Ballerina: John Wick's murderous spin-off inspires the fans!

Ballerina: John Wick's murderous spin-off inspires the fans!

In the shadow of the extremely successful "John Wick" franchise, a first spin-off has now announced: "Ballerina". The film, which starts in the cinemas on June 6, 2025, plays between "John Wick: Chapter 3" and "John Wick: Chapter 4". Directed by Len Wiseman, who has withdrawn from the line business since 2012, which makes curiosity about the staging all the greater. "Ballerina" is produced by Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves, who want to ensure quality with their experience from the main series. As reports [TV-Media] (https://www.tv-media.at/filme/from-the-world--john-wick-ballerina 2025), the film with typical "John Wick" elements is waiting for: brachial action, impressive images and a hypnotizing soundtrack.

The script comes from Shay and tells the story of Eve Macarro (played by Ana de Armas), a former ballerina who is trained as the contract killer and is looking for revenge for her father's death. As part of her training at Ruska Roma, Eve meets John Wick, who wants to warn her of violence. But the young woman cannot be stopped from her goal and resolves against the sect, which is responsible for the death of her father. In this context, various characters are presented to her, including her sister Lena and the Chancellor, played by Gabriel Byrne. The return of Ian Mcshane as Winston Scott and Lance Reddick as Charon, who has his last screen presence here, provides additional attention. Keanu Reeves itself will not be missing, which the fans of the series are enthusiastic about [Wikipedia] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ballerina_ (2025_film)).

Development and Box Office

The first considerations of "Ballerina" began in 2017, when Shay had written a Spec script. In October 2019, Len Wiseman was signed as a director, and the shooting took place in scenes in Prague and Budapest from November 2022 to January 2023. After a few subsequent shooting in February 2024, the film was finally ready for the canvas. Despite the hypes, "Ballerina" seems to be a bit of reality on the box office. On the first weekend, a box office result of $ 24.5 million was recorded, which was enough for second place in the cinema charts, even if this was left behind the extremely successful "Lilo & Stitch" The Numbers.

Overall, "Ballerina" was able to record around $ 101.3 million worldwide by June 25, 2025. The majority of critics seem to be positive about the film, with a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 76 percent and a metacitic score of 59, which indicates mixed to average reviews. Interestingly, the film was evaluated by the viewers with a cinemascore of "A -", which indicates a solid acceptance of the fans. Production is already planning a sequel to Ana de Armas in the leading role, while Wiseman indicates that the story is far from being told [Wikipedia] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ballerina_ (2025_film)).

The future of the John Wick Universum

"Ballerina" may not be the largest innovation fireworks in the "John Wick" universe, but the film still impresses with the typical style, the impressive action sequences and an exciting narrative style. The fans of the series can be excited to see how the story about Eve Macarro continues and whether we will soon see more of this fascinating universe. And who knows, maybe "Ballerina" will be a hit in the cinemas after a few starting difficulties. For the filmmacher it is clear that the path for further adventures in the "John Wick" universe is paved.