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From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, or simply Ballerina, is a 2025 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Len Wiseman and written by Shay Hatten. It is the fifth film in the John Wick franchise, serving as a spin-off set between the events of Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) and Chapter 4 (2023). It stars Ana de Armas in the lead role, alongside Anjelica Huston, Lance Reddick (in his final screen appearance), Ian McShane, and Keanu Reeves reprising their roles, while Gabriel Byrne, Catalina Sandino Moreno, and Norman Reedus join the cast. In the film, ballerina-assassin Eve Macarro (Armas) trains as an assassin of the Ruska Roma.

Lionsgate acquired Hatten's spec script for the film in 2017, leading to him contributing to the final screenplay for Parabellum and then serving as the lead writer for Chapter 4. In October 2019, Wiseman was hired as director, with Chad Stahelski confirmed as a producer by May 2020. Ballerina was officially announced in April 2022, with de Armas confirmed to be replacing Unity Phelan, who portrayed the character in Parabellum, in the lead role; by that December, the rest of the main cast was rounded out. Principal photography began soon after, taking place in Prague, Czech Republic. Additional action sequences were shot starting in February 2024.

The film is scheduled to be released on June 6, 2025.