Lionsgate Plans Ballerina Movie As Possible John Wick Spinoff

Lionsgate’s new Ballerina movie is eyed to become a John Wick spinoff Lionsgate has plans for female-led actioner titled Ballerina that, according to The Hollywood Reporter, is being considered for development within the John Wick universe. The Ballerina movie script arrives from up and coming screenwriter Shay Hatten. Hatten is best known for his screenplay Maximum King, which landed on last year’s Black List. RELATED: Black List 2016 Scripts Revealed, Includes Madonna Biopic & Mindy Kaling Script The Ballerina movie, which the trade likens to Luc Besson’s La Femme Nikita, follows a young assassin who vows revenge against those that killed her family. John Wick‘s Basil Iwanyk is set to produce the Ballerina movie through his Thunder Road. The original John Wick, directed by David Leitch and Chad Stahelski, hit theaters 2014 and found an immediate fanbase.