With Ana de Armas ready to star in the John Wick spin-off movie, Ballerinaaudiences expected the film to be directed by knives out actress in a more central role as the main character. But it looks like that won’t be the case anymore as Keanue Reeves’ return to the spin-off has been officially confirmed with him set to reprise his role as the fearsome John Wick.
And while Keanu Reeves getting the role of John Wick back in itself is brilliant news, at the same time it also reflects the lack of confidence Hollywood seems to have when it comes to letting female stars fully lead the movies. action without hindrance.
While more information on the seriousness of the Canadian actor’s role in the spin-off has yet to be revealed, Collider confirmed that he is already in Prague where filming has started.
Keanu Reeves back Ballerina – a cause for celebration or a bad decision?
Until now, it was thought that Ana de Armas would direct the film, especially since the synopsis claimed that the overall plot would be based on the young assassin of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum with Ballerina focusing on the revenge story of De Armas’ character.
However, with Keanu Reeves returning to the Lionsgate spin-off, there’s a good chance the Cuban-Spanish actress won’t be in the limelight, which ideally should be the title character of a movie. movie, because let’s face it, the franchise is literally recognized by John de Reeves. Wick. So it’s not rocket science who will get the majority of the screen time; his return would naturally be followed by him playing the lead role instead of the deep waters star.
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This is not a bad thing in itself, on the contrary, the public would certainly be delighted to see The matrix star returns as the unprecedented assassin is wrapped in an all-new black tuxedo in the upcoming spin-off. But if the story was promised to revolve around the life of De Armas’ character, then a narration of the plot by John Wick probably wouldn’t be the best way to go about it.
It’s high time Hollywood gave women enough trust to let them navigate action movies on their own without their co-stars stepping in and getting more than half the screen time.
Details on the John Wick spin off, Ballerina
While Ana de Armas will reprise the ballerina on her way to revenge, Keanu Reeves will reprise the role of the unrivaled retired hitman in the upcoming spin-off, and yet another franchise actor will reappear in the film with Ian McShane reprises the role of Winston, who was first introduced as manager of The Continent Hotel in Chad Stahelski in 2014. John Wick.
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With the Underworld filmmaker Len Wiseman at the helm of the film and Shay Hatten in charge of the screenplay, Ballerina’Filming has already started in Prague. However, no release date for the film has yet been announced.
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