'John Wick' franchise roped in Halle Berry to reprise Sofia?
'John Wick' universe would see several familiar faces return, and Halle Berry might be one of them
June 12, 2023
As Keanu Reeves set to light up the screens with his guns in John Wick 5, another character from the universe played by Halle Berry will make her comeback in future installments.
Appearing at The Joe Rogan Experience, director Chad Stahelski confirmed the ongoing talks between the studio and the actor on her character Sofia’s return to the gun-fu franchise.
"Yeah. We have actually been in talks several times to try to... I hate the term spinoff. But they are trying to do other satellite projects off the Wick franchise. Hopefully they'll be good ones,” the filmmaker said.
In the meantime, currently, two spinoffs of the franchise are in the works. The first one is Ballerina, starring Ana de Armas while the other is a miniseries The Continental about New York Continental Hotel rise.
Earlier, Lionsgate went forward with John Wick 5 after intense speculations about the renewal after the booming business of Chapter 4.
During the company's earnings call, the president, Joe Drake, announced, "What is official is that, as you know, Ballerina is the first spinoff that comes out next year. We're in development on three others, including [John Wick 5] and including television series The Continental."
Adding, "And so, we're building out the world and when that [fifth] movie comes, [it] will be organic — will be organically grown out of how we're starting to tell those stories. But you can rely on a regular cadence of John Wick."
