In the first seven seconds of the trailer for the upcoming film, a faceless DJ is seen on the radio sending out a message to John Wick, who, last we saw, was missing after suffering a massive fall in "Chapter 3." The imagery and its intention are a direct homage to Hill's film, which saw another anonymous disc jockey (Lynne Thigpen) repeatedly call out to The Warriors over the radio as they make their way past each opposing gang that was out to get them. While there's no confirmation on if this new DJ will follow the trend, the fans are loving it regardless.
Under the new trailer on YouTube, DoctorPretorious616 commented, "Nice homage to "The Warriors" with the DJ at the beginning! And the hip-hop version of The Sopranos theme was an appropriate choice as well, can't wait to see how this all wraps up!" Commenter masterjaredclayton concurred, saying, "I'm loving that homage to The Warriors. This movie is gonna be dope."
Twitter didn't miss the "The Warriors" nod either. @THEKID_ had to double-take, saying, "Is it just me or is that opening 'DJ' scene a little shout out to The Warriors?" While @Conor9292 said, "Can we please all appreciate the subtle homage to Walter Hill's The Warriors?" Oh, it's appreciated alright, and given just how flawless Mr. Wick's record has been since the beginning, we can expect that Keanu Reeves' reprisal as his legendary hitman will be good ("real good") when it arrives on March 24.
