Keanu Reeves is soaking wet as John Wick in BTS snaps

Cape Town – Filming for the third installment of the Keanu Reeves hitman franchise is currently underway.

Production for John Wick 3 kicked off on Saturday. 

This time Wick is on the run as he is being hunted for a global 14 million dollar open contract on his life.

The actor was spotted in early hours of Tuesday morning filming scenes in downtown Manhattan.

In the images Reeves is soaking wet while sporting bloody wounds in what looks like an intense running scene in the rain.

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The third installment which will be the final one in the franchise is be helmed by Chad Stahelski and the script written by Derek Kolstad.

Ruby Rose, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, John Leguizamo, Lance Reddick, and Common will reprise their roles while Hiroyuki Sanada will play the villain.

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The film is set to be released in May 2019. 

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