We are missing out big time. John Wick: Chapter 2 released in cinemas worldwide to rave reviews, and we still don’t have a release date for Australia.
While we wait, here’s a retelling featuring John Wick’s dog.
So what’s going on with John Wick: Chapter 2? As reported last week, we got in touch with all of Australia’s major cinema chains across the country to ask what was going on, and we were told that “the distributors locally have made no announcement” — so there’s no film for the cinemas to actually book into their schedules.
The Australian arm of film distribution company Entertainment One, which has the rights to release John Wick 2 internationally and is handling promotion for the film, told Gizmodo that there’s “no update yet” on a local screening date.
This is the latest from Entertainment One:
@See_Movies @Anotherfilmnerd @GizmodoAU We stand by our team, this film has been on our slate/pitched since last year. It’s not a surprise.
— eOne ANZ (@eOneANZ) February 9, 2017
@mikehuddleston @Anotherfilmnerd @electricb4con We have to work with the cinemas to negotiate dates. It’s our ideals, their decisions.
— eOne ANZ (@eOneANZ) February 9, 2017
We just want to watch John Wick 2 already. At least that dog is adorable.