Common Will Be The Poor Fool Who Goes After John Wick In 'John Wick 2'

Common Will Be The Poor Fool Who Goes After John Wick In ‘John Wick 2’

John Wickis thinking he’s back for a sequel, and that means he’s going to need a fresh crop of baddies to mow down in his pursuit of… well, whatever it is he’s after this time. EnterCommon, who’s just been set to play a villain inJohn Wick 2. More about the Common John Wick casting, including details on his character, after the jump.

According toTheWrap, Common will play “the muscle for a female crime lord who comes after Reeves' ex-hitman.“Keanu Reevesis back as John Wick, and the first film’s co-directorChad Stahelskireturns to direct solo.John Wick’s other co-directorDavid Leitchrecently dropped out to helm the Charlize Theron thrillerThe Coldest City, but remains on board as executive producer.

The first film followed John Wick, a legendary hitman who is spurred back out of retirement after the death of his puppy, a gift from his late wife. Details on the second film are being kept under wraps, though Reeves hasoffered some vague hints:

I think we have a really good premise, and it’s an organic premise. It’s basically — to me there’s John Wick and then there’s John. You know, John is the married guy whose wife just died, and that five years of his life. Then there’s John Wick, who’s the mythical assassin. In this, John Wick’s past comes and infiltrates John’s life and John Wick, in a way, has to fight for John.

And for those of you who squirmed after that adorable beagle was brutally slaughtered in the original film, fret not – Reeves has promised that the sequelwill not kill another puppy.

Common just wrapped the DC Comics adaptationSuicide Squad, and will next be seen inBarbershop 3and NBC’sThe Wiz Live. He last starred in the Liam Neeson thrillerRun All Night, and earlier this year won an Oscar with John Legend for composing the song “Glory” forSelma(which he also starred in, as you can see in the header image).

Shooting onJohn Wick 2begins next week, so expect more casting details to come out in the coming days. No release date has been announced.