From the World of John Wick: Ballerina

Summary

John Wick : Chapter 4was missing a central character from the titular character ’s past , which should be explicate in the franchise ’s upcoming spinoff . Keanu Reeves ' career was at a low ebb when he sign onto the originalJohn Wickmovie , which was raise on a meek budget . There was a real possibility the cinema could have gone directly to DVD too , but having assure a theatrical discharge , it became a word - of - sass smash . In just about every agency , the series ' long-suffering success is nothing brusque of a miralce .

DespiteJohn Wick : Chapter 4endingwith the nominal bravo ’s death , his resurrection for a possible fifth picnic is inevitable . In the interim , the franchise has a spinoff titledJohn Wick Presents : Ballerinain its future . This 2025 action movie is fronted by Ana de Armas as Rooney , an assassin seeking revenge on the people who kill her home . Many familiar face from anterior entries will return , including Ian McShane , Lance Reddick ( Ballerinawill be the late , bully actor ’s final silver screen coming into court ) and none other than Reeves as Wick himself .

Anjelica Huston’s Ballerina Return Can Explain Why The Director Is Missing From John Wick 4

Ballerina can tie up a loose end from Chapter 4

Rooney made her entry inJohn Wick : Chapter 3 - Parabellum , where she was played by dancer Unity Phelanin a wordless operation . Rooney is part of the Ruska Roma syndicate , moderate by Anjelica Huston as The Director . InChapter 3 , it is revealed Wick was once a member of this syndicate , and she reluctantly aid him escape New York after is declare " excommunicado " byThe High Table . In her final scene in the third expedition , The Director is stabbed through the hands by a High Table Adjudicator as penalisation for aiding Wick .

Nothing is try of The Director after this , and Huston did n’t appear inJohn Wick : Chapter 4 . However , Anjelica Huston ’s Director is confirmed to render inBallerina , and the spinoff is certain to plunk into her backstory and relationship with Rooney a little more . InChapter 3 , she made Rooney saltation to the gunpoint of debilitation , so they believably wo n’t be total undecomposed friends . Even so , Huston was heavy in her limited screentime , so hopefully , Ballerinawill give her more to do .

Other keyJohn Wickcharacters who failed to return forChapter 4include Halle Berry ’s Sofia , Asia Kate Dillon as The Adjudicator and John Leguizamo ’s Aurelio .

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Rooney & John Wick’s Meeting Could Mean A Tragic Twist For The Director In Ballerina

The Director may not have returned for John Wick 4 for a good reason

The grounds Huston ’s Director did n’t seem inChapter 4could be that the character was kill between entries .

Set between the event ofJohn taper : Chapters 3and4,Ballerinahas the luck to fill in some gaps . Reeves ' Wick himself will only be have a client visual aspect , with Rooney being the main focus . If she is looking for revenge , like Wick himself , there is a chance her enemies could target the Ruska Roma too . If so , the reasonableness Huston ’s Director did n’t appear inChapter 4could be that the character was killed between entrance .

While a good theory , there is nothing to propose The Director is n’t animated and well in the 4th film either . On a story level , there was no real reason to bring Huston ’s case back inJohn Wick 4 . Just as Winston ( McShane ) is the unquestioned master copy of the Continental Hotel , The Director could still be overseeing her dancers / assassins inside the Tarkovsky Theater . Story details about theJohn Wickspinoff are under wrap , so what use The Director play inBallerinais opened to conjecture . Given the eminent bodycount for the series , though , she should n’t be considered safe just yet .

Keanu Reeves as Wick looking intense in  John Wick Chapter 4 and John Leguizamo’s Aurelio from the original John Wick

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John Wick : Chapters 1 - 3are currently swarm on Apple TV+ and Peacock , whileChapter 4can be found on Starz .

Set between the upshot of John Wick : Chapter 3 – Parabellum and Chapter 4 , From the World of John Wick : Ballerina succeed bravo - in - training Eve Macarro ( Ana de Armas ) as she seeks payback for her Fatherhood ’s slaying .

A composite image of Ana De Armas looking over her shoulder with guns being pointed at Keanu Reeves from John Wick

Following the events of Chapter 3 - Parabellum, John Wick Chapter 4 will see the titular character battle against some of his most dangerous foes yet. With a bounty on his head that continues to skyrocket, John decides to take the fight to the High Table on a global scale and battles across areas like Osaka and Paris to wipe out some of the strongest players in the underworld.

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Following the events of Chapter 3 - Parabellum, John Wick Chapter 4 will see the titular character battle against some of his most dangerous foes yet. With a bounty on his head that continues to skyrocket, John decides to take the fight to the High Table on a global scale and battles across areas like Osaka and Paris to wipe out some of the strongest players in the underworld.

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