Ana De Armas Leads John Wick Spinoff

Ana de Armas is main the From the World of John Wick: Ballerina solid alongside a couple of acquainted faces from the earlier John Wick motion pictures and different classics of cinema. Set between the occasions of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and John Wick: Chapter 4, Ballerina revolves around an assassin named Eve Macarro who, in true Wick trend, embarks on a quest for revenge when her father is murdered. Ballerina is helmed by Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman from a script by Army of the Dead’s Shay Hatten, with uncredited contributions by Promising Young Woman’s Emerald Fennell.

Ballerina is scheduled to be launched on June 6, 2025, as the primary film within the John Wick universe to not star Wick himself. The Ballerina cast provides some thrilling new actors to the ensemble of the John Wick franchise, in addition to bringing again iconic solid members from the earlier movies. From a Wes Anderson common to a breakout star of The Walking Dead to the legendary motion hero who made the franchise as beloved as it’s, the Ballerina solid is filled with nice actors that audiences will acknowledge from their different tasks.

Ana De Armas As Eve Macarro

Date Of Birth: April 30, 1988

Active since: 2006

Actor: Ana de Armas was born in Havana, Cuba, and obtained her begin at age 18 with the function of Marie within the romantic drama Una rosa de Francia. She scored her Hollywood break with the function of Officer K’s A.I. girlfriend Joi in Blade Runner 2049 and starred in her first blockbuster as nurse-turned-amateur sleuth Marta Cabrera in Knives Out. De Armas was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her flip as Marilyn Monroe within the fictionalized biopic Blonde. She beforehand performed the action-oriented function of Paloma within the James Bond film No Time to Die.

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Character:De Armas leads the Ballerina cast as Eve Macarro, a ballerina-assassin being skilled within the traditions of the Ruska Roma. In true Wick type, Eve seeks revenge for the homicide of her father. The character was loosely based mostly on Rooney, performed by Unity Phelan, who appeared briefly in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.

Keanu Reeves As John Wick

Date Of Birth: September 2, 1964

Active since: 1984

Actor: Keanu Reeves was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and obtained his break with the function of Matt in River’s Edge. Besides his 4 acclaimed appearances because the title function within the earlier John Wick motion pictures, Reeves is understood for taking part in Neo in The Matrix franchise and Ted “Theodore” Logan within the Bill & Ted franchise. His different motion film roles embody FBI Agent Johnny Utah in Point Break and LAPD Officer Jack Traven in Speed. Reeves has additionally performed extra dramatic roles like Scott Favor in My Own Private Idaho and Le Chevalier Raphael Danceny in Dangerous Liaisons.

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Character: Reeves reprises his career-defining function as infamous hitman John Wick within the Ballerina solid. Although Wick seemingly died at the end of John Wick: Chapter 4, he’ll seem in Ballerina as a result of it takes place earlier than that film. Reeves’ function in Ballerina is predicted to be a cameo look, not a major supporting function.

Anjelica Huston As “The Director”

Date Of Birth: July 8, 1951

Active since: 1968

Actor: Anjelica Huston was born in Los Angeles, California, and made her film debut as Claudia in her father John Huston’s movie A Walk with Love and Death. She went on to play Morticia Addams in The Addams Family motion pictures and the Grand High Witch in The Witches. Huston is well-known for her collaborations with Wes Anderson, having performed Etheline Tenenbaum in The Royal Tenenbaums, Eleanor Zissou in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and Patricia in The Darjeeling Limited. Huston additionally received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for taking part in gangster moll Maerose Prizzi in Prizzi’s Honor.

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Character: In Ballerina, Huston reprises her function from John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum as “The Director,” the top of the New York department of the Ruska Roma crime syndicate. She was additionally the adoptive mom of John Wick and a mentor on the Tarkovsky Theater. In Ballerina, she is going to probably act as the same mentor to Eve.

Norman Reedus As Pine

Date Of Birth: January 6, 1969

Active since: 1992

Actor: Norman Reedus was born in Hollywood, Florida, and obtained his break with a starring function as Murphy MacManus in The Boondock Saints, which he later reprised in its belated sequel, The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. Reedus is most famous for his portrayal of Daryl Dixon in AMC’s zombie franchise The Walking Dead. He additionally hosts his personal motorcycle-based journey collection, Ride with Norman Reedus. Reedus’ movie roles embody Russel Welch in Triple 9 and Detective Norman Reilly in American Gangster. He collaborated with director Guillermo del Toro to play Scud in Blade II and Jeremy in Mimic.

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Character: Reedus performs the supporting function of Pine in Ballerina. The particulars of the character are being saved underneath wraps; he’s being described merely as a mysterious determine. The function will definitely make the most of the motion chops that Reedus developed for The Walking Dead and its spin-offs.

Ian McShane As Winston Scott

Date Of Birth: September 29, 1942

Active since: 1962

Actor: Ian McShane was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, and first rose to prominence with the titular function within the BBC thriller collection Lovejoy. He went on to play different TV roles like Al Swearengen in Deadwood, Brother Ray in Game of Thrones, and Mr. Wednesday in American Gods. In motion pictures, McShane has performed Frank Powell in Hot Rod, Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and Trevor Bruttenholm within the 2019 Hellboy reboot. He additionally joined voiced Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda and Captain Hook in Shrek the Third.

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Character: In Ballerina, McShane reprises his function from the opposite John Wick motion pictures as Winston Scott. Winston is a father determine to John and the proprietor of the New York department of the Continental Hotel. Ballerina will see Winston defending Eve on the Continental.

Ballerina Supporting Cast & Characters

Lance Reddick as Charon: Lance Reddick reprises his function from the earlier John Wick motion pictures as Charon, the trusty concierge of the New York Continental. Ballerina marks Reddick’s closing look as Charon and considered one of his final performances earlier than he handed away on March 17, 2023. Reddick is finest identified for his acclaimed TV roles as Cedric Daniels in The Wire, Matthew Abaddon in Lost, Phillip Broyles in Fringe, Detective Johnny Basil in Oz, and Chief Irvin Irving in Bosch. In motion pictures, Reddick has performed Guillermin in Godzilla vs. Kong, Secret Service Director David Gentry in Angel Has Fallen, and Brother Kareem in One Night in Miami.

Gabriel Byrne because the Chancellor: Gabriel Byrne seems in Ballerina as the primary villain, the Chancellor, who leads a complete city towards Macarro. Byrne is finest identified for his starring roles as Dean Keaton within the twisty crime caper The Usual Suspects, Tom Reagan within the Coen brothers’ quirky gangster thriller Miller’s Crossing, and Friedrich Bhaer within the 1994 adaptation of Little Women. He has additionally performed Steve Graham in Ari Aster’s horror opus Hereditary, the Black Prince in Lionheart, and Dr. Paul Weston within the five-nights-a-week HBO drama collection In Treatment.

Catalina Sandino Moreno as TBA: Catalina Sandino Moreno seems in an undisclosed supporting function within the Ballerina solid. Moreno first rose to fame when she shared the Silver Bear award with Charlize Theron and obtained an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her debut efficiency as Maria Álvarez in Maria Full of Grace. She additionally performs the lead function of Tabitha Matthews within the Epix sci-fi horror collection From. Moreno has additionally performed Luisa in A Most Violent Year, Aleida March de Guevara in Che (Steven Soderbergh’s two-part biopic of Che Guevara), and had a recurring function as Christina Morales within the TV drama collection American Gothic.

Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Nogi: Sharon Duncan-Brewster performs Nogi, who instructs Eve and the opposite trainees on the Ruska Roma ballerina-assassin academy. Duncan-Brewster’s greatest blockbuster function to date is Imperial Planetologist Dr. Liet-Kynes in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune. She’s additionally identified for taking part in Trina Johnson on the British cleaning soap opera EastEnders, Maggie Cain within the autumn 2009 Doctor Who particular, “The Waters of Mars,” and a feminine model of Professor Moriarty in Enola Holmes 2.

David Castañeda as TBA: David Castañeda additionally seems within the Ballerina solid in an undisclosed supporting function. Castañeda is finest identified for his breakout function as Diego Hargreeves, a.okay.a Number 2, within the Netflix collection The Umbrella Academy. He additionally performed Officer Tim Geraci in The Guilty, Hector in Sicario: Day of the Soldado, and Jimmy in Poker Face season 1, episode 9, “Escape from S*** Mountain.”

Ballerina is a derivative film set within the universe of John Wick. Ana de Armas will play the titular function, a personality who appeared in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum as a baby ballerina who was being skilled to develop into an murderer ultimately. In Ballerina, the story follows de Armas’ character, who desires revenge on those that murdered her household. 

Director

Len Wiseman

Writers

Shay Hatten , Emerald Fennell

Cast

Ana De Armas , Anjelica Huston , Gabriel Byrne , Lance Reddick , Catalina Sandino Moreno , Norman Reedus , Ian McShane , Keanu Reeves