More information has arrived about “Ballerina,” the upcoming “John Wick” spin-off film in the works at Lionsgate.
Chad Stahelski, who directed the more recent two ‘Wick’ films and co-directed the first, confirms reports that Len Wiseman is directing. Speaking with Heat Vision, he says the spin-off will boast a different kind of action design to the ‘Wick’ films.
However, it will also retain the high-level intensity of the action in the Keanu Reeves-led main films. On Wiseman’s new approach and the project’s current status he says:
“Having him [Wiseman] on board and approaching some of the action design from a slightly different perspective, meaning the set pieces, the character involvement, how and what he wants to do during the action sequences, makes it kind of fresh.
So, we’re not just copying ourselves over and over again with gun-fu or something like that. And because the character is different, we’re going to get a different take on things.
So, right now, I know that him and Shay [Hatten] are developing Ballerina. I’m not exactly sure what stage it’s at, but it’s something I know that both Lionsgate, Thunder Road and myself would like to see happen sooner rather than later. And from what I’ve heard recently, they’ve got a good angle on it and they’re actively developing.”
“Ballerina” focuses on a young female assassin who seeks revenge against the people who killed her family. Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Keanu Reeves, and Chad Stahelski will produce.
Both a fourth “John Wick” film and the spinoff prequel series “The Continental” remain in development.
