A version of John Wick 4 with a 4-hour runtime exists

John Wick: Chapter 4 might not be officially released in cinemas until tomorrow, but apparently, a version exists with a nearly 4-hour runtime.

Alas, here we are and the release of John Wick: Chapter 4 is merely hours away or it’s already out, depending on when you might read this article.

In its final form ready for cinematic release, John Wick: Chapter 4 has a runtime of two hours and 50 minutes. However, it was once a hefty three hours and 45 minutes long. I don’t know about you, but I’m totally down for four hours of John Wick goodness!

“Our first cut was three hours and 45 minutes, and it felt like three hours and 45 minutes. We were like, ‘Oh, we’re so screwed’,” said Stahelski. Orloff then explained the editing process of the movie in a few simple words: “You just compress, compress, compress.”

“My editorial staff probably hates me because even if we just took 30 seconds out of something, I’d make everybody watch the movie again,” explained the director.

He continued: “That’s the only way you know you have the right pace. You feel that bump in movies all the time because they were doing it in pieces and not seeing it as a whole. The last thing you want to do is treat it as a bunch of parts.”