Exclusive: John Wick 4 producer Erica Lee explains how Ballerina tells the opposite story of John Wick, with a female assassin entering this world.
Producer Erica Lee explains how Ana de Armas' character's journey in Ballerina is the opposite of John Wick's. Ballerina is written by Shay Hatten and tells the story of a young woman training at the same ballet academy that John Wick did in his youth to become an assassin. Similar to John Wick, she is on a mission of revenge, hunting down the people who wiped out her family.
When Screen Rant spoke with Lee about John Wick: Chapter 4, she also shed light on the highly anticipated spin-off film. She breaks down how the story in Ballerina is opposite to the four John Wick films. Lee also teases a very different feel to Ballerina with de Armas in the lead instead of Keanu Reeves.
Ballerina has been amazing to develop, and it's interesting because it's been almost five years in development. With each John Wick movie, it gets tweaked a bit. But it's really interesting because I think the character of John Wick is always trying to get out, and I think that the character that Ana de Armas plays in Ballerina is trying to get in. Just there alone is a different character study.
And also, it's a female perspective. Ana is an amazing actress and brings so much to it. It's a very different vibe than Keanu, so I think that audiences are really going to be interested in that.And also, it's a female perspective. Ana is an amazing actress and brings so much to it. It's a very different vibe than Keanu, so I think that audiences are really going to be interested in that.
While the story and vibe of Ballerina may be different, the John Wick universe immediately gives the film a strong jumping-off point. Audiences know about and are curious about the world of John Wick, and Ballerina is a way to further expand the world while tying it back to Reeves' beloved character. Ballerina will delve into John Wick's origins with the ballet academy from a new perspective, an indirect approach that will shed light on his past while still exploring a new character and perspective.
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