{"id":664568,"date":"2026-04-05T14:36:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T12:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numero.com\/non-classifiee\/what-can-we-expect-from-ballerina-the-john-wick-spin-off-starring-ana-de-armas\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:37:07","slug":"what-can-we-expect-from-ballerina-the-john-wick-spin-off-starring-ana-de-armas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/movies\/what-can-we-expect-from-ballerina-the-john-wick-spin-off-starring-ana-de-armas\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it worth rewatching Ballerina, the John Wick spin-off starring Ana de Armas?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Actress Ana de Armas<\/strong><\/a> is carving out a prominent place for herself in Hollywood. With remarkable ease, she moves between deep and action roles. We saw her don a blonde wig as the tormented Marilyn Monroe in Blonde<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and she was just as convincing as a glamorous Bond girl<\/strong> with diamond-studded stilettos in No Time to Die<\/em><\/strong> (2021).<\/p> \n \n<\/div> \n<\/div> \n<\/div> \n<\/div> \n<\/div> \n<\/div> \n<\/article><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Bond girl to lead character in action film Ballerina<\/em><\/h2>

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From her dazzling, badass fight scene in the latest James Bond film No Time to Die<\/em><\/strong> (2021) to her enigmatic CIA agent role in Ghosted<\/em><\/strong> (2023) alongside Chris Evans<\/strong>, Ana de Armas<\/strong><\/a> seems more determined than ever to specialise in action movies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Truth is, the actress excels in this register. She shines in the spin-off of the blockbuster franchise John Wick<\/em><\/strong>, in which Keanu Reeves<\/a><\/strong> has been starring since 2014. This new instalment gives the Cuban-Spanish actress a deeper dive into the action genre, a realm she\u2019s already entered with style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Ballerina<\/strong><\/em>, the badass Ana de Armas <\/strong>takes down her numerous enemies one by one using flamethrowers, a wide range of weapons, or simply her fists. Her motto? “Fight like a girl<\/em>“, which sometimes means going straight for her attackers\u2019 most sensitive parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ana de Armas starring in the film
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Ballerina<\/em>, a film true to the spirit of John Wick<\/em>?<\/h3>\n\n\n

Turned into a tattooed, slightly gothic avenging protagonist hunting down those responsible for her father\u2019s death, the young woman, trained both as a ballerina and as a hitwoman by the Ruska Roma<\/strong> crime organisation, firmly establishes herself as the new face of action cinema. In doing so, she follows in the footsteps of Charlize Theron<\/strong> and Uma Thurman<\/strong>, helping to redefine the genre from a female perspective.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, Ballerina<\/em><\/strong>, which hit theatres last June 2025 and is available now on VOD, is not quite the sexy, dangerous feature Ana de Armas<\/strong> teased in the columns of Collider<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. While it draws on the signature elements of the John Wick<\/em><\/strong> universe, like the choreographed fight scenes, these moments lack the spectacular precision seen in the franchise\u2019s previous films.<\/p> \n \n<\/div> \n<\/div> \n<\/div> \n<\/div> \n<\/div> \n<\/div> \n<\/article><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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