BALLERINA: A JOHN WICK STORY Footage Reaction Video - Ana de Armas Kicks Ass! - CinemaCon 2024
Lionsgate had its big presentation at CinemaCon 2024 and during it they showed off the very first footage from the upcoming John Wick spinoff movie Ballerina: A John Wick Story.
Ana de Armas stars in the revenge Len Weisman-directed film and it looks like it’s going to be a badass action-packed movie! Armas kicks some serious ass!
The story “focuses on a young female assassin who seeks revenge against the people who killed her family.”
Ana de Armas is joined by Anjelica Huston, Ian McShane, Norman Reedus, and Keanu Reeves in the film, and they appeared in the first trailer!
McShane recently explained why the movie was delayed, saying: “It's not reshoots, it's new shoots. They're shooting for Ballerina, which is the spinoff with Ana de Armas of the John Wick franchise. You know, it's like they've got to protect the franchise.
“And obviously, I did it, when was it? We did it about a year ago, we did the movie Ballerina and they've looked at it, and Chad's [Stahelski] come in, the guy who directed all the John Wick movies, and they want to make it better. Because they have to protect it. Because Keanu's in it as well, and it takes place between John Wick 3 and John Wick 4.”
McShane previously talked about the movie, saying: "This one is set in between John Wick 3 and John Wick 4, because Keanu is in it, too. You didn't want to set it after John Wick 4, because then you'd have social media saying, 'Oh, so he's still alive! What's he going to do next time? Is there a John Wick 5?!' This way, you can still keep up the pretense that there might not be a John Wick 5."
He went on to say: "This time we're protecting Ana de Armas, and I had my great friend, Mr. Lance Reddick. God bless you, Lance -- he passed away last year. Lance and I bring our usual protection towards Ms. de Armas. And [director] Len [Wiseman] I found a delight to work for. Again, we worked out the script beforehand, so there was no wasted time."
The movie will be released June 6, 2025.