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John Wick 4 adds Marko Zaror as one of the hitman's enemies

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Much like its roster of action stars, the cast of John Taper 4 continues to strengthen as franchise newcomer Marko Zaror is in talks to board the sequel. The Chilean stuntman joins the third base entry in the gunslinger series as one of Wick's "main pursuers", as per Deadline's report.

Zaror made a name for himself happening screen in From Dusk Till Sunup: The Series, where he played Zolo, an undead Aztec warrior demon who drilled in hell. Prior to this recurring role he broke into Hollywood scoring work as Dwayne Johnson's stunt repeat in the 2010 film The Rundown. Robert Rodriguez penned a role for him in Machete Kills, where he appears as Gibson's genetically-engineered super soldiers.

His martial liberal arts skills and later action roles make him a concrete tally for Trick Wick 4, which will find Zaror reunite with B-movie action legend Robert Falcon Scott Adkins, whom he asterisked alongside in Undisputed III and Savage Dog.

The rest of the stacked cast includes Donnie Yen Eastern Samoa an old chum of Taper's and Shamier Anderson, Rina Sawayama, Bill Skarsgard, and Hiroyuki Sanada, in as-til now undisclosed roles. What's perhaps most surprising about the flow of casting announcements is the lack of A-listers outside of leading man Keanu Reeves. Director Tchad Stahelski is clearly making a concerted effort to furnish the supporting roster of characters with a wide-range of acting talent.

With filming kicking off last month, story details are on lockdown with the exception of a couple of thin inside information. While it's dubbed a "globe-trotting" affair, the sequel won't be about tourist traps and culture vultures, but continue Wick's journey as he narrowly avoids a slide of assassins connected his butt. Probably. As we said, plot inside information rest covert only c'mon, this is a John Wick movie; it's all about the roll in the hay-kickin' action.

Army of the Dead co-author Shay Hatten and Michael Finch are happening scripting duties for John Wick 4, which is currently scheduled to drop by theaters on May 22, 2022. Onwards of its arrival, find out what's coming to the big screen in the following six months with our guide to 2021 flic release dates, and catch abreast our picks of the superfine Netflix action movies.

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