Even though “John Wick 4” hasn’t been in theaters for two weeks, all die-hard fans of the action movie series starring Keanu Reeves should have seen his fourth appearance as the eponymous assassin long ago and thus contributed to the huge success that the movie that has become. currently entering the box office. The critics are also enthusiastic about the almost three-hour killer epic – part 5 is within reach. Even if CEO Chad Stahelski and his team are likely to face some particularly significant challenges as a result…
At this point we don’t want to look at the possible “John Wick 5” and of course we don’t want to spoil anything for those who haven’t seen part 4 yet. Instead, it’s now about the next long-confirmed movie in the “John Wick” universe, due out in just under 14 months: The spinoff”ballerina‘ finally has its official US theatrical release date: June 7, 2024. When the film will be shown in German cinemas has not yet been confirmed. However, we assume June 6, 2024 (in the US, movies usually start on Friday, in Germany on Thursday).
While John Wick 4 has already grossed $245 million worldwide and is well on its way to replacing John Wick 3 ($328 million) as the highest-grossing chapter in the saga, Ballerina isn’t even the next Expanding the leaden hitman franchise: The three part prequel series”The Continental” get started. It will tell the story of the creation of the hotel of the same name, starring Mel Gibson and Colin Woodell as the young version of hotelier Winston, among others.
What awaits you in “Ballerina”
“Ballerina” will be something like “John Wick 3.5” as the offshoot takes place between movies 3 and 4 of the original series. Not only will we learn some of the things that happened between those two chapters, but we’ll also see Keanu Reeves as John Wick and Ian McShane as Winston again. And the recently deceased Lance Reddick was still on camera for “Ballerina”.
At the center of the film is a young woman who, driven by revenge, trains as a killer to take care of her family’s killers. This one is played by none other than Ana de Armas, who starred in movies like “Blade Runner 2049”, “Knives Out”, “James Bond 007 – No Time To Die”, “The Gray Man” and “Blonde”. Shooting stars of our time – and has proven itself several times in physically demanding action roles.
Naturally, we’re all the more excited to see how Len Wiseman will stage them. He finally celebrated his breakthrough with an action movie with a female lead: “Underworld”. The screenplay was written by Shay Hatten (John Wick 3, Army Of The Dead) and is currently being revised by Academy Award winner Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman).
Statements made by Ana de Armas at the beginning of the year suggest that the makers are once again trying to inspire their audiences with spectacular action and add something new to the “John Wick” franchise, even after four films have already revealed physical shooting details. revealed. :