Bill Skarsgårdis ready for some action, as theItstar is in talks to joinKeanu Reevesin Lionsgate’sJohn Wick 4, Collider has exclusively learned.
Chad Stahelskiis returning to direct the high-octane sequel, which has also addedDonnie Yen(Rogue One: A Star Wars Story),Shamier Anderson(Stowaway) and Japanese-British popstarRina Sawayama.
New character details have been hard to come by for this project – they must be inside one of those hotel room safes at the Continental – so while we don’t have any idea as to what Skarsgård’s role will be, we do know thatYen will be playing one of John Wick’s old friendswho shares many of the same enemies as the Baba Yaga. Could Skarsgård be one of them? Only time will tell…
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Shay HattenandMichael FinchwroteJohn Wick 4, which Stahelski is producing withBasil Iwanyk, andErica Lee, while Reeves is executive producing alongsideLouise Rosner. Production is slated to start this summer in France, Germany and Japan.
Skarsgård is best known for playing Pennywise the Clown in theItmovie franchise, though he also starred in the Netflix seriesHemlock GroveandCastle Rockon Hulu. Skarsgård has also worked with originalJohn Wickco-directorDavid Leitcha couple of times onAtomic BlondeandDeadpool 2, so perhaps Leitch put in a good word for the actor with hisWickcollaborators.
Skarsgård was last seen playingTom Holland’s father inThe Devil All the Time, and he has three indies due for release this year – theSundance sensationNine DayswithWinston Duke, the crime dramedyNaked SingularitywithJohn Boyega, and the historical action epicEmperorwithAdrien Brody. He’s also due to star in thetrue-crime dramaGilded RageandRupert Sanders' Vietnam War movieThe Things They Carried.
Skarsgård is represented by WME, Magnolia Entertainment, Swedish manager Jenny Planthaber and attorney David Matlof, and Lionsgate had no comment regarding his casting inJohn Wick 4.
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