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‘Ballerina’ Star Ana de Armas Calls for More Original Female Action Films; Says Bond Should ‘Let James Be James’
"Ballerina" star Ana de Armas reacts to discourse around the role of women in the James Bond franchise, and calls for more original women-led action.
We’ll do our thing,” de Armas said during an appearance at The John Wick Experience, a multi-room immersive pop-up, where fans can check into the notorious Continental Hotel featured in the Keanu Reeves films. At Lionsgate’s Monday presentation for the annual convention of movie theater owners, de Armas proved that “Ballerina” is an exemplary blueprint for the kind of female-led action fare she wants to see in the marketplace. As Eve Maccaro, a dancer turned assassin avenging her father’s death, de Armas cuts a gritty (and pretty glamorous) figure taking blows to the face and axes (nearly) to the dome.
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