Keenu Reeves reveals where The Ballerina fits in the John Wick timeline

It's interesting how Ballerina takes place between the events of the third and fourth movies. John Wick was severely injured during the third film after going through a firefight with the High Table assassins, being shot by Winston at point-blank range, as well as falling off the roof of The Continental. At the end of John Wick: Chapter 3, the legendary assassin allies himself with the Bowery King and is set to go to war with the High Table. How is John Wick related to the Ballerina John Wick and the Ballerina were both trained by The Director.

We know very little about the plot of Ballerina at this point. However, we can assume it will take place in Europe. We previously reported that Reeves was in Prague for the filming of Ballerina which suggests that Wick traveled to Europe after the third movie.

We can surmise that John Wick traveled to Europe, after the events of John Wick: Chapter 3, to recover from his injuries and perhaps gather allies for his war against the High Table. We know that John Wick is in Paris in the fourth movie as the Arc de Triomphe was seen in the first trailer.

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The Ballerina is related to John Wick as they were both trained by the "Director," the head of the Ruska Roma crime syndicate. Fans have speculated that the ballerina is the same character seen dancing on stage just as the Adjudicator arrives to punish the Director for aiding John.

The Ballerina may also be of Belarusian heritage similar to Wick. It was revealed in Chapter 3 that John's real name is Jardani Jovonovich and that he was born in Belarus. It was also hinted in the John Wick: Chapter 4 trailer that his family sits at the High Table.

Anjelica Huston is set to reprise her role as "The Director" in Ballerina. Lance Reddick will be returning as Charon, the concierge at The Continental hotel.

It will be a while before we know the Ballerina spin-off ties in with the John Wick series. It only just started filming last month and there's still no release date for the movie.