Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus cast in John Wick spinoff Ballerina

Norman Reedus is currently filming for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, a spinoff that will continue the story of his character Daryl Dixon. The series will be the second direct spinoff of the main Walking Dead series. Fresh off filming for The Bikeriders, Deadline reports that Reedus has now been cast in the John Wick spinoff Ballerina.

Reedus joins the already announced Ballerina cast of Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, and Catalina Sandino Moreno. There have also been rumors that Keanu Reeves, who portrays John Wick, will make a cameo in the film.

Len Wiseman, known for Underworld, Live Free or Die Hard, and Total Recall (2012), will direct the screenplay written by Shay Hatten, known for John Wick 3, Army of the Dead, and Army of Thieves. Hatten will also write scripts for John Wick 3 and 4. 

Wiseman told Deadline that they are very excited to bring Reedus on board the film. They are huge fans and are confident his fans will be happy to learn he joins the John Wick universe.

Ballerina will be set between John Wick 3 and 4 and see Rooney (de Armas), a ballet dancer turned assassin, who hunts down the people who murdered her family. Filming for the movie began in November 2022 in Prague.

Norman Reedus – other projects

Reedus is well known for portraying Daryl Dixon, a role he has played since 2010 on The Walking Dead series. Daryl’s spinoff series has been ordered for six episodes for season 1. He has also garnered a cult following for his role as Murphy McManus in the Boondock Saints movies.

Up next, fans will see him in The Bikeriders. This movie follows a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club based on a photo book by Danny Lyon that tells of the Chicago Outlaw Motorcycle Club.

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