{"id":64180,"date":"2025-03-21T09:57:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=64180"},"modified":"2025-03-31T10:01:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T14:01:56","slug":"the-john-wick-universe-expands-with-ballerina-featuring-ana-de-armas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/the-john-wick-universe-expands-with-ballerina-featuring-ana-de-armas\/64180\/","title":{"rendered":"The John Wick universe expands with Ballerina, featuring Ana de Armas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <em>John Wick<\/em> franchise is making a comeback, but this time, Ana de Armas is leading the charge. The highly anticipated spinoff, <em>Ballerina<\/em>, has released its first action-packed trailer, teasing an intense showdown between de Armas\u2019 character and Keanu Reeves\u2019 iconic assassin, John Wick.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Ballerina<\/em>, Ana de Armas plays Eve Macarro, a Russian ballerina-turned-assassin seeking revenge on those responsible for her family\u2019s murder. The story is set between the events of <em>John Wick: Chapter 3 \u2013 Parabellum<\/em> and <em>John Wick: Chapter 4<\/em>, expanding on a character originally played by Unity Phelan and offering a deeper look into the assassin underworld.<\/p>\n<p>Keanu Reeves returns as John Wick, marking his first appearance in the franchise since <em>Chapter 4<\/em>, which became the highest-grossing film in the series with over $440 million worldwide. Overall, the <em>John Wick<\/em> franchise has surpassed $1 billion at the global box office.<\/p>\n<p>De Armas continues to establish herself as an action star with <em>Ballerina<\/em>, following her roles in <em>No Time to Die<\/em> and <em>Ghosted<\/em>. She also received an Oscar nomination for portraying Marilyn Monroe in <em>Blonde<\/em>. The film follows other <em>John Wick<\/em> universe expansions, including <em>The Continental<\/em>, a prequel miniseries released on Peacock in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Len Wiseman (<em>Underworld<\/em>) and written by Shay Hatten (<em>Army of the Dead<\/em>), <em>Ballerina<\/em> is produced by franchise veterans Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, and Chad Stahelski, with Kaley Smalley Romo as an executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>With its high-octane action, familiar characters, and a fresh perspective, <em>Ballerina<\/em> is shaping up to be an exciting addition to the <em>John Wick<\/em> universe. The film is set to hit theaters on June 6, promising another adrenaline-fueled ride for fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The John Wick franchise is making a comeback, but this time, Ana de Armas is leading the charge. The highly\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":64181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[486],"class_list":["post-64180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-john-wick"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}