Lionsgate needs a new franchise- religious movies are fine and all but now that Twilight, Hunger Games, and John Wick have all wrapped up and Saw got pushed to next year they need something- fast! With stalwart moneymaker Keanu Reeves tired of the rigorous training involved for John Wick and opting now for a chill VO job with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 comes the idea for this John Wick Gaiden- Wick resurfaces on the West coast following the events of Chapter 4 with a new identity: Jack Wax.
Bulletproof suits are traded for board shorts as Wax runs a quaint surf shop on the beach, whiling away the days tending to the store, pensively staring at the ocean while sitting alone on a bench, and slowly eating ice cream, also alone on a bench.
Eventually some Eastern European goons wander into the shop and knock over a row of surfboards and it seems like some shit is gonna start, but then they apologize and all go eat edibles together and sit in the sand to gaze at the waves.
It’s a bit more of a tone poem than fans of the action series may expect but it’s a short shooting schedule and can be in theaters this fall so get ready to get Waxing and relaxing!