Ana de Armas impressed a lot of people as the naive, ass-kicking Paloma in No Time to Die, stealing a few moments away from star Daniel Craig. Unfortunately, with the Bond franchise unlikely to feature characters like hers in the future, de Armas has found another franchise that might be even better. Deadline reports de Armas will lead the long-developing John Wick spinoff, Ballerina.
It’s been a couple of years since Ballerina was first announced, and was shortly confirmed to be directed by Underworld and Total Recall director, Len Wiseman. The film is a female-led John Wick spinoff about a young assassin who seeks revenge on those who murdered her family.
I look back at what Wiseman was able to do turning Kate Beckinsale into one of the best action stars around, and think about what he can do for de Armas who is such a popular actor right now.
Shay Hatten, who wrote John Wick 3 and the two upcoming sequels, along with Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead and Army of Thieves, is writing the Ballerina script.
Next up for de Armas is playing Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s long-awaited Blonde. She will also star in the Russo Bros.’ The Gray Man with Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans.
