According to a report on Collider, Keanu Reeves is the latest addition to the cast of ‘Ballerina’, an upcoming spinoff film that is set in the same universe as the John Wick films. The actor will reprise his role as assassin John Wick, which originated in the 2014 film. His casting comes shortly after Ian McShane was confirmed to be returning as Winston, the manager of The Continental Hotel, for ‘Ballerina’. It is currently unknown how the two John Wick characters will factor into the spinoff’s plot and how large their roles will be in the film.
Ana de Armas will lead the cast of ‘Ballerina’, with the talented actor portraying a young female assassin seeking revenge against the people who murdered her family. Len Wiseman will direct the upcoming spinoff film, which was first teased in the 2019 film ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’ through Anjelica Huston’s character ‘The Director’, the head of the Ruska Roma crime syndicate who oversees a program that trains young male wrestlers to be assassins and young ballet dancers to be femme fatales. It is unknown at this time if Houston will return in the upcoming spinoff.
‘Ballerina’ will mark Reeves’ fifth time portraying the master assassin. Production is currently underway, but the movie does not yet have a release date.
