Ballerine movie storyline. The timeline of From the World of John Wick: Ballerina is set somewhere between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 and Chapter 4. Here, young female ballerina is training to become an assassin in the tradition of the Ruska Roma (a subgroup of Romani people). Her main motive is to seek revenge on those who killed her father. The plot itself is a clear indication that there’s going to be a ton of action in store for viewers.
Ballerina is an American action thriller film directed by Len Wiseman and written by Shay Hatten. It is the first spin-off of the John Wick franchise, and is set between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). It stars Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, Ian McShane, and Keanu Reeves.
Although the budget for this film hasn’t been revealed yet, considering that John Wick: Chapter 4 had a budget of $100 million, it is estimated that From the World of John Wick: Ballerina will have a similar budget, around $100 million.
In May 2020, it was reported that the studio was looking for an actress to star in the film, with Chloë Grace Moretz as the template for the kind of talent they were looking for. By October 2021, Ana de Armas entered negotiations to play the titular character, a ballerina-assassin named Rooney, replacing Unity Phelan, who previously portrayed the character in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019).
By April 2022 at CinemaCon, Lionsgate officially announced that de Armas would star in the lead role. In November 2022, it was announced that Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, and Anjelica Huston had joined the cast and will reprise their roles from previous films of the franchise; as John Wick, Winston Scott, Charon, and “the Director”, respectively; it also marks the third collaboration between de Armas and Reeves, having previously worked together in Knock Knock (2015) and Exposed (2016). In December 2022, Gabriel Byrne, Norman Reedus, and Catalina Sandino Moreno joined the supporting cast in undisclosed roles.
Initially scheduled to commence in summer 2022, principal photography officially began on November 7, 2022, in Prague. Ballerina was in post-production in February 2023. From the World of John Wick: Ballerina is scheduled to be released in the United States and Canada and the United Kingdom on June 6, 2025.
Ballerina (2025)
Directed by: Len Wiseman
Starring: Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, Ian McShane, Keanu Reeves, Anne Parillaud, Abraham Popoola, Caleb Spillyards
Screenplay by: Shay Hatten
Production Design by: Philip Ivey
Cinematography by: Romain Lacourbas
Film Editing by: Jason Ballantine
Costume Design by: Tina Kalivas
Set Decoration by: Letizia Santucci
Art Direction by: Helen Strevens, Marie Strnadova
Music by: Marco Beltrami, Anna Drubich
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Lionsgate Films
Release Date: June 6, 2025
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