From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
Movie Details:
| Based on | Characters by Derek Kolstad |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genres | Action, Thriller |
| Release date | June 6, 2025 |
| Running time | TBA |
| Age rating | TBA |
| Starring | Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, Ian McShane, Keanu Reeves |
| Directed by | Len Wiseman |
| Written by | Shay Hatten |
| Produced by | Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Chad Stahelski |
| Cinematography by | Romain Lacourbas |
| Edited by | Jason Ballantine |
| Music by | Tyler Bates, Joel J. Richard |
| Casting by | Olivia Scott-Webb |
| Production Design by | Philip Ivey |
| Art Direction by | Bence Kalmár, Helen Strevens, Marie Strnadova, Zsófia Telek |
| Set Decoration by | Sofie Othmanova, Letizia Santucci |
| Costume Design by | Tina Kalivas |
| Production Company | Summit Entertainment Thunder Road Films 87North Productions |
| Distributor | Lionsgate |
Trailer, Teaser & Video:
Poster & Photos:
Cast & Characters:
- Ana de Armas as Eve
- Keanu Reeves as John Wick
- Norman Reedus as Pine
- Catalina Sandino Moreno
- Ian McShane as Winston
- Lance Reddick as Charon
- Anjelica Huston as The Director
- Gabriel Byrne
- Abraham Popoola as Frank
- Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Nogi
- Anne Parillaud
- David Castañeda
- Robert Maaser as Dex
- Togo Igawa as Captain
- Jaroslav Vundrle as Ruska Roma: Theatre
- Caleb Spillyards
- Ava Joyce McCarthy as Ella
- Marc Cram as Concierge
- Lenka Regulyová as Pedestrian
- Zac Ladkin as Garner
Storyline:
Taking place between the events of Chapter 3 – Parabellum and Chapter 4,[2] Eve Macarro, a ballerina-assassin, begins to train in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma and sets out to exact revenge for her father’s death.
About From the World of John Wick: Ballerina Movie:
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (or simply Ballerina) is the fifth film in the John Wick franchise, serving as a spin-off set between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and John Wick: Chapter 4.
In July 2017, Lionsgate Films acquired Shay Hatten’s action thriller Ballerina, with Thunder Road Films producing the film with Hatten rewriting the script to be a part of the John Wick franchise, with the concepts of Ballerina ultimately being written into the third main film, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019), with a ballerina portrayed by Unity Phelan making an appearance.
At the end of the year, the script was voted onto The Black List of best unproduced screenplays in 2017. By October 2019, Len Wiseman was hired to direct the film. 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.
Stahelski met with Wiseman, and approached executives to hire the filmmaker. He confirmed that he and his team will work closely with Wiseman on the action sequences and stunts for the film, while acknowledging that Wiseman’s filmmaking style will add variety to the franchise. At that point, Wiseman and Hatten were working on a newer draft of the script.
By October 2021, Ana de Armas entered negotiations to play the titular character, a ballerina-assassin. By April 2022, Lionsgate officially announced the film at CinemaCon, and said that de Armas would star in the lead role. In July 2022, Emerald Fennell was hired to contribute to the script as one of its writers.
Initially scheduled to commence in summer 2022, principal photography officially began on November 7, 2022, in Prague, Czech Republic. Throughout the month and in early December, it was announced that Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Anjelica Huston, and Lance Reddick had joined the cast and will reprise their roles from previous films of the franchise; as John Wick, Winston Scott, “the Director”, and Charon, respectively; Throughout December, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, and Gabriel Byrne joined the supporting cast in undisclosed roles.
Ballerina was in post-production in February 2023. In February 2024, producer Chad Stahelski was working on additional action sequences for the film with director Len Wiseman. By March, David Castañeda and Sharon Duncan-Brewster joined the cast. Reportedly, Stahelski oversaw two to three months of reshoots, refilming the majority of the movie, with Wiseman not present on set. Star Norman Reedus traveled from Japan to film his added fight scenes in Budapest.
The first marketing material for the film, shown at the April 2024 CinemaCon convention, was a short teaser trailer released to the closed-door audience. Entertainment Weekly reported that the trailer included Charon, Winston, Norman Reedus’s undisclosed character, and Wick in a cameo appearance at the end. There, its title was presented as John Wick Presents: Ballerina. Bleeding Cool called the footage “exactly what CinemaCon dreams are made of”. On September 26, 2024, the film’s first trailer was released by Lionsgate, where the movie’s official title was revealed to be From the World of John Wick: Ballerina.
In March 2023, producer Erica Lee stated that the studio has plans to develop a sequel with de Armas reprising her role.
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina Release Date:
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 6, 2025, after being delayed from its originally announced date of June 7, 2024.
Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | $50-80 million |
| Opening Day | TBA |
| Domestic Collection | TBA |
| International Collection | TBA |
| Worldwide Collection | TBA |