Interview With "From The World Of John Wick: Ballerina" Director Len Wiseman

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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"From The World Of John Wick: Ballerina" (or just "Ballerina" for short) is the fifth film in the "John Wick" franchise, serving as a spin-off set between the events of "John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum" (2019) and "John Wick: Chapter 4" (2023). It is the first installment not to be directed by Chad Stahelski, with action director Len Wiseman taking over the reins and featuring Ana de Armas in a new role while Keanu Reeves, Anjelica Huston, Lance Reddick (in his final screen appearance before his untimely death), and Ian McShane reprise their roles from the franchise. Wiseman was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will open in theaters on June 6th from Lionsgate. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is my interview with the director for From the World of John Wick ballerina, Len Wiseman.
0:09.3	When you think of me, you should think of fire.
0:19.4	I know you.
0:22.6	I know your pain. I know your pain.
0:24.6	This isn't done until they're dead.
0:30.6	We're not swear to this,
0:36.6	senior agent. When you think of me, We're not swear to this, Signoria.
0:42.3	When you think of me, you should think of fire.
0:50.3	Those people that you're looking for, you're surrounding this hotel right now.
0:55.0	Risen from the ashes, again and again, fire. You don't choose to be a killer
0:58.5	You are chosen
1:00.4	No, I chose this
1:03.4	Consequences
1:07.8	Risen from the ashes again and again then Wiseman, action director extraordinaire, here to talk with me about
1:16.6	ballerina from the world of John Wick, Valerie.
1:19.6	What are we officially calling this thing?
1:21.6	What would you like us to refer to it as?
1:23.6	I mean, everybody's referring to it as ballerina.
1:26.6	Okay. So I think it'll become to it as ballerina.
1:27.8	Okay.
1:36.3	So I think it'll become, yeah, ballerina is the, of the, you know, from the world of John Wick, but I just keep, I just keep hearing ballerina.
1:43.9	So they can call whatever they want as long as, yeah, they can use the long title or short title.
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