John Wick Spin-Off Ballerina Is Bringing Back Ian McShane as Winston

Winston—the linchpin of the John Wick universe—isn’t solely getting an origin sequence on Peacock exploring his youthful days, he’ll additionally seem in spin-off film Ballerina. There, the de facto Continental boss will likely be performed by Ian McShane, who originated the character reverse Keanu Reeves in 2014’s John Wick.

Len Wiseman (Underworld) is directing Ballerina, which stars Ana de Armas (Knives Out, No Time to Die) because the title character, from a script by Shay Hatten (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum). The movie entered manufacturing this week and is produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, and Chad Stahelski.

Fans of the Winston character have so much to stay up for, even earlier than this information was introduced. We knew that Colin Woodell could be taking part in him in The Continental, a Seventies-set spin-off sequence co-starring Ayomide Adegun as a youthful model of Charon, performed by Lance Reddick within the John Wick movies. It will concentrate on how Winston and Charon had been concerned within the institution of the assassin-hub luxurious resort. McShane, whose tackle the character was final seen in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, will subsequent seem in in John Wick: Chapter 4.

John Wick: Chapter 4 will hit film theaters on March 23, 2023; Peacock sequence The Continental can also be due in 2023. So far there’s no launch date locked down for Ballerina.

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