Ana de Armas reveals that “Ballerina”, the spin-off of “John Wick”, already has a screenwriter

After starring in the upcoming Netflix spy thriller, “The Gray Man” alongside Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas has a future project within the “John Wick” universe, which is called “Ballerina”. Now, the action film has hired actress-director Emerald Fennell as a screenwriter.

At the latest edition of CinemaCon, Lionsgate confirmed this Ana de Armas will be the protagonist of ‘dancer’, the first spin-off of the’ John Wick ‘saga starring Keanu Reeves. And filming is scheduled to begin in June and September of this year, under the direction of Len Wiseman, the mastermind behind the “Underworld” franchise.

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According to an interview for Elle, Ana de Armas hired Emerald Fennell as a screenwriter for ‘dancer’, as she is the producer of the’ John Wick ‘spin-off, in her second executive producing position after the’ Ghosted ‘premiere.

It was very important for me to hire a writer, because up until then, when I was involved in the project, there was only the director, Len Wiseman, and one other guy. And I was like, ‘It’s not going to work.’ “

Regarding the choice of the screenwriter for ‘Ballerina’, Ana de Armas adds: “I interviewed about five or six screenwriters. We hired Emerald Fennell, which I was very proud of, “he says. And the reason for their hiring was the feminism of their stories:” I grew up in the most male-dominated culture and, at the same time, Cuba is so free in so many other ways. that I am sometimes surprised by the things I hear are still conversations in this country … I’m like, ‘Are we still here?

What is ‘Ballerina’, the spin-off of ‘John Wick’ about?

For those who have followed the ‘John Wick’ saga, you will know that, in the third action film with Keanu Reeves, Angelica Houston’s character visits a center where he trains dancers, the same place where the “Boogey Man” was also trained. . . Well, ‘Ballerina’ will follow the story of one of the students of this school.

Currently there are no more details on the plot of ‘dancer’, or the rest of the crew and cast involved in this film. However, it should be noted that this will not be the first spin-off of the “John Wick” saga, as will the first “Continental”, a series that will be set within the most famous hotel in this universe.

It is expected that in the coming months, when production of ‘Ballerina’ begins, more details will be provided on the film with Ana de Armas. While the release date of “John Wick 4” with Keanu Reeves is still approaching, which will be on March 24 of the following year 2023.