Ana de Armas on Her Role in "Ballerina" and Women Action Stars | WWD Weekend

Ana de Armas has been in a James Bond movie, has been to the Oscars as a nominee and has premiered a film at Cannes — and yet nothing prepared her for the scope of fandom that greeted her at Comic Con in Brazil last fall. “I had never seen that many people in my life,” the actress recalls. “It was crazy. That’s the closest you can be to being a singer.” Since its announcement, the John Wick spinoff movie “Ballerina” has been feverishly anticipated, as its star experienced in Brazil. Officially out June 6, “Ballerina,” which Tom Cruise has already promised “kicks ass,” sees de Armas step into the lead of the John Wick universe in a new chapter for the Oscar nominee. Subscribe to WWD: http://bit.ly/WWDyoutube Credits Photographer: Matthew Sprout/ @matthewsprout⁠ Styled by Alex Badia / @thealexbadia⁠ Location: The Mark Hotel/ @themarkhotelny⁠ Story by Leigh Nordstrom / @leighnordstrom⁠ Hair: Jenny Cho/ @jennychohair⁠ Makeup: Melanie Inglessis/ @melaniemakeup⁠ Nails: Naomi Yasuda/ @naominailsnyc⁠ Senior Market Editor, Accessories: Thomas Waller / @twallz21⁠ Senior Market Editor: Emily Mercer / @elmercer⁠ Fashion Assistants: Ari Stark & Kimberly Infante / @jaristark & @kimberlyinfant⁠ Visuals Director: Jenna Greene / @jgreenery Video Producer, Editor: Angel Mizhquiri / @aridaios CONNECT WITH WWD Web: http://wwd.com Facebook: http://bit.ly/wwd-fb Twitter: http://bit.ly/wwdtwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/wwdig Newsletter: http://bit.ly/wwd-newsletter ABOUT WWD Th