''Ballerina Overdrive'' is an upcoming American

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directed by Vicky Jewson and written by Kate Freund.

Premise

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

Cast

Lana Condor Lana Therese Condor (born Trần Đồng Lan; May 11, 1997) is an American actress and YouTuber. She made her acting debut starring as Jubilee (comics), Jubilee in the superhero film ''X-Men: Apocalypse'' (2016), and gained international recogni ...

Millicent Simmonds Millicent Simmonds (born March 6, 2003) is a deaf American actress who starred in the 2018 horror film ''A Quiet Place'' and its 2020 sequel ''A Quiet Place Part II''. Her breakout role was in the 2017 drama film '' Wonderstruck''. For ''Wonders ...

Iris Apatow Iris Apatow (; born October 12, 2002) is an American actress. She portrayed Arya Hopkins in the Netflix series ''Love'' and Krystal Kris in the 2022 Netflix film '' The Bubble''. She is the younger daughter of filmmaker Judd Apatow and actress ...

Maddie Ziegler Madison Nicole Ziegler (; born September 30, 2002) is an American actress and dancer. She appeared in Lifetime (TV network), Lifetime's reality show ''Dance Moms'' from 2011 (at age 8) until 2016, and starred in a series of music videos by Si ...

* Avantika *

Uma Thurman Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an American actress. She has performed in a variety of films, from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films. Following her appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 cover ...

Michael Culkin Michael Culkin (born 2 July 1954) is an English theatre, film, and television actor probably best known for his role as Judge Buller in the BBC drama '' Garrow's Law''. He appeared as Rab Butler in the first two seasons of ''The Crown'', in '' ...

as Lothar Marcovic

Production

The film was announced in February 2023, with Vicky Jewson set to direct and

Lena Headey Lena Kathren Headey ( ; born 3 October 1973) is an English actress. She gained international recognition and acclaim for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister on the HBO fantasy drama series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019), for which she received ...

Yara Shahidi Yara Sayeh Shahidi (born February 10, 2000) is an American actress and producer. She began her career as a child, appearing in the films ''Imagine That (film), Imagine That'' (2009), ''Butter (2011 film), Butter'' (2011), and ''Alex Cross (film ...

Isabela Merced Isabela Yolanda Moner (born July 10, 2001), known professionally as Isabela Merced since 2019, is an American actress. She played the lead role in the Nickelodeon television series ''100 Things to Do Before High School'' (2014–2016), and went ...

and

cast to star. Filming was expected to occur in

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in the spring of 2023. Production was delayed to August 2024, commencing in

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, with Headey, Shahidi and Merced having exited the film.

, Avantika and

were added to the cast in their place. Filming wrapped in October.

Release

In November 2024, it was revealed that international sales agent The Veterans had sold all international distribution rights to

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References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 26678938 Upcoming films 2020s action thriller films 2020s American films 2020s English-language films American action thriller films Films shot in Budapest 87North Productions films English-language action thriller films Upcoming English-language films Films directed by Vicky Jewson