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Stahelski rechazó el intento de Reeves de hacer un cameo como Ballerina

Autor : Thomas Actualizar : Feb 22,2026

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Chad Stahelski, director de la franquicia John Wick, reveló recientemente que inicialmente se opuso a la aparición de Keanu Reeves en la película derivada Ballerina, hasta que reconoció su necesidad para impulsar las posibilidades de la película.

La serie John Wick tiene una trayectoria impresionante, con cada entrega superando a la anterior en taquilla, culminando con los $440 millones recaudados mundialmente por John Wick: Chapter 4.

Hablando con The Hollywood Reporter, Stahelski explicó su cambio de opinión sobre la aparición de Reeves en Ballerina, protagonizada por Ana de Armas: "Eso no estaba en el guion original. Reconozco que al principio me opuse. Sin embargo, entendí por qué el director Len Wiseman necesitaba esta ventaja tras el exitoso estreno de John Wick 4. No es realista lanzar una película derivada con el mismo presupuesto modesto de $18 millones con el que comenzamos; ahora las apuestas son más altas."

"Para competir en este nivel, necesitas todas las ventajas posibles. Desde la perspectiva del estudio, insertar a Wick en la cronología de Ballerina se convirtió en la forma más clara de transferir la buena voluntad del público", añadió Stahelski.

A pesar de estos esfuerzos, el estreno mundial de Ballerina, con $51 millones, no alcanzó las proyecciones, lo que sugiere que la aparición de Reeves no motivó suficientemente a los fans. La campaña de marketing incluyó añadir "From the World of John Wick" para destacar su conexión con la franquicia.

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Se avecinan más expansiones del universo Wick, aunque Reeves no aparecerá en todas. Stahelski confirmó que la película derivada de Yen, Caine, no incluirá a Wick: "El proyecto de Donny Yen rinde homenaje al cine de kung fu, más que continuar la historia de Wick. Si John Wick encarnaba a Charles Bronson, este homenaje celebra el legado de Chow Yun-fat y John Woo."

IGN otorgó a Ballerina una calificación de 8/10, elogiando su "coreografía de peleas creativa que iguala la calidad de la serie principal, mientras establece su propia heroína convincente."

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