Keanu Reeves reveals reason why he asked to be ‘definitively killed’ in ‘John Wick 4’

Spoilers alert: Keanu Reeves earned massive praise for his professional hitman and assassin role in the John Wick franchise that came to an end with the John Wick: Chapter 4, released earlier this year.

However, much to fans’ surprise, it has been revealed that Keanu had asked for the titular character of the John Wick to be “definitively” killed off at the end of Chapter 4.

John Wick producer Basil Iwanyk told Collider that the Speed actor requested the makers of the long-running action franchise to kill him off at the end of John Wick: Chapter 4.

Iwanyk noted that Keanu was physically drained after filming each John Wick installment that it’s tough to return for more.

“After the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th movie, making these films is so exhausting and it destroys Keanu, physically and emotionally,” said Iwanyk. “By the end, he’s always like, ‘I can’t do this again,’ and we agree with him”.

Iwanyk went on to add, “The guy is just a shell of himself because he just goes off and goes for it. He was like, ‘I wanna be definitively killed at the end of this movie.’ We were like, ‘You know, we’ll leave a 10 per cent little opening.'”

John Wick (played by Keanu Reeves) took what appeared to be his final breath, having beaten the High Table on the steps of the Sacre Coeur in Paris in the latest installment of the franchise.

While John Wick is left presumably dead after a duel at the end of the fourth film, the producers and director Chad Stahleski ended the film on an uncertain note for a possible return of the character.

Earlier in March, Stahelski said that both he and Keanu Reeves are “done for the moment” with the films.

“In our minds, Keanu and I are done for the moment. We’re going to give John Wick a rest. I’m sure the studio has a plan. If everyone loves it and it goes kooky, then we’ll take a quiet minute.”