One of the things that has turned John Wick from just another action movie to a modern legend is the way the movies carefully craft the world of assassins around the titular character. John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum introduced us to Anjelica Huston’s character The Director. We now know that Huston will be back for the upcoming spinoff, Ballerina, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Ballerina is currently in production. Ana de Armas stars with a script from Shay Hatten directed by Len Wiseman. Like John Wick, Ballerina is a revenge story–details beyond that are very light.
In John Wick Chapter 3, Huston played The Director, leader of the Ruska Roma. John goes to see her in that film as he tries to escape from New York following the assassination of High Table member Santino at the end of John Wick Chapter 2. She acts as a mother figure to John, and is also responsible for his training as well as that of those who follow. Ballerinas are shown in the film dancing…
