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“Behind the Scenes Drama: Did Chad Stahelski Take Control of ‘Ballerina’ Away from Len Wiseman?”

Added on October 14, 2024 inFree Entertainment News, Free Movie News
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The anticipation surrounding the upcoming film Ballerina, a spin-off from the famed John Wick franchise, is palpable—yet it seems that the production team has been dancing to quite the different tune than originally intended! Following news of extensive reshoots, there’s now a bombshell revelation: director Chad Stahelski is reportedly redoing much of the film without the original helmer, Len Wiseman, in sight! What does this mean for both the film and the iconic franchise? After all, with stakes as high as they are, who wouldn’t want a little extra polish on a project that’s being dubbed John Wick 3.5? As we dive into the whirlwind of behind-the-scenes drama, hold onto your popcorn, because it looks like Ballerina might just be the surprise package Lionsgate needs for a comeback after a rocky year. Curious about the unfolding story? Click here to LEARN MORE.

While news of Ballerina’s reshoots had been made transparent, it is now said that Stahelski would re-do most of the movie without Wiseman.

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News of the extensive reshoots for Ballerina has been at the forefront of the film’s hype since the John Wick spin-off had been delayed a year to revamp the footage that Lionsgate was not satisfied with. Earlier this year, Ian McShane, who is a staple of the Wick films and reprises his role as Winston for Ballerina, explained that the reshoots were so extensive that he even gave it the term, “new shoots.” “They’re new-shooting for Ballerina.” Then, he continues, “You know, it’s like, they’ve gotta protect the franchise. We did it about a year ago. And they’ve looked at it and Chad’s come in. And they wanna make it better cause they have to protect [the franchise].”

It was conveyed that Wick franchise director Chad Stahelski was brought in to work with Ballerina director Len Wiseman for the new shoots. Now, according to The Wrap, multiple sources have revealed that Stahelski had re-shot most of the movie and the former director was not at all present. The new shoots had reportedly taken place in Prague for two to three months without Wiseman. One of the sources explained, “Of course, Chad had to clean up someone else’s mess. Remember, this film is basically John Wick 3.5. This story happens before John Wick 4 and after that film, they can’t have a failure in anything ‘Wick’ related.”

The source added, “Chad is going to do Highlander, but cleaning up Ballerina pushed him by five months for sure.” Stahelski was set to work on Highlander with Henry Cavill, but the delay would free him up to accept a role in Voltron from Amazon MGM. That project goes into production later this year while it is being said that more work will be done to the Highlander script.

Unfortunately, this isn’t an isolated situation for the studio Lionsgate, as the film Borderlands would also bring in Deadpool director Tim Miller to take over duties from former director Eli Roth. A lot is riding on Ballerina to save the studio from a disastrous 2024 after suffering flops like the aforementioned Borderlands as well as The Killer’s Game, The Crow remake and their major gamble with Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis.

About the Author

E.J. is a News Editor at JoBlo, as well as a Video Editor, Writer, and Narrator for some of the movie retrospectives on our JoBlo Originals YouTube channel, including Reel Action, Revisited and some of the Top 10 lists. He is a graduate of the film program at Missouri Western State University with concentrations in performance, writing, editing and directing.

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