Who is the Ballerina in the film Ballerina (2025)?

Last Modified May 28, 2025 06:49 EDT
Who is the Ballerina in the film: From the World of John Wick: Ballerina?
Ana de Armas as Eve Macarro (Source: Screengrab from the trailer)


The Ballerina, Eve Macarro, is the protagonist of the upcoming film From the World of John Wick: Ballerina. Eve Macarro is played by the Cuban and Spanish actress Ana de Armas.


The fifth addition to the John Wick franchise, Ballerina (2025), is scheduled for a theatrical release in the United States on June 6, 2025, a year after its initial release date of June 7, 2024. Many actors from the previous John Wick films, such as Keanu Reeves, Anjelica Huston, Lance Reddick, and Ian McShane, are reprising their roles in the upcoming film.


Who is the Ballerina?


Who is the Ballerina in the film: From the World of John Wick: Ballerina?
Ballerina (Source: Screengrab from the trailer)


Eve Macarro (played by Ana de Armas) is the ballerina who is starting to train in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma to exact revenge for her father's death. Co-star Ian McShane claims that throughout the movie, Winston and Charon are watching over the character in the New York Continental Hotel.


Who is playing Ballerina in the film Ballerina (2025)?


Who is the Ballerina in the film: From the World of John Wick: Ballerina?
Ana de Armas (Source: Instagram)


Ana Celia de Armas Caso, the Cuban and Spanish actress, is playing the role of Eve Macarro in the upcoming film.


She appeared in the romance movie Una rosa de Francia (2006) to begin her acting career in Cuba. She moved to Madrid, Spain, when she was eighteen and featured in the hit drama El Internado from 2007 to 2010. De Armas earned English-speaking roles in the comedy-crime movie War Dogs (2016) and the psychological thriller Knock Knock (2015) after relocating to Los Angeles.


De Armas became popular for her appearances as nurse Marta Cabrera in the mystery movie Knives Out (2019) and holographic AI Joi in the science fiction movie Blade Runner 2049 (2017). She played actress Marilyn Monroe in the biographical drama Blonde (2022), for which she was the first Cuban to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, and Bond girl Paloma in the James Bond movie No Time to Die (2021).


When does Ballerina (2025) take place?


The film is set between the events of previous John Wick films, namely, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). It is centred between the events when John is on the run from a legion of hitmen after a bounty is placed for his murder, to the point when he sets out for revenge on the High Table and those who left him for dead.


FAQs about Ballerina (2025)

Ballerina (2025) will be released theatrically in the US on June 6, 2025. There is no news as of yet where it will be streamed online.

Yes, John Wick is available to stream on Netflix in some regions.

The John Wick films are available to stream on Peacock Premium and Peacock Premium Plus. It is also available to purchase or rent on platforms like Amazon Video, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, and Microsoft Store.

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