Ballerina, the release date of the John Wick spin-off starring Ana de Armas

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It has finally been announced when it will be released Dancerthe highly anticipated spin-off of John Wick. It will arrive in theaters on June 7, 2024, just over a year after the fourth chapter of the saga led by Keanu Reeves.

Just the star had recently revealed when it is set Dancer. Now we finally know everything about the “when”, both at a diegetic level and as regards the non-diegetic aspect: all we have to do is wait for the “where”, ie the cinemas where it will land.
Dancer will be directed by Len Wiseman and written by Shay Hatten (already known to the general public for having worked on Army Of The Dead by Zack Snyder e John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum), Len Wiseman and Emerald Fennel.

At the level of diegesis, the film will be placed between John Wick 3 And 4. The plot will revolve around the character of Rooney (played by Ana de Armas), a killer-dancer thirsty for revenge against the killers of her family.
The cast is made up, in addition to de Armas, by Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, Angelica Huston and the ever-present John Wick aka Keanu Reeves.
The first take was November 7, 2022 in Prague. After filming, the film entered post-production in February 2023.

“Every single point on my body hurts,” said Ana de Armas

Actress Ana de Armas in January 2023 said the following: “We have been in Prague for filming for four months now. And I am in a lot of pain. My body, my back… every single point of my body hurts. I’m in pain, as well as bruised.” But the example of Keanu Reeves gave her considerable energy, motivating her to keep going.
“This man manages to roll over, throw himself with his whole body and do crazy stunts, so I said to myself: ‘No, I can’t complain anymore. That’s enough'”, these are the words of the Spanish-born Cuban actress and model, who since 2006 (year in which he made his debut in Spanish film A rose from France) is considered one of the most interesting actresses. And she is today in her own right among the biggest stars in Hollywood.

Lots of praise also from Keanu Reeves towards his colleague de Armas

However, even Keanu Reeves did not spare himself on behalf of his colleague, underlining how beautiful and exciting it is to work with Ana de Armas.
After the extraordinary success of 007 No Time To Die and her portrayal of the diva of divas (Marilyn Monroe) in BlondeAna De Armas has been chosen to take over from Reeves-Wick.
The actress was noticed for her action skills demonstrated on the set of 007 No Time To Die

prompting manufacturers of John Wick to consider for the spin-off. However, the Cuban actress had already made an appearance in the film series as the young dancer who, during the third installment of the saga, was training to become a ruthless assassin.