Catalina Sandino Moreno Reveals Lena's Journey in Ballerina (2025)
In this exclusive FlickDirect interview, Allison Rose sits down with Catalina Sandino Moreno to discuss her powerful role as Lena in Ballerina (2025), the action-thriller spin-off set in the John Wick universe. Catalina opens up about her character’s emotional transformation, the demanding stunt prep, and what it takes to balance violence, vulnerability, and loyalty on screen.
As Lena struggles between following orders and finding family, Ballerina deepens the mythology behind the Ruska Roma. With insight into the fight choreography, working with Ana de Armas, and director Len Wiseman’s vision, Catalina shares why this film brings a fresh emotional core to the John Wick franchise. Don’t miss this behind-the-scenes conversation.
ABOUT BALLERINA
Ballerina (2025) expands the high-octane universe of John Wick with a deadly new heroine. Ana de Armas stars as Rooney, a trained ballerina-turned-assassin who embarks on a brutal mission of revenge after her family is slaughtered. Set between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and Chapter 4, the film delves deep into the hidden world of the Ruska Roma crime syndicate.
Guided by grief and honed by her assassin upbringing, Rooney confronts a gauntlet of killers in her hunt for justice, crossing paths with familiar faces from the Wick universe, including Winston (Ian McShane), Charon (the late Lance Reddick), and of course, John Wick himself (Keanu Reeves). Directed by Len Wiseman, *Ballerina* blends balletic grace with unrelenting violence, delivering sleek choreography, emotional stakes, and a fierce expansion of the assassin mythos that fans have come to love.
Directed By: Len Wiseman
MPAA Rating: R
Genre: Action/Adventure
Running Time: 125 minutes
Distributed By: Lionsgate
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