Ana de Armas’ character in Ballerina has a fascinating history within the John Wick franchise, but it’s not entirely clear upon first glance.

John Wick's appearance in Ballerina felt less like a cameo and more like the perfect display of how nostalgia should be used ...

Ballerina director Len Wiseman and star Ian McShane talk about crafting the spinoff around Ana de Armas’ new character, Eve, and updates on John Wick 5.

What John Wick films do you need to watch before Ballerina? ... played by Unity Phelan, also makes an appearance in Chapter 3, revealing the Eve character’s original inception ...

Ana de Armas stars as Eve Macarro, the titular Ballerina. The ballerina briefly appeared in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. Rooney, played by Unity Phelan, was onstage at the ballet academy ...

The character of Ballerina was introduced in the third John Wick film, where Unity Phelan portrayed the role. However, for this standalone feature, the role has been recast with Ana de Armas.

The character turned up briefly in the third John Wick film played by Unity Phelan, a ballet dancer who has since been unceremoniously jettisoned for lacking the necessary star power and oomph.

Lionsgate announced in April 2025 that a fifth ‘John Wick’ film was in the works Emily Blackwood is a writer and editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously ...

Unity Phelan, a principal with the New York City Ballet, has become Hollywood’s ballerina. She was an assassin-in-training in “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum,” starring Keanu Reeves, a ...

Ana de Armas is out for revenge in the first trailer for “Ballerina,” the “John Wick” spinoff set to release on June 6, 2025. In the action thriller, de Armas plays Eve Macarro, a Ruska ...

“Ballerina” takes place in between “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum” and “John Wick: Chapter 4,” expanding the assassin role originally played by Unity Phelan with de Armas’ take ...