John Wick: Chapter 5is officially in development at Lionsgate, and the movie could be the final installment in Keanu Reeves' long-running action franchise. There have been very fewupdates aboutJohn Wick 5in recent months, but one of the series' new spinoffs has offered some crucial insight into where the story may be heading.
Importantly, it is confirmed thatJohn Wick 5will not return to the High Table storyline. The majority of Wick’s enemies throughout the years have somehow been related to the High Table and its subsidiaries, which suggests thatJohn Wick 5will introduce a new villainfor Keanu Reeves to face off against.However, this doesn’t have to be the case.
The Ruska Roma Would Be A Perfect Villain For John Wick 5
Wick’s Previous Allies Don’t Seem Friendly Anymore
Following their appearance inBallerina, it would be a huge missed opportunity ifJohn Wick 5didn’t bring the Ruska Roma back in some capacity. Anjelica Huston’s mysterious “Director” is one of the series' most intriguing characters, andit only makes sense that Wick would return to the people he considers his familyafter surviving the encounter with the High Table atthe end ofJohn Wick: Chapter 4.
However, the events ofBallerinaindicate that the Ruska Roma aren’t going to be much of an ally to Wick in the future.Not only did he directly disobey their orders regarding the elimination of Eve Maccaro (Ana de Armas), but he also saw firsthand how cold and impersonal they were willing to be about the murder of their own recruit.
This feels like something that Wick isn’t going to forget any time soon, and his unwillingness to kill Eve inBallerinaproves that he’s becoming disillusioned with the people who raised him. It’s also going to take something very personal tobring John Wick back from the dead(presuming he faked his death in the previous movie), and the Ruska Roma have that history.
John Wick Could Team Up With Eve Maccaro In John Wick 5
A Team-Up Movie Could Be The Perfect Conclusion To Reeves' Franchise
Bringing the Ruska Roma back forJohn Wick 5also opens the door for Eve’s return, which seems like a very natural decision following the success ofBallerina.Ana de Armas has already been praised by many fans as the “next John Wick,“so it would be a massive waste if the characters didn’t continue to interact on-screen.
Bringing these two together would be such an exciting culmination of John Wick’s story, even if it’s not the end for Eve.
The conclusion ofBallerinateases a difficult future for Eve,who ended the movie with a $5 million bounty on her head. This is something that John Wick has plenty of experience with, and following their encounter inBallerina, it would make sense for Eve to turn to Reeves' protagonist for help.
There is also no confirmation ofwho placed the bounty on Eve’s head, so there’s every possibility that the Ruska Roma was somehow involved. Although The Director seemingly extinguished her feud with Eve following The Chancellor’s (Gabriel Byrne) death,the Ruska Roma as a whole may not have been so quick to forgive the rogue agentfor bringing them into such a dangerous conflict.
Another team-up between John Wick and Eve Maccaro is exactly what fans have been asking for since the spinoff’s release, and it really felt like the writers were testing the waters of this pairing throughReeves' cameo inBallerina. Bringing these two together would be such an exciting culmination of John Wick’s story, even if it’s not the end for Eve.
The Ballerina Sequel Needs A Little More Setup
Ultimately, the biggest draw of including Eve and the Ruska Roma inJohn Wick 5is that it could effectively bridge the gap between the main series ending and theBallerinaspinoff continuing. While there’s been no officialconfirmation ofBallerina 2at this time, the sequel looks extremely likely given how well-received the first movie was.
Ballerinaclearly teases a sequel in its final moments, but the writers could subvert audiences' expectationsby having this lead intoJohn Wick 5instead ofBallerina 2. It would bring a real sense of interconnectivity to theJohn Wickfranchise, which is something that’s crucially missing from this long-running action series.
Spinoff properties likeThe Continentalhave their strengths, but they were ultimately received with mixed reviews because they seemed insignificant to the franchise as a whole. Bringing Eve and the Ruska Roma into the mainJohn Wickseries would prevent this issue, cementing de Armas as a worthy successor and givingBallerinaa real purpose in the overarching storyline.
Strengthening the in-universe connection between Wick and Maccaro is also avery convenient way of getting audiences invested inBallerina 2’s storyline. At the moment, the only real ongoing narrative isEve’s feud with The Chancellorand the subsequent bounty upon her head. Once this storyline is over, it’s hard to see howBallerinacontinues.
Forging this connection between Wick and Maccaro seems like the most sensible way of tying this whole universe together while ensuring theBallerinaspinoffs have a future.
But if Eve becomes a closer ally of John Wick, that opens countless doors for future sequels in theBallerinaspace of the franchise. Reeves' protagonist has countless enemies, and these could feasibly become Eve’s enemies if she works alongside him inJohn Wick: Chapter 5.
