
Ballerina Takes the Stage: The New John Wick Spin-Off Starring Ana de Armas
by Sweta Das in Entertainment, News on June 12, 2025A New Assassin Enters the John Wick Universe
The high-octane environment of John Wick has gotten even larger with the premiere of Ballerina, a moving spin-off that introduces the spectators to Eve Macarro, brought alive by Ana de Armas. Situated between the moments of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and Chapter 4, the movie dives into Eve’s chase as a ballet dancer turned killer in order to avenge her family’s death.
Ana de Armas as Eve Macarro Is Stellar
Ana de Armas does an outstanding job as Eve, the character whom she conquers with grace and lethal combat skills in the role. Her characterization gives more layers to the character, and thus Eve becomes an essential part of the John Wick universe. The movie presents her multidimensionality, in which action and fighting scenes depict her strength and vulnerability.
An Action-Choreography Extravaganza
Directed by Len Wiseman, Ballerina is a seductive feast for the eyes filled with very well set up scenes of combat and very beautiful camera work. The movie was inspired by ballet and the aesthetics of it like the movements and compositions made the action is look better. There are various European locations which provide a powerful visual footprint as well as enhancing the film’s enslaved feel.
The John Wick World Becomes Bigger
Ballerina, as a standalone film, broadens the John Wick world by presenting new faces and going deeper into the assassins’ complex community. The film uses sly narrative and familiar characters’ appearances and references as a method to associate its plot with the primary series, thus enabling the audience to have deeper insight into the universe’s culture.
Box Office Performance
Ballerina kicked off with a domestic box office of $24.5 million, which is more than what it had been anticipated. Although the film was also released during summer lunch movies with other releases, the fact that it did so well was clearly a sign of the movie’s quality. In the international box office, the movie has performed very well and has been the main contributor to the box office of the film which grows day by day.slashfilm.com
Critical Reception
Comments prepared by the critics tell the public that Ballerina is a movie with an engaging plot and a cool collection of action scenes. The film has been very well received and the reviewers have expressed many positives, including Ana de Armas’ strong performance and the film’s director’s stylish impression. Despite the observation of the film not being paced in a very smooth way by some, most reviewers hold a positive opinion about it, labeling Ballerina as a great part to the John Wick franchise.
Looking Ahead
Ballerina from a successful start can pave the way for other movies to follow and further development of Evan Macarro’s characters. The film’s success also reveals that action movies with strong women in the lead are in demand. The John Wick universe, the expansion of which becomes a way of life for the public, promises to provide the latter with a high level of entertainment and some thought-provoking characters in days to come.
Those who would like to catch some real action and not just watch it unfold can watch Ballerina at their local theaters right now.

