Rina Sawayama To Make Film Debut In ‘John Wick: 4’ Opposite Keanu Reeves:
Japanese-British singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama will star opposite Keanu Reeves in the newest installment of the John Wick movies,, according to Deadline. This will be Sawayama’s first film credit - and Lionsgate is keeping the details of her role quiet.
The film will be shot on location this summer in Germany, France and Japan, and will be directed by Chad Stahelski, with a script from Shay Hatten and Michael Finch. Producers include Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, and Stahelski, with Reeves and Louise Rosner serving as the executive producers. Not much else is known about Sawayama's part, other than that those involved are excited to have her star in the movie.,” said Stahelski, in reports by Deadline. “She’s an incredible talent who’ll bring so much to the film.”To launch her career fresh out of Cambridge University, where she studied politics, philosophy and sociology, Sawayama dabbled in modelling.
In 2020, she signed with Dirty Hit records, a British independent label. Shortly after, she released her critically-acclaimed debut album, which features hit songs “STFU!”, “Comme des Garçons ”, and “XS”. Combining elements of early 2000s R&B, rock, heavy metal and pop, Sawayama’s music is unlike anything you’ll hear anywhere else.