During the recent CinemaCon presentations, the studio finally announced that the production at the first John Wick spin-off movie Ballerina is expected to start sometime this summer. It was also confirmed that Golden Globe nominee Ana de Armas has officially joined the project as the female lead.
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The project was first announced in 2019, after its theatrical debut John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellumwhere we get our first introduction to the assassin ballerinas being trained by the Ruska Roma syndicate, led by Anjelica Huston’s character.
Ballerina focuses on a young female assassin who wants revenge on the people who killed her family. Directed by Len Wiseman from a screenplay written by Shay Hatten.army of the dead). The film will be supervised by James Myers for Lionsgate. The spin-off is produced by Basil Ivanik, Erica Lee, Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski. AT John Wick: Chapter 3 – ParabellumJohn (Keanu Reeves) runs into what could be the titular ballerina, or at least where the new character likely came from.
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Lionsgate is currently in post-production. John Wick: Chapter 4which is due out in theaters on March 24, 2023. The studio is also working on a prequel series. Continentalwhich will debut on Starz as a three-part limited series.
