There is an expansive future being planned for the John Wick franchise, with three new features set within the canon announced to be in development earlier this year, but it’s sad to know that one special aspect of the movies is being left in the past: the relationship between The Continental manager Winston Scott and the hotel’s concierge, Charon. Ian McShane and Lance Reddick make a terrific double act in the four John Wick films, and it’s sad that we won’t get to see the performers back on screen again following Reddick’s passing in early 2023.
The late actor died shortly after completing the press tour for the global release of John Wick: Chapter 4, and Ian McShane – who was paired with him for many interviews – has been reflecting on their last time together during the ramp up to the arrival of Ballerina. During the 2025 movie’s New York press day, CinemaBlend’s Hannah Saulic asked McShane about their time together making the Ana de Armas-led film, and he recalled his last time seeing his co-star:
I’ve been thinking about him a lot today. Yeah, because usually we’d be doing it together, you know? It’s just funny. It’s like the last time we did this, we did, we were in LA. We did the Kelly Clarkson Show, and then we were going off to Europe the next day. I was going to – cause we had the world premiere in London. He was going off somewhere else. And I said, ‘I’ll see you back in LA.’ I never saw him again. It’s like life is, you know, fleeting, so be safe, yeah.
Ana de Armas’ Eve Macarro in similar fashion to how they helped Keanu Reeves titular protagonist in the John Wick films.
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Featuring John Wick veterans Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick and Anjelica Huston in addition to franchise newcomers including Gabriel Byrne, Norman Reedus, David Castañeda, and Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Ballerina arrives in theaters this Friday, June 6.