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Someone Asked Keanu Reeves About The Most ‘Badass’ Thing Ana De Armas Did On Ballerina, And I Love How Thoughtful His Answer Was: ‘I’m Going Through The Fight In My Head’

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John Wick was impressed by Ana de Armas' Ballerina.

The first of what will be several movies set in the World of John Wick arrived over the weekend. And, while Ballerina failed to win the box office on its opening weekend, it received solid reviews from both critics and fans. Above all, Ana de Armas is getting a lot of positive buzz due to her performance. That includes kind words from John Wick himself, Keanu Reeves, who recalled one particularly cool instances that exemplifies de Armas' badass status.

John Wick does make an appearance in Ballerina and, with that, he was on hand for the film’s premiere. While speaking with THR on the red carpet, Reeves was asked what he thought was the most “badass” thing Ana de Armas did on set, and the only thing better than what he said was what he didn’t say. Reeves takes a step back and remains silent as he truly contemplates his answer, by apparently running through their entire fight in his head. Check it out:

Far too often, especially on a red carpet, celebrities who get peppered with questions have canned responses that frequently don’t really answer the question and often don’t include much interesting information at all. But Keanu Reeves stops to think, because he wants to give the best possible answer to the question. As somebody who, on occasion, gets to ask famous people questions, I appreciate the thoughtfulness on display.

And, to be sure, Keanu Reeves does have an answer to the question. After thinking about it for a moment, the most “badass” thing that Ana de Armas apparently does in Ballerina is try to give the best possible action performance, by taking what she did in rehearsal and improving on it once the camera is rolling. Reeves said…

It was cool when we would like, go from training to then when we would star, after they say, ‘Action,’ and you get into it, to see her go to that next level, you know. Where you really saw her joy for the action, and for filling action with her character.

Fans saw some of what Keanu and Ana de Armas did to prepare for Ballerina and, seeing the final execution of that work on the screen, it’s difficult not to argue that both stars brought their next-level game. Ballerina may not be quite at the level of the John Wick films, but the new movie is certainly a worthy addition to the larger franchise.

It’s far too early to tell if we’ll see more of Ana de Armas in the John Wick franchise. While the events of Ballerina have us questioning the John Wick timeline, the franchise is only going to grow from here and, as more spinoffs and sequels are created, opportunities for de Armas’ character to return will certainly be there. It seems certain if that happens, she will bring her A-game, and Keanu is already a big fan.

Dirk Libbey
Dirk Libbey
Content Producer/Theme Park Beat

CinemaBlend’s resident theme park junkie and amateur Disney historian, Dirk began writing for CinemaBlend as a freelancer in 2015 before joining the site full-time in 2018. He has previously held positions as a Staff Writer and Games Editor, but has more recently transformed his true passion into his job as the head of the site's Theme Park section. He has previously done freelance work for various gaming and technology sites. Prior to starting his second career as a writer he worked for 12 years in sales for various companies within the consumer electronics industry. He has a degree in political science from the University of California, Davis.  Is an armchair Imagineer, Epcot Stan, Future Club 33 Member.

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