Ballerina
Summary
The forthcomingJohn WickspinoffBallerinahas been delayed a whole year , but that will only help it avoid the issues the last spinoff faced . On the surface , the ending ofJohn Wick : Chapter 4appeared to bespeak the enfranchisement itself was done , but that is n’t the caseat all . It feel like only a matter of time ( and money ) beforeJohn Wick : Chapter 5gets a greenlight , but in the meantime , Lionsgate is trying to expand the macrocosm beyond Keanu Reeves ' titular assassin . The first braggart test of its viability will be the Ana de Armas frontedBallerina .
Directed by Len Wiseman , Ballerinafollows Rooney , a character briefly seen in the thirdJohn Wickmovie . Ana de Armas replaces Unity Phelan in the persona , with Rooney try retaliation for her murdered family while remaining under the security of the New York continental . The spinoff will note the first entering in the film serial not helm by Chad Stahelski , though aDeadlinereport announcingBallerinahas been press to June 2025confirms Stahelski will be overseeing additional action successiveness .
Ballerina’s Additional Action Scenes Will Help It Beat The Continental
The absence of John Wick series architect Chad Stahelski was missed in this 2023 prequel
This announcement could be seen as a sign of fuss with the moving picture , with the franchise ’s original helmer being lend aboard to help save it . On the contrary , Lionsgate seems to be happy withBallerinain its current form , they just want to make it even best .
Lionsgate could also be gunshy aboutBallerina’sodds following the mixed response to 2023’sThe Continental . This seventies set prequel chart how young Winston ( Colin Woodell ) come to draw the hotel for assassins , but the show let down fans of the saga .
The three - part series was oversee by a unlike originative squad to the picture show - which bear witness in the last product . The Continentaltold a story that did n’t require to be toldand lacked the style and iconic characters of the pic series . It still had some nice action , butThe Continental’sbest action sequences could barely hold up to anything seen in Stahelski ’s employment .
The John Wick films and spinoffs have been release over a span of ten eld . The In - creation storyline has a astonishingly shorter timeline .
The director ’s remark in the prequel was painfully overlook , which in all probability play a role in Lionsgate ’s decision to have him film additional scenes forBallerina . The setpieces in theJohn Wickmovies are events , and while Len Wiseman has a background in action movies ( Underworld , Live Free or pass away Hard),there ’s a certain style to the way Stahelski frames action that ’s hard to replicate - asThe Continentalproved .
Why Ballerina’s Release Delay Isn’t A Problem
The John Wick spinoff could benefit from extra time
Ballerinabegan take near the end of 2022 , so the delay to 2025 will be disappointing news to some . Still , it ’s rare in the domain of big - budget dealership for a studio to select to delay a project instead of pushing it out as fast as possible . Most flick could gain from superfluous time in post - production , andBallerinais no different . If anything , the push will only avail the spinoff find more in line with theJohn Wicksaga , with Stahelski place his own stamp on the production .
There are no signs ofBallerinabeing a troubled output , and if anything , the delays signal Lionsgate ’s self-assurance in the filmand its potential . The studio very much wants to keep the enfranchisement alive , and it ’s not naturalistic to think Keanu Reeves can front sequels indefinitely . The worldly concern oftheJohn Wickseries is a vast one , so if there ’s any hope of expanding the movies beyond Wick , Ballerinaneeds to be as refined as possible .
Can Ballerina Be John Wick’s Replacement?
John Wick who?
It should be noted thatReeves ' Wick plays a supporting part inBallerina , though if the character is an friend or enemy of Rooney has n’t been revealed . In a sense , this could seen as Reeves passing the torch to de Armas , or at the very least , giving the spinoff his seal of blessing . sentence will tell if audience take to Rooney the same way they did to Wick . The latter serial was lightning in a bottle , relying heavy on its wiz ’s alone charisma and talent for scrap sequences .
Ana de Armas has impressed with her action attainment in the ilk ofNo Time to go bad , and it ’s about time she earned a dealership of her own . Ballerinacan build organically on the fundament repose by the previous pic , before branching off in its own direction with future sequels . It ’s impossible to make out if viewers will take theBallerinamovies over furtherJohn Wicksequels , but at least from Lionsgate ’s position , they ’re go to give the spinoff its best possible blastoff .
John Wick : Chapters1 - 3 are currently streaming on Netflix;Chapter 4is cyclosis on Starz .
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Source : Deadline
Set between the events of John Wick : Chapter 3 – Parabellum and Chapter 4 , From the World of John Wick : Ballerina follows assassin - in - training Eve Macarro ( Ana de Armas ) as she seeks vengeance for her father ’s murder .
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