The universe of the immaculately tailored assassin continues to expand, with word that ‘Underworld’ director Len Wiseman is to lead on a spin-off of the lucrative ‘John Wick’ franchise.
Dubbed ‘Ballerina’, the tale is to focus on a young female killer avenging the death of her family, with a script by Shay Hatten – writer of recent entry ‘Parabellum’, which took a healthy $323 million at the global box office.
Spawning a series of gender-swapped revenge cash-ins from Salma Hayek in 2014’s Everly to Jennifer Garner in 2018’s Peppermint, it’ll be interesting to see if the originators can improve on the mixed results of recent efforts.
Spawning two highly successful sequels (and John Wick 4 due in 2021) and firmly catapulting Keanu Reeves back into the A-list – including an exec. producer credit on this effort – Lionsgate’s leading series will serve up neo-noir ultraviolence to screens late next year.
