'A Lot of One-Takes': Ballerina Star Teases Intricate Action Sequences in John Wick Spinoff (2024)

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Who is the Ballerina in the John Wick spinoff movie? ›

Ballerina cast: Who's set to star in Ballerina? Ana de Armas will play Rooney, a ballerina-turned-assassin who actually had a brief cameo in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019), where she was portrayed by real-life dancer Unity Phelan.

Ana de Armas stars as Rooney, the titular Ballerina. The ballerina briefly appeared in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. Rooney, played by Unity Phelan, was onstage at the ballet academy when John visited The Director, the leader of the Ruska Roma crime syndicate.

Premise. Taking place between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and Chapter 4, ballerina-assassin Rooney hunts the murderers of her family.

Directed by Len Wiseman, "Ballerina" is set between the events of 2019's "John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum" and "Chapter 4," which means Wick is still on the run from the high table and not yet dead (at least seemingly) of a bullet wound.

However, in May 2023, Lionsgate confirmed that John Wick 5 was in early development. Former Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chairman Joe Drake indicated during a Q4 meeting that the franchise intends to expand, mentioning the regular cadence of John Wick films in the future.

Fictional character biography. John was born Jardani Jovonovich in a Padhorje village somewhere in the Byelorussian SSR of the Soviet Union to a Ruska Roma family on September 2, 1964. He was orphaned at a young age before being taken in by an old friend of his father, Winston, who would eventually become John's mentor ...

John made a deal with his sister Katia to be reinstated into the Ruska Roma and then challenged the Marquis Vincent Bisset de Gramont to a duel under the High Table's rules in which John will either die or earn his permanent freedom from the High Table.

A regular male dancer in Italy is called a ballerino. In the English-speaking world, boys or men who dance classical ballet are usually referred to as (male) ballet dancers. Often ballerino is used in English-based countries as slang.

Keanu Reeves began his martial arts journey with The Matrix, but there would be no instant download of elite skills for John Wick. He spent four months learning Judo and Jiu-Jitsu for the first film. For the sequels, he embarked on a grueling boot camp with BJJ experts and mixed-martial artists the Machado brothers.

What is Keanu Reeves' Ballerina about? ›

A young female assassin seeks revenge against the people who killed her family.

Ballerina / Film synopsis

Ana de Armas' John Wick spinoff Ballerina delayed a year to amp up the action. Lionsgate's new take on "The Crow" will replace "Ballerina" on the 2024 schedule.

Lionsgate expands John Wick universe with new series Under The High Table exploring aftermath of Chapter 4 & introducing new characters. Keanu Reeves & Chad Stahelski are on board as executive producers for the series, promising to delve into the mysterious High Table governing body.

In the John Wick film franchise, the titular character John Wick (born Jardani Jovonovich) is a former member of the Ruska Roma. In the series, the Ruska Roma are depicted as an organized crime syndicate and member of the "High Table", a collection of underworld crime organizations.

The USA release changed the film title from "Ballerina" to "Leap!"

The John Wick franchise has made dogs a central part of the story, with the iconic beagle named Daisy being played by an animal actor named Andy.

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