Between the mayhem of Chapter 3 and the introspection of Chapter 4, Ballerina deftly threads its story into the Wick fabric without tearing it apart.  "I think that was clever, them to put it in there, because you've met the character before in episode Three of the Wick franchise," Ian McShane told me, reprising his role as the sage mentor Winston and manager of the famous New York Continental Hotel. 

Additionally, I believe it was a very wise move to include a female assassin.  He goes on to highlight how the spinoff intentionally broadens the franchise's reach, saying, "If you're going to expand the universe, that was very smart - not just to bring in a female assassin, but to bring in a character that you met before."

In our interview, director Len Wiseman was thoughtful about this relationship and the setup for the first john Wick feature after another lead. He stated that there is "no franchise bible per se," but that discussions with chad Stahelski, who developed the intellectual property and directed all four john Wick films, and the Thunder Road Films team (producer Basil Iwanyk's production company) provided the ideas, the audience's path, and his own enthusiasm. 

Wiseman adds, "I liked the fact that we were recreating some of the sets so that we’re not using any footage from john Wick: Chapter 3, but we’re seeing iconic sequences from a different perspective. And so it was really cool to actually see it now - with a few audiences and fans who have seen it - when they start to recognize what scene this is, or start whispering, ‘Oh shit, is that where Ana was during this time?’ That’s the kind of stuff I really love."
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G GOWTHAM

24/05/2025 10:46 AM