Chad Stahelski's 2019 actioner "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" featured a character named Rooney, a ballerina who was studying to be an assassin. Recall that seemingly 65% of the world's population are trained assassins in the world of John Wick, so a ballerina wanting to become an assassin is a viable career move. Rooney was played by a professional dancer named Unity Phelan, who has served as a principal dancer in the New York Ballet since 2021. The idea of a ballerina assassin was tantalizing, but Rooney's story was not followed in "Parabellum" or in the epically long "John Wick: Chapter 4."
One might also recall that John Wick seemingly died in "Chapter 4," leaving the franchise overlords in a lurch when it came to further sequels. Their solution was "John Wick Presents Ballerina," a film all about a ballerina's journey from the stage to the firing range. "Ballerina" will be directed by Len Wiseman,...
One might also recall that John Wick seemingly died in "Chapter 4," leaving the franchise overlords in a lurch when it came to further sequels. Their solution was "John Wick Presents Ballerina," a film all about a ballerina's journey from the stage to the firing range. "Ballerina" will be directed by Len Wiseman,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Ana De Armas stars as assassin trained in ways of Ruska Roma.
A day after John Wick: Chapter 4 crossed $250m at the global box office, Lionsgate announced it has set a wide June 7 2024 release date for spin-off Ballerina starring Ana De Armas.
The Oscar-nominated actor plays an assassin out to avenge her family and is trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma, the group that appears in John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum.
The Ballerina appeared in the third entry in the franchise and was portrayed by Unity Phelan.
John Wick franchise star Keanu Reeves appears in the upcoming...
A day after John Wick: Chapter 4 crossed $250m at the global box office, Lionsgate announced it has set a wide June 7 2024 release date for spin-off Ballerina starring Ana De Armas.
The Oscar-nominated actor plays an assassin out to avenge her family and is trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma, the group that appears in John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum.
The Ballerina appeared in the third entry in the franchise and was portrayed by Unity Phelan.
John Wick franchise star Keanu Reeves appears in the upcoming...
- 4/4/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
This article contains John Wick: Chapter 4 spoilers.
John Wick: Chapter 4 was not meant to be a finale. When it was first announced, reports indicated that another sequel, Chapter 5, would film concurrently with the fourth movie. But then came the pandemic and various script changes and then, finally, director Chad Stahelski deciding that 200 days of production may be a little excessive.
For anyone walking out of John Wick: Chapter 4, the idea of a sequel will seem strange: John Wick, the head-shotting heartthrob, is dead. There’s no question about his demise either. After a duel with Donnie Yen’s Caine and killing Bill Skarsgård’s Marquis, Wick lies mortally wounded upon the steps outside Paris’s Sacré-Cœur. He thinks of his wife, Helen, and finally succumbs to death.
Did Stahelski have a simple change of heart after initially announcing Chapter 5—or was the whole thing a misdirection to put...
John Wick: Chapter 4 was not meant to be a finale. When it was first announced, reports indicated that another sequel, Chapter 5, would film concurrently with the fourth movie. But then came the pandemic and various script changes and then, finally, director Chad Stahelski deciding that 200 days of production may be a little excessive.
For anyone walking out of John Wick: Chapter 4, the idea of a sequel will seem strange: John Wick, the head-shotting heartthrob, is dead. There’s no question about his demise either. After a duel with Donnie Yen’s Caine and killing Bill Skarsgård’s Marquis, Wick lies mortally wounded upon the steps outside Paris’s Sacré-Cœur. He thinks of his wife, Helen, and finally succumbs to death.
Did Stahelski have a simple change of heart after initially announcing Chapter 5—or was the whole thing a misdirection to put...
- 3/26/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Spoiler Alert: Spoilers are ahead for “John Wick: Chapter 4,” now playing in theaters.
After killing countless High Table henchmen, falling down hundreds of stairs and dueling one blind master swordsman, Keanu Reeves’ John Wick is…dead?
“John Wick: Chapter 4” ends with Wick seemingly six feet under, after succumbing to three gunshot wounds he suffered during his final duel with Caine (Donnie Yen). Winston (Ian McShane) and the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne) even pay their respects at the master assassin’s tombstone, which is located next to his wife’s final resting place.
Before he died, however, Wick finally freed himself from the High Table’s clutches. Instead of firing his third and final bullet in his duel against Caine, Wick held onto the round and shot the Marquis Vincent de Gramont (Bill Skarsgard), who had walked over to deliver the final blow to Wick before checking to see...
After killing countless High Table henchmen, falling down hundreds of stairs and dueling one blind master swordsman, Keanu Reeves’ John Wick is…dead?
“John Wick: Chapter 4” ends with Wick seemingly six feet under, after succumbing to three gunshot wounds he suffered during his final duel with Caine (Donnie Yen). Winston (Ian McShane) and the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne) even pay their respects at the master assassin’s tombstone, which is located next to his wife’s final resting place.
Before he died, however, Wick finally freed himself from the High Table’s clutches. Instead of firing his third and final bullet in his duel against Caine, Wick held onto the round and shot the Marquis Vincent de Gramont (Bill Skarsgard), who had walked over to deliver the final blow to Wick before checking to see...
- 3/24/2023
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
While superhero tentpoles might be struggling in the early going of 2023, other genre films seem to be doing perfectly fine, thank you very kindly. "John Wick: Chapter 4" is the latest non-superhero flick to openly strongly at the box office, taking in a franchise-high $8.9 million in Thursday evening previews (via Variety). That's despite its 169-minute runtime, although its supporters would tell you Mr. Wick's fourth outing is perhaps the breeziest three-hour action movie to make its way into theaters this side of "Rrr."
Once again pairing the man, the myth, the legend that is Keanu Reeves with series director Chad Stahelski (drawing from a screenplay that's credited to "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" writer Shay Hatten and "Predators" scribe Michael Finch), "John Wick: Chapter 4" sends Baba Yaga on a quest for revenge against the High Table, in the hopes of securing his freedom once and for all. Far...
Once again pairing the man, the myth, the legend that is Keanu Reeves with series director Chad Stahelski (drawing from a screenplay that's credited to "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" writer Shay Hatten and "Predators" scribe Michael Finch), "John Wick: Chapter 4" sends Baba Yaga on a quest for revenge against the High Table, in the hopes of securing his freedom once and for all. Far...
- 3/24/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
The "John Wick" universe continues to grow: original franchise actor Lance Reddick is now onboard for "Ballerina," the Ana de Armas-led spinoff film, according to Variety. Reddick plays the role of Charon, the concierge at the Hotel Continental who caters to its criminal underworld guests. He will join returning cast members Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, and Anjelica Huston in the film, with de Armas taking over the role of the vengeful assassin ballerina who appeared in "John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum."
Reddick's return is a welcome one, in part because the growing returning cast list is a sign that Lionsgate isn't just building a disposable or tangentially related "John Wick" spinoff, but something more integral to the story that action fans have shown up for again and again. "Ballerina" isn't the only additional Wick-verse project on the horizon. The Continental is also set to get its own story, a Starz...
Reddick's return is a welcome one, in part because the growing returning cast list is a sign that Lionsgate isn't just building a disposable or tangentially related "John Wick" spinoff, but something more integral to the story that action fans have shown up for again and again. "Ballerina" isn't the only additional Wick-verse project on the horizon. The Continental is also set to get its own story, a Starz...
- 12/2/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
The John Wick universe isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. It was confirmed shortly after John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum that Ballerina would be the first feature spinoff of the popular series. The character originally made her debut in the third John Wick installment as she was training to become an assassin at the time. American ballet dancer Unity Phelan played the character in the beginning. However, Ana de Armas has been set as the lead role of the spinoff. Armas is no stranger to action as the leading lady is coming off the heels of No Time to Die
Keanu Reeves Is One Of The Several Actors Confirmed For The John Wick Spinoff Ballerina...
Keanu Reeves Is One Of The Several Actors Confirmed For The John Wick Spinoff Ballerina...
- 11/24/2022
- by Jeffrey Bowie Jr.
- TVovermind.com
Keanu Reeves is back as an elite killer.
The eagerly awaited “John Wick Chapter 4” marks Reeves’ return to the beloved assassin of few words. While the plot remains under wraps, the film is expected to pick up after Wick was delivered to the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne) at the end of “John Wick Chapter 3,” after trying to topple the assassin hierarchy The High Table.
The film also stars Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, Bill Skarsgard, Clancy Brown, Donnie Yen, Shamier Anderson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Scott Adkins, and Rina Sawayama. “John Wick Chapter 4” is directed by Chad Stahelski from a script written by Michael Finch and Shay Hatten.
Stahelski previously told The Hollywood Reporter that “Chapter 4” will find “new and interesting ways to have John Wick suffer” through even more insane stunts — as if killing a man using just a library book wasn’t enough. The second-to-last “John Wick” film also marks the...
The eagerly awaited “John Wick Chapter 4” marks Reeves’ return to the beloved assassin of few words. While the plot remains under wraps, the film is expected to pick up after Wick was delivered to the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne) at the end of “John Wick Chapter 3,” after trying to topple the assassin hierarchy The High Table.
The film also stars Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, Bill Skarsgard, Clancy Brown, Donnie Yen, Shamier Anderson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Scott Adkins, and Rina Sawayama. “John Wick Chapter 4” is directed by Chad Stahelski from a script written by Michael Finch and Shay Hatten.
Stahelski previously told The Hollywood Reporter that “Chapter 4” will find “new and interesting ways to have John Wick suffer” through even more insane stunts — as if killing a man using just a library book wasn’t enough. The second-to-last “John Wick” film also marks the...
- 11/10/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Director, writer, and producer Len Wiseman has been hired to direct a female-led action flick that will be a spin-off of the John Wick films, entitled Ballerina. According to Deadline, the story will follow a “young female assassin who seeks revenge against the people who killed her family.”
While the character Ballerina was featured in John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, and was played by Unity Phelan, there is no word currently as to who will play the character in the upcoming movie, or whether Keanu Reeves’s Wick will be involved. We will keep you posted as to casting and timeline updates. I think it will be pretty awesome to have another story set inside the world of the badass John Wick. Are you interested in this storyline?...
While the character Ballerina was featured in John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, and was played by Unity Phelan, there is no word currently as to who will play the character in the upcoming movie, or whether Keanu Reeves’s Wick will be involved. We will keep you posted as to casting and timeline updates. I think it will be pretty awesome to have another story set inside the world of the badass John Wick. Are you interested in this storyline?...
- 10/9/2019
- by Jessica Fisher
- GeekTyrant
The John Wick franchise just got a little bigger today.
Deadline is reporting that Len Wiseman of Underworld fame is all set to helm Ballerina, a female-fronted spinoff set in the universe of John Wick. It’s said to follow a “young assassin who seeks revenge against the people who killed her family.” So far, so familiar.
For those who stuck around during the credits of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, you may have noticed a character by the name of Ballerina, who was seemingly played by Unity Phelan, a best-in-class ballerina dancer. It is, however, unclear whether she’ll reprise her role for this buzzworthy project.
What we do know is that Lionsgate has placed Ballerina on the fast track, with Shay Hatten (Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead) on script duties.
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Deadline is reporting that Len Wiseman of Underworld fame is all set to helm Ballerina, a female-fronted spinoff set in the universe of John Wick. It’s said to follow a “young assassin who seeks revenge against the people who killed her family.” So far, so familiar.
For those who stuck around during the credits of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, you may have noticed a character by the name of Ballerina, who was seemingly played by Unity Phelan, a best-in-class ballerina dancer. It is, however, unclear whether she’ll reprise her role for this buzzworthy project.
What we do know is that Lionsgate has placed Ballerina on the fast track, with Shay Hatten (Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead) on script duties.
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- 10/8/2019
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Lionsgate has set Len Wiseman to direct Ballerina, an action spinoff of the lucrative John Wick franchise.
Ballerina focuses on a young female assassin who seeks revenge against the people who killed her family. The picture is on a fast track, with a script by Shay Hatten, whose credits include the Zack Snyder-directed Army of the Dead for Netflix, and John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum.
The picture is produced by Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, with Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski also involved in producing roles. The character was glimpsed in the last John Wick film and it isn’t clear at this point whether Reeves will be in the film though if he does it will be a cameo. Unity Phelan is in the credits of Parabellum under the character Ballerina, but I am not sure who will be the star of the spinoff.
The film takes center...
Ballerina focuses on a young female assassin who seeks revenge against the people who killed her family. The picture is on a fast track, with a script by Shay Hatten, whose credits include the Zack Snyder-directed Army of the Dead for Netflix, and John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum.
The picture is produced by Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, with Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski also involved in producing roles. The character was glimpsed in the last John Wick film and it isn’t clear at this point whether Reeves will be in the film though if he does it will be a cameo. Unity Phelan is in the credits of Parabellum under the character Ballerina, but I am not sure who will be the star of the spinoff.
The film takes center...
- 10/8/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
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