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John Wick’s highly anticipated spinoffBallerinastarring Ana de Armas has officially been delayed for another 12 months. Upsetting fans with the disappointing update, the movie is now rescheduled to appear in theatres in the Summer of 2025. The reports came fromDeadlineafter filmmaker Chad Stahelski inked a new deal with Lionsgate.
Currently overseeing the entire franchise,John Wick’s Chad Stahelski is said to be working withBallerinadirector Len Wiseman. Focusing on the additional action sequences for the film is what apparently got the spinoff delayed by another year.
Ana de Armas’BallerinaGot Delayed by a Year
Following the success ofKeanu Reeves’John Wickfranchise Lionsgate got all hyped and dropped the news of a spin-off filmBallerina, focusing on a young female assassin played by Ana de Armas. Narrating the story of the young assassin, who seeks revenge against the people who killed her family, de Armas’ character is set to appear alongside Reeves, Ian McShane, Gabriel Byrne, and more.
Do Not Expect Ana De Armas’ Ballerina to be Like Keanu Reeves’ Action Packed John Wick Movies
“This one is set in between John Wick 3 and John Wick 4, because Keanu is in it, too. You didn’t want to set it after John Wick 4, because then you’d have social media saying, “Oh, so he’s still alive! What’s he going to do next time? Is there a John Wick 5?!” This way, you’re able to still keep up the pretense that there might not be a John Wick 5.” Ian McShane toldCollider.
Unfortunately, despite things being all set to start production and release the film by the summer of 2024, Ana de Armas’Ballerinagot delayed by a year. According to reports fromDeadline, the highly anticipatedJohn Wickspin-off is now rescheduled for a August 13, 2025 opening. The delay apparently happened because the film will be shooting additional action sequences.
The reports came from Lionsgate insiders, who noted thatJohn WickdirectorChad Stahelskiis getting involved in the project. Inking a new deal with Lionsgate, Stahelski is now set to oversee the entire franchise, which made him reconsider a few action scenes in the spin-off, leading to delay.
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Chad Stahelski OverseeingBallerinaWith Len Wiseman
Much to audiences’ dismay,Ana de Armas’Ballerinagot delayed by 12 months because of Chad Stahelski’s new deal with Lionsgate. Previously,Ballerinadirector Len Wiseman was alone overseeing the whole film, but now with Stahelski’s involvement, things started getting double-checked, leading to a longer delay.
It has been reported that Chad Stahelski will be working withBallerinawith directorLen Wisemanon additional action sequences for the film. Given that Stahelski has directed all four movies in theJohn Wickuniverse, his experience will undoubtedly be priceless in making sure thatBallerinastays consistent with audiences’ expectations from the series.
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Further, Chad Stahelski’s experience as a stunt performer and coordinator will also spice up the action in the spin-off, much like the OGJohn Wickfranchise. But with Ana de Armas’ movie facing a delay for valid reasons, fans also believe that giving up the 2024 release date marks a concerning opening of the film in a more crowded market.
Idk if I can keep it together much longer with all these delays…pic.twitter.com/ovVkjOsegB
— Praveer Tiwari (@therealpraveer)June 25, 2025
Len Wiseman directed this? He has exited more projects than he’s ever finished. We’re going to find out that Chad directed all the reshoots, and probably did everything else
Seriously, Google how many projects Len Wiseman has been attached to that never went anywhere
— Matt Jarbo (@mjarbo)August 08, 2025
https://twitter.com/AustinPlanet/status/1760461354865959047
Delaying it without a valid reason will make is lose interest in it.
— Jacob (@Utdjacobi_)August 08, 2025
The question is why did they hire Len Wiseman in the first place?https://t.co/Z1umJa0HtB
— jacob (@LongMacVampyr)August 21, 2025
Len Wiseman directed a bad movie that you now need to try and save it with reshoots? I’m shocked, SHOCKED I tell youhttps://t.co/r5q1XgubuM
— Jacob Blunden (@JacobBlunden)July 04, 2025
With major releases like the live-actionHow to Train Your Dragon,The Black Phone 2,and the live-actionMoanaall set to release in 2025, fans are worried if Ana de Armas’Ballerinawill be able to create an impact. Meanwhile, fans also point out how the spinoff needed Chad Stahelski’s interference a long time back, especially since Len Wiseman is often known for his unfinished projects.
It seems, all this while netizens have been concerned about how Ana de Armas’ spinoff would turn out, considering that the film was directed solely by Wiseman. But now that Stahelski has taken over the project, fans can finally sit back and relax, while waiting for its release.
Ballerinarescheduled to drop on July 29, 2025.
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