Keanu Reeves wears all black with a scruffy beard outside a New York hotel… as he prepares to promote John Wick: Chapter 4
Keanu Reeves wrapped up warm as he braved the frigid temperatures in New York City on Thursday.
The 58-year-old superstar, who is gearing up for the fourth chapter of his mega-hit franchise titled John Wick: Chapter 4, due out in March, was rocking his signature salt-and-pepper beard when he was spotted outside the Greenwich Hotel.
The Matrix star looked cool in a navy velor jacket, dark jeans and tan boots.
Lots of projects: Keanu Reeves braved the frigid temperatures of New York City when he checked out of the Greenwich Hotel on Thursday
The star wore a scarf around her neck and let her long hair peek out from under a black beanie.
The actor was spotted in front of a luxury SUV.
It was recently confirmed that Reeves will play John Wick for a fifth time in the spin-off film Ballerina, in which Ana de Armas will play the lead role of a hitman ballerina who hunts down the killers responsible for her family’s murder .
So far, there’s no official word on when the spin-off will premiere in theaters.
Looking good: Keanu kept warm with a gray scarf around his neck and rocked his signature salt and pepper beard with a navy coat, jeans and tan boots
The Hitman Returns: The John Wick star gears up for the fourth chapter of his megahit franchise
The grueling four months of filming for John Wick: Chapter 4 wrapped up just over a year ago and has been in post-production ever since.
The cast and crew ended up shooting primarily in Berlin, Germany and Paris, France, along with some additional work in Japan and New York City.
With post-production almost complete, the promotional push for JW4 is officially in full swing, while de Armas has already started filming the spin-off in Prague.
The John Wick franchise is both a critical and commercial success, with the first three films grossing over US$587 million worldwide.
He is back again! Reeves reprises his role as John Wick for the spin-off Ballerina, which began filming in Prague in early November with Len Wiseman directing
Spin-off: Franchise newcomer Len Wiseman is directing Ballerina, which stars Ana de Armas; seen Nov
The original John Wick (2014) made $86 million on a budget of $20-$30 million and paved the way for a blockbuster sequel in 2017.
John Wick: Chapter 2 nearly doubled the box office of the first film, grossing $171.5 million on a budget of $40 million.
And audiences flocked to see John Wick: Chapter 3: Parabellum in 2019, helping it gross $327.3 million at the global box office from a budget of $75 million.
The franchise’s fourth installment has bumped the budget to $90 million, but in a post-Covid world it remains to be seen if audiences will turn out in droves again.
Are you ready? John Wick: Chapter 4 opens in US theaters on March 24, 2023