“They’re In a World of Black Ops”: 'Ballerina' Star Ian McShane Reveals the Backstory He and Lance Reddick Crafted for Their John Wick Characters [Exclusive]
Ballerina's Ian McShane and Lance Reddick came up with their own backstory for their John Wick characters beyond The Continental. Read on for more.
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Ian McShane's mysterious hotelier, Winston Scott, is back in action in From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, this summer's spin-off of the John Wick action franchise. Winston's past, and that of his hotel, The Continental, was explored in the Peacock miniseries The Continental: From the World of John Wick, but McShane and his late co-star, Lance Reddick, didn't take that story into account when devising backstories for their characters. McShane talked about his vision of Winston's past with Collider's Perri Nemiroff during a recent interview for Ballerina.
