John Wick Spinoff Ballerina Casts Ana De Armas

The upcoming John Wick spin-off film, Ballerina, has officially cast Ana De Armas in the lead role. The 007 star’s involvement was previously rumored, but Lionsgate made it official at CinemaCon.

Len Wiseman (Underworld) is directing Ballerina, which will reportedly begin filming this summer. John Wick: Parabellum writer Shay Hatten wrote the script. John Wick series veteran Chad Stahelski is producing Ballerina. His next directorial projects, meanwhile, include John Wick 4 and the Ghost of Tsushima movie.

De Armas played Paloma in the newest James Bond movie, No Time To Die, and she had an epic fighting and shooting sequence that showed off her action chops. A behind-the-scenes video from 007 showed the great lengths that De Armas went to in her preparation for the role.

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