Wicked star Cynthia Erivo has joined the line-up of t𝓰he upcoming action thriller on the way from the John Wick team – and it sounds like an absolute must-watch.

The news of Erivo's casting comes courtesy of , though no details on her character a꧒re available just yet. 1883's Isabel May and Past Lives's Teo Yoo co🤪-star.

The film, which is titled Karoshi, is being produced by 87Eleven Entertainment's Chad Stahelski, Alex Young, and Jason Spitz. 87Eleven Entertainment is🗹 the John Wick franchise's production company &ndasꦅh; and Stahelski, of course, is the franchise's director. Karoshi will be helmed by Takashi Doscher, who is also writing the script.

The film's title is a Jౠapanese word that describes a death from overwork. According to the report, the film is described as "a corporate thriller with a samurai twist."

With 87Eleven Entertainment's action chops, and Erivo's formidable acting ability – she was just nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars for Wicked, after all – this looks like a film well wortꦫh putting at the top of your most anticipated list.

We'll next see Erivo returning as Elphaba in Wicked: For Good, which is the sec🐽ond and final movie, adapting Act༒ 2 of the Broadway musical. Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey will also return as Glinda and Fiyero.

As for John Wick, despite some talk of a fifth installment, Keanu R🅰eeves has pretty definitively shut down speculation: "Well, you know the character's dead."

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