Ballerina Overdrive

Ballerina Overdrive is an upcoming American action thriller film directed by Vicky Jewson and written by Kate Freund.

Ballerina Overdrive
Directed by	Vicky Jewson
Written by	Kate Freund
Produced by	David Leitch Kelly McCormick Annie Marter Bill Bindley Mike Karz Piers Tempest
Starring	Lana Condor Millicent Simmonds Iris Apatow Maddie Ziegler Avantika Uma Thurman
Cinematography	Bridger Nielson
Edited by	Richard Smither
Production companies	87North Productions Gulfstream Pictures
Distributed by	Amazon MGM Studios
Country	United States
Language	English

Premise

A ballet troupe must escape for their lives after their bus breaks down en route to a dance competition.

Cast

• Lana Condor
• Millicent Simmonds
• Iris Apatow
• Maddie Ziegler
• Avantika
• Uma Thurman
• Michael Culkin as Lothar Marcovic

Production

The film was announced in February 2023, with Vicky Jewson set to direct and Lena Headey, Yara Shahidi, Isabela Merced, Lana Condor, Millicent Simmonds and Iris Apatow cast to star. Filming was expected to occur in Serbia in the spring of 2023.^[1]

Production was delayed to August 2024, commencing in Budapest, with Headey, Shahidi and Merced having exited the film. Maddie Ziegler, Avantika and Uma Thurman were added to the cast in their place.^[2][3] Filming wrapped in October.^[4]

Release

In November 2024, it was revealed that international sales agent The Veterans had sold all international distribution rights to Amazon Prime Video.^[5]