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Action Crime Thriller |
| Release date | May 9, 2019 (Regal Union Square) May 17, 2019 (United States) |
| Running time | 2hr 11min |
| Age rating | R |
| Starring | Keanu Reeves Halle Berry Laurence Fishburne Mark Dacascos Asia Kate Dillon Lance Reddick Anjelica Huston Ian McShane |
| Directed by | Chad Stahelski |
| Screenplay by | Derek Kolstad Shay Hatten Chris Collins Marc Abrams |
| Story by | Derek Kolstad |
| Produced by | Basil Iwanyk Erica Lee |
| Cinematography by | Dan Laustsen |
| Edited by | Evan Schiff |
| Music by | Tyler Bates Joel J. Richard |
| Production Company | Summit Entertainment Thunder Road Films 87Eleven Productions |
| Distributor | Lionsgate |
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Movie Cast & Characters:
- Keanu Reeves as John Wick, a former assassin on the run from the High Table.
- Halle Berry as Sofia Al-Azwar, an ex-assassin, a former friend of John, and the manager of the Continental Hotel in Casablanca
- Laurence Fishburne as “The Bowery King”
- Mark Dacascos as Zero
- Asia Kate Dillon as “The Adjudicator”
- Lance Reddick as Charon, the concierge at the Continental Hotel in New York.
- Anjelica Huston as “The Director”
- Ian McShane as Winston Scott, the enigmatic manager of the New York Continental and friend of John
- Tobias Segal as Earl
- Saïd Taghmaoui as “The Elder”
- Jerome Flynn as Berrada
- Randall Duk Kim as “The Doctor”
- Margaret Daly as Operator
- Robin Lord Taylor as “Administrator”
- Susan Blommaert as “Librarian”
- Jason Mantzoukas as “Tick Tock Man”, one of the Bowery King’s men
- Cecep Arif Rahman as Shinobi #1, one of Zero’s pupils
- Yayan Ruhian as Shinobi #2, another of Zero’s pupils
- Unity Phelan as Rooney, a ballerina training to become an assassin
- Roger Yuan as Huang, a Triad gang assassin (uncredited)
- Tiger Chen as Triad (uncredited)
- Boban Marjanović as Ernest
- Aïssam Bouali as Yassin, the concierge at the Continental Hotel in Casablanca
Storyline:
In this third installment of the adrenaline-fueled action franchise, skilled assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | $75 million |
| Worldwide Collection | $327.7 million |
About John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Movie:
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum is based on a story by Derek Kolstad. The film is the sequel to John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) and the third installment in the John Wick franchise.
In October 2016, Chad Stahelski, who made his directorial debut with John Wick and served as Reeves’ Matrix stunt double, stated that a third film in the John Wick series was in the works. In June 2017, it was reported that Derek Kolstad, who wrote the two prior films, would return to write the screenplay. In January 2018, it was reported that Stahelski would return to direct.
According to Reeves, the film’s title was taken from the famous 4th-century Roman military quote “Si vis pacem, para bellum”, which means, “If you want peace, prepare for war.” In an interview with the New York Times, McShane said that the film would be big and good and that nothing is the same while also hinting that part of the action could be the High Table’s payback not only on Wick but also on his close friend Winston.
Principal photography began May 5, 2018, in New York City, along with additional filming locations in Casablanca. Principal photography lasted until November 17, 2018.
The action scene with a hitman named Ernest, played by NBA basketball player Boban Marjanović, was inspired by the Bruce Lee film Game of Death (1972), where Lee fights NBA basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Unlike most of the other stunt scenes, Ernest has a few lines bantering with John Wick, but he still loses.
The visual effects are provided by Method Studios, Image Engine, and Soho VFX.
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum had its premiere at the Regal Union Square in New York City on May 9, 2019, and was released in the United States on May 17, by Lionsgate. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the action sequences, visual style, and Reeves’s performance.
The film grossed over $327 million worldwide and took just 10 days to become the highest-grossing film in the franchise. A sequel, John Wick: Chapter 4, was released in March 2023, with a spin-off film, Ballerina, set to be released in June 2024.
The film was released on Digital HD on August 23, 2019, and on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray on September 10, 2019, by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
