Last seen in 2023's "John Wick: Chapter 4," the beloved action-movie assassin will appear in the upcoming spinoff "John Wick Presents: Ballerina" (in theaters June 6, 2025) starring Ana de Armas.
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.
The film is a sequel to John Wick (2014) and the second installment in the John Wick franchise. It stars Keanu Reeves as the title character, alongside Common, Laurence Fishburne, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, Lance Reddick, Peter Stormare, Bridget Moynahan, Franco Nero, John Leguizamo, and Ian McShane.
Played by Shamier Anderson, Mr. Nobody, also known as Tracker, is a bounty hunter with his sights set on Keanu Reeves' eponymous assassin, though bides his time taking Wick down until the reward hits a certain point.
Summary. "The Continental" prequel series fails to confirm the popular theory that Winston is John Wick's father despite numerous connections between the characters.
It stars Keanu Reeves as the title character, alongside an ensemble supporting cast including Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne, Mark Dacascos, Asia Kate Dillon, Lance Reddick, Anjelica Huston, and Ian McShane. The film centers on John Wick going on the run from a legion of hitmen after a bounty is placed for his murder.
Set between the events of the third and fourth John Wick films, Ballerina stars Armas as an assassin trained in the tradition of the Ruska Roma, one of the 12 international criminal organizations that holds a seat at the High Table in John Wick lore.
Master shooter Taran Butler was brought in to train Reeves, and by the end of it, Butler declared Reeves the best actor he's ever worked with in regard to his skills with a gun.
Ares is the secondary antagonist of the 2017 action film John Wick: Chapter 2, the second installment in the John Wick franchise. She is a mute assassin who works as the bodyguard and right-hand of Santino D'Antonio. She was portrayed by Ruby Rose.
Ballerina is set between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), following a skilled female assassin (De Armas) as she hunts down the killers of her family. Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne and series lead Keanu Reeves also feature in the cast.
Where does Ballerina fall in the John Wick timeline?
In the John Wick universe, Ballerina is set between the events of Chapter 3 and Chapter 4. More specifically, Ballerina takes place about six months after the events in the third film.
A popular fan theory suggests that Helen is the daughter of Winston Scott. Helen may might be an analogy to Helen of Troy in Greek Mythology. It's unknown if Helen was ever aware of her husband's past as an assassin.
Why? Well, according to the Journal's report, Reeves himself "stripped" a good portion of John's dialogue in Chapter 4, with the support of franchise director Chad Stahelski, reducing his words by half and instead relying on body language and, of course, fighting.
While Halle Berry's return in John Wick 4 would have been a welcome one, the latest installment wanted to focus on newer characters. Although some older characters did return, they have been regulars throughout the franchise and were still essential to the story.
The creative team on “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum,” out Friday, May 17, liked actor Asia Kate Dillon's trademark neck tattoo enough to let it be seen in their role as the Adjudicator. It's so prominent, Dillon is used to covering it when they act.
Ciscandra Nostalghia, known by her stage name Nostalghia, is an American singer and songwriter. In 2014, she released her first album, Chrysalis, written with collaborator and multi-instrumentalist Roy Gnan. Nostalghia co-wrote and performed two songs for the 2017 film John Wick: Chapter 2.
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.
Despite where he's left at the end of Chapter 4, we can't imagine a John Wick movie without Keanu Reeves, so he'll be back. Even though the movie is in development, we haven't yet had any official cast confirmations.
