If you’ve seen Ana de Armas’ butt-kicking capabilities in No Time To Die, and the upcoming Ghosted, you know she’s capable of leading her own action film. With that said, De Armas (Knives Out) is teaming up with Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman for Lionsgate’s Ballerina, a female-centric spinoff of the expanding John Wick franchise.
Franchise stars including John Wick himself, Keanu Reeves, as well as Ian McShane (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum), Anjelica Huston (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum) and Lance Reddick (John Wick: Chapter 2) will have appearances as their respective roles from the previous films.
New co-stars include Norman Reedus (Walking Dead) and Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace), via Deadline.
The studio’s plan is to fine tune the story so it fits within John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum – and of course, the upcoming TV series, The Continental.
According to Deadline, the picture is being produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Chad Stahelski, with John Wick star Keanu Reeves an executive producer along with Kaley Smalley, head of development for Wiseman’s Sketch Films.
Ballerina is due in theaters on June 6, 2025.
We’ll keep you updated on this project as more news becomes available. For now, here’s a look at Ana de Armas sharing the screen with Keanu Reeves in 2015’s Knock Knock:
“Ares from John Wick 2 starring Ruby Rose perhaps?”
I guess that’d mean it’d have to be a prequel…but either way, I’d rather watch a Don Wilson ‘Bloodfist’ marathon than endure 90 minutes of Ruby Rose.
PS The best use of a trailer in the context of what’s being posted since COF started using YouTube clips, actually laughed out loud when I read it!
i agree with you
“I’d rather watch a Don Wilson ‘Bloodfist’ marathon than endure 90 minutes of Ruby Rose.”
Amen!
A Bloodfist marathon is an unintentional hilarious time, man! You’re gonna have to come up with a better analogy than that. 🙂
they need to give the role to Bianca Bree she is very good at martial arts and she is very beautiful
Len Wiseman
One of the worst with Paul W.S. Anderson, Rob Cohen,…
Glad I quit that crap after the ridiculous John Wick 2.
All of John Wick movies are great. So be careful of you’re talking about them!!!!!
I’m so afraid.
Fuck John Wick.
I think De Armas will be spectacular but how many “a young woman raised as an assassin who must hunt down the other assassins that murdered her family” movies do we need? She deserves better.
I’m sure this one will try to be different from previous assassin films and mostly be an action showcase for De Armas. Although I’m hoping she does a majority of her action unlike in No Time to Die where most of her fight was Monia Moula with her face digitally placed on her.
My issue is the director. But the again, we’re talking about a John Wick spin-off. So maybe he’s a perfect choice, given they have the right team working on the cracklin’ action!
I think personally the Len Wiseman hate is a little misplaced. UNDERWORLD & UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION are no masterpieces but perfectly watchable action fantasy flicks (plus Kate Beckinsale in tight leather can never NOT be a good thing). Apart from a misguided decision to make it PG-13, LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD is pretty damned entertaining. And even his TOTAL RECALL remake had some good action and BLADE RUNNER-style world building, although the second half fizzles and it was always doomed to be in the shadow of the Arnie original. As the ROBOCOP reboot proved, NEVER attempt to remake a Paul Verhoeven classic!
Agree on NEVER remake a Verhoeven classic! Too bad he didn’t get to direct a Conan flick.
Does the R-Rated LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD have the digital shot where a car flips over Bruce and Justin Long? If so, the hate is not misplaced hehe But I will say this: Wiseman makes John Moore (A Good Day To Die Hard) look like Sergio Leone.
I wonder if someone at LG got scared because of The Marvels and Madame Web bombing.