Screenwriter Derek Kolstad will not be involved in John Wick: Chapter 4 or Chapter 5. Kolstad is the major architect of the John Wick universe, having solo writing credit on the first two movies.
The adaptation of the Just Cause video game franchise—which tragically has nothing to do with the 2005 crime thriller starring Laurence Fishburne and Sean Connery—has named Stuber filmmaker Mike Dowse as director. Deadline reports that Dowse has signed on to the project, which features a script by co-creator of the John Wick franchise, Derek Kolstad, as well as Constantin Film’s Robert Kulzer and Prime Universe Film’s Adrian Askarieh on board as producers. This is a project that's been in and out of development since at least 2017, back when Brad Peyton (Rampage) was attached …
When we last reported on Marvel's Falcon and the Winter Soldier series, Captain America: Civil War stars Daniel Brühl and Emily Van Camp were in talks to join Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan, and veteran TV helmer Kari Skogland (The Handmaid's Tale) had just signed on to direct from a script by Malcolm Spellman (Empire). Well, it seems that Spellman will be getting a helping hand from none other than Derek Kolstad, the man who created the Baba Yaga, aka John Wick. TheWrap broke the news and Collider has since confirmed that Kolstad is now involved with …