Anjelica Huston Returning to JOHN WICK Spinoff BALLERINA to Reprise Role of the Director
Academy Award-winning actress Anjelica Huston (Prizzi’s Honor, The Addams Family) is returning to the John Wick franchise in the upcoming film Ballerina, in which she will reprise her role of The Director, which she played in John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum. She joins stars of the film Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves, and Ian McShane. Len Wiseman is directing the pic, from a script written by Emerald Fennell and Shay Hatten.
The plot involves a young woman (de Armas) with killer skills who uses said skills to get revenge when her family is killed by hitmen. Huston’s role of The Director is the head of the Ruska Roma crime organization. Ian McShane is reprising his role as Winston, manager of the Continental, the fan-favorite hotel for assassins with its own set of rules and severe consequences for breaking them.
Erica Lee, who is producing the project along with Basil Iwanyk and Chad Stahelski, said of the project:
“The idea of Ballerina was formed around the scenes with Anjelica in John Wick 3. Anjelica Huston is an icon and is nothing less than Hollywood royalty. The world of Wick is always made richer by her commanding screen presence.”
It will be awesome to see Huston back in the role. Production is already underway on the film, and a release date should be scheduled soon.
via: THR