The John Wick franchise's Ballerina for June 6, and F1 for June 27, it is shaping up to be a summer of great action movies.

While at a Mission: Impossible event, Tom Cruise commented on the "fun summer" that is coming, and when asked about Ballerina, said that he had seen it and loved it (via good box office projections for Ballerina, this affirmation signals that it is potentially going to be a huge summer blockbuster.

What This Means For Ballerina

Ballerina Is On The Right Track To Succeed John Wick

Ana de Armas Ballerina in an intense stance with purple lighting covering half of her face

While he may not strictly be a movie critic, Tom Cruise is a seasoned action star and can comment upon what Ballerina is doing right in its genre. He also ingly highlights that there is going to be some competition between action movies this summer, but they are all coming out a few weeks apart from each other, and hopefully, audiences will enjoy similar but equally entertaining titles coming out one after another.

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Most importantly, Cruise confirms that Ballerina is exactly what is needed for a John Wick spinoff, in that it maintains the tone, "it's right in that Wick world." A chance to reveal different parts of this setting is an advantage of the spinoff, and knowing that it retains its predecessor's style is reassuring. For it to be truly successful, the new main character with her own story will also have to be compelling, which seems likely when the role has been entrusted to a talented star like Ana de Armas.

Our Take On Tom Cruise's Ballerina Review

Everything Is Adding Up To Make Ballerina A Huge New Movie

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Tom Cruise, an icon in the action genre, directing more positive attention to Ballerina is another piece in the building hype for this movie. The lead-up to the John Wick spinoff is hopefully playing off the excitement for the Mission: Impossible movie as the stars involved with each franchise each other. In general, every piece of positive press associated with Ballerina assures us more and more that this movie will be a worthy continuation of John Wick, making me even more excited to finally see it next month.

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From the World of John Wick: Ballerina official poster
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
Release Date
June 6, 2025
Runtime
125 Minutes
Director
Len Wiseman
Writers
Shay Hatten, Derek Kolstad
Prequel(s)
John Wick
  • Headshot aOf Ana De Armas In The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
  • Headshot Of Anjelica Huston
    Anjelica Huston
    The Director
  • Headshot Of Gabriel Byrne
    Gabriel Byrne
    The Chancellor
  • Headshot Of Lance Reddick
    Lance Reddick
    Charon

Franchise(s)
John Wick