section_path: Production/Filming
section_name: Filming
paragraph_text: Filming
  
  Initially scheduled to commence in summer 2022, principal photography officially began on November 7, 2022, in Prague, Czech Republic. Throughout the month and in early December, it was announced that Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Anjelica Huston, and Lance Reddick had joined the cast and will reprise their roles from previous films of the franchise; as John Wick, Winston Scott, "the Director", and Charon, respectively; Throughout December, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, and Gabriel Byrne joined the supporting cast in undisclosed roles. During filming, Reeves was not able to adjust his shooting schedule to accept Lucasfilm 's offer to play Jedi Master Sol in the Disney+ limited Star Wars series The Acolyte (2024), resulting in that part going to Lee Jung-jae instead. Ballerina was in post-production in February 2023. In February 2024, producer Chad Stahelski was working on additional action sequences for the film with director Len Wiseman. By March, David Castañeda and Sharon Duncan-Brewster joined the cast. Reportedly, Stahelski oversaw two to three months of reshoots, refilming the majority of the movie, with Wiseman not present on set. However, both Stahelski and Wiseman refuted this claim, saying that it was only two weeks of additional photography and that Stahelski oversaw it with Wiseman. Star Norman Reedus traveled from Japan to film his added fight scenes in Budapest.
  
  Initially scheduled to commence in summer 2022, principal photography officially began on November 7, 2022, in Prague, Czech Republic. Throughout the month and in early December, it was announced that Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Anjelica Huston, and Lance Reddick had joined the cast and will reprise their roles from previous films of the franchise; as John Wick, Winston Scott, "the Director", and Charon, respectively; Throughout December, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, and Gabriel Byrne joined the supporting cast in undisclosed roles. During filming, Reeves was not able to adjust his shooting schedule to accept Lucasfilm 's offer to play Jedi Master Sol in the Disney+ limited Star Wars series The Acolyte (2024), resulting in that part going to Lee Jung-jae instead. Ballerina was in post-production in February 2023. In February 2024, producer Chad Stahelski was working on additional action sequences for the film with director Len Wiseman. By March, David Castañeda and Sharon Duncan-Brewster joined the cast. Reportedly, Stahelski oversaw two to three months of reshoots, refilming the majority of the movie, with Wiseman not present on set. However, both Stahelski and Wiseman refuted this claim, saying that it was only two weeks of additional photography and that Stahelski oversaw it with Wiseman. Star Norman Reedus traveled from Japan to film his added fight scenes in Budapest.