From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
Summary
John Wickstar Ian McShane offer a blunt explanation about the reason for theBallerinaspinoff motion-picture show ’s recent delay . Set to star Ana de Armas as the nominal social dancer and assassin , the motion-picture show is not only determine in the domain established by Keanu Reeves’John Wickmovies , but will also feature several key characters , including McShane ’s Winston Scott , possessor of the New York Continental Hotel . Originally slated to be released in June this year , theBallerinarelease datewas of late pushed back to 2025to allow for for new action sequences to be added .
In addition to de Armas and McShane , Ballerinaalso stars Anjelica Huston , Gabriel Byrne , Lance Reddick , Catalina Sandino Moreno , Norman Reedus , and Keanu Reeves .
During a recent appearance on the British chat showThe One Show(via Twitter userAdam Kahn ) , McShane explained that the movie is not undertaking reshoots , but is instead filming whole new sequences to be stick in into the final picture show with the originalJohn Wickdirector Chad Stahelski .
It ’s not reshoots , it ’s new shoot . They ’re bourgeon forBallerina , which is the spinoff with Ana de Armas of theJohn Wickfranchise . You have a go at it , it ’s like they ’ve got to protect the franchise . And patently I did it , when was it ? We did it about a class ago , we did the movieBallerinaand they ’ve front at it , and Chad ’s [ Stahelski ] come in , the bozo who manoeuvre all theJohn Wickmovies , and they want to make it better . Because they have to protect it . Because Keanu ’s in it as well , and it takes place betweenJohn Wick 3andJohn Wick4 .
Why would I see [ The Continental ] ? They never ask anybody about it , they just went and did it . Yeah , they just went and did it without ask me and Keanu about it . We both went,“I do n’t know , you never require us about it . ”
Why It’s Important They Get Ballerina Right
Ballerina Has Big Shoes To Fill
With 2014 ’s originalJohn Wickfilmed with a modest budget of $ 20 million , few could have foreshadow that it would go on to spawn a score enfranchisement , with each successive sequel serving to topple the box office staff takings of its predecessors . accredit with reinstating Reeves to his much - deserved status as an military action icon , Lionsgate ’s plans for thefuture of theJohn Wickfranchiseextend well beyond 2025’sBallerinaand a possibleJohn Wick 5 .
Yet while the release of everyJohn Wickmovie has leaven itself incrementally more successful at the box office staff than the last , if Lionsgate is to successfully dilate the enfranchisement beyond the core film , it is imperative they take the time they need to getBallerinaand its action chronological sequence decently . With the previous spinoff show , The Continental , only come through in sire mixed review and many suggest its own action scene fell unretentive of the movies that inspired it , the determination to delay this Modern spinoff makes arrant horse sense .
Moreover , with Stahelski soon to encounter his attention divided between both theJohn Wickfranchise and the newHighlanderreboot star Henry Cavill , further refine Len Wiseman’sBallerinato a point where it could successfully support its own subsequence would allow the franchise ’s original director some much - needed room . Hopefully , the decision to pushBallerinaback a whole year gives the projection the clip it needs to redeem a intersection desirable of the franchise that spawn it .
Source : The One Show ( via Twitter userAdam Kahn )
Cast
set up between the events of John Wick : Chapter 3 – Parabellum and Chapter 4 , From the World of John Wick : Ballerina follow assassin - in - training Eve Macarro ( Ana de Armas ) as she look for vengeance for her father ’s murder .
