More information about the John Wick spin-off film Ballerina has been revealed by star Ian McShane, who confirmed reports of reshoots to the film.
During a recent appearance on BBC’s The One, McShane was asked about the John Wick universe and spoke about the upcoming Ballerina. McShane confirmed that reshoots were happening, but called them “new shoots” rather than reshoots, a move done to “protect the franchise.”
“It’s not reshoots, its new shoots,” McShane said. “The new shooting for Ballerina, which is the spinoff with Ana de Armas of the John Wick franchise . . . you know, it’s like, they’ve got to protect the franchise.”
McShane also confirmed that Chad Stahelski — the director of the first four John Wick films — had stepped in to help make the project “better.”
“It was about a year ago that we did the movie Ballerina,” said McShane. “They’ve looked at it, and Chad’s come in, the guy who directed all the John Wick movies, and they want to make it better. Keanu’s in it as well. It takes place between John Wick 3 and John Wick 4.”
What do we know about Ballerina?
“The world of John Wick expands with Ballerina, as Ana de Armas stars as an assassin trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma,” reads the film’s synopsis.
Ballerina is being directed by Len Wiseman from a screenplay written by Shay Hatten (Army of the Dead) and is being overseen by James Myers for Lionsgate. It stars Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Catalina Sandino Moreno, and Norman Reedus with Ian McShane and Keanu Reeves. The spin-off is produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Keanu Reeves, and Chad Stahelski.
