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Laurence Fishburne, who will reprise his role as the mysterious Bowery King in the upcoming John Wick 4 movie, reveals that he believes it's the franchise's best movie yet. The John Wick movies revolve around the titular character played by Keanu Reeves, a retired professional assassin who returns to the business to get revenge after the killing of his dog. The neo-noir thriller franchise follows Wick as the domino effect of his vengeance unfolds.

The John Wick movies are known for being action-packed, with Wick himself a master of diverse weaponry, including firearms, knives, swords, and more, as well as being particularly excellent in various martial arts. The sequels have expanded on the franchise's mythology and worked to constantly one-up the preceeding film in terms of fight sequences, which has kept audiences thoroughly engaged. In keeping with this progression, John Wick 4 is set to bring a number of new actors to the franchise, such as Bill Skarsgård, Clancy Brown, Shamier Anderson, and Hiroyuki Sanada.

Now, in an interview with Variety, Fishburne describes John Wick 4 as the best in the franchise so far. He says he knew that just from reading the script, highlighting set pieces and characters that take the series in a new direction. Of course, it also helped that his own character got to come back from the dead:

Number four is gonna be ... honestly, when I read it I was like, this is the best one ... it just was. From the way that it opens, there are like 3 or 4 really incredible set pieces that are just like, woah. There are new characters, one, in particular, that's so much fun. Well, actually three are crazy fun, and yeah, you know, I got to be in it again. I come back from the dead.

How Can John Wick 4 Top The Others?

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Through riveting action choreography, John Wick has developed into a fascinating franchise, known for its incredible displays of martial arts and extremely grounded approach to violence. This is in large part thanks to the filmmakers being committed to the stunt work, helped by having career stuntman Chad Stahelski at the helm as director. Each movie in the franchise has been very well-received by both fans and critics, and topping the first three entries will be a tall order for John Wick 4. However, as Fishburne mentions, it seems like John Wick 4 will bring many new additions, both in terms of fight scenes and characters, that should make for a bigger and better movie.

John Wick 4 welcomes Ip Man's Donnie Yen to the cast as the character Caine, a friend of John's. His presence in the upcoming film paves way for even more intense battles between skilled combatants, as well as a unique fighting style unseen in the franchise thus far. Additionally, filming took place in Japan, Berlin, Paris, and New York City, so there should be some exciting locales to go with the action scenes. Though much of the plot remains under wraps, fans can expect John Wick's bloodlust to continue as he stands against the High Table. Whether the expert assassin's latest journey is also his greatest will only be determined when John Wick 4 hits teachers in March.

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It definitely is the stand out film from the franchise. Donnie Yen and Scott Adkins are also a brilliant. The characters they play are quite memorable