Yahoo News ‘John Wick’ Spinoff ‘Ballerina’ Delayed a Year to Film Additional Action Scenes
Ballerina is departing 2024, with the John Wick spinoff now opening June 6, 2025. In a twinned move, The Crow will fly into Ballerina‘s previous date of June 7, 2024.
The year-long delay for Ballerina is sure to turn heads, but Lionsgate insiders say it is because the film will be filming additional action sequences under the guiding hand of director Chad Stahelski, the mastermind behind the John Wick franchise. He will be working closely with Ballerina director Len Wiseman on the sequences. The studio feels that because its upcoming The Crow film is ready for theaters, it does not need to rush Ballerina into cinemas if they can make it better.
More from The Hollywood Reporter
James Gunn Shares First 'Superman: Legacy' Cast Photo: "All Together for the First Time"
Wendy Williams Shares Aphasia and Dementia Diagnosis Ahead of Doc Release
Ballerina stars Ana de Armas star as an assassin trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma. The film also stars Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, the late Lance Reddick, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, with Ian McShane and Wick lead Keanu Reeves also among the cast.
Rupert Sanders directs The Crow from a script by Zach Baylin and Will Schneider, rebooting the film franchise that launched with the 1994 feature starring the late Brandon Lee, who died during production. The movie is based on the 1989 comic book series of the same name and stars Bill Skarsgård as the title character alongside a cast that also includes FKA Twigs and Danny Huston.
In addition to Ballerina and The Crow’s release dates, Lionsgate set a new Guy Ritchie film for Jan. 17, 2025. It stars Henry Cavill and Eiza González, who will appear in Ritchie’s upcoming Lionsgate feature The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, bowing April 19 of this year. Jake Gyllenhaal also stars.
Ballerina shot its initial work beginning in late 2022. It is part of a growing Wick franchise, which Stahelski oversees with Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee at Thunder Road. The series is known for its inventive action and for Reeves’ ever expanding array of death defying stunts and fight choreography. The fourth installment, John Wick: Chapter 4, stands as its highest grossing with $440 million globally.
Best of The Hollywood Reporter
