Of all the movie franchises that have spawned in the last few years, none have delivered the same level of high-quality action as John Wick. The John Wick franchise first launched with a standalone film starring Keanu Reeves in 2014, but there was no way to predict that it was going to become what it is 12 years later. The first John Wick movie almost didn’t make it to the big screen — it wasn’t until Eva Longoria stepped in at the final hour and gave it the last bit of funding it needed to complete production, and the rest is history. John Wick returned three years later with a sequel, and two more followed in 2019 and 2023. While John Wick: Chapter 4 played like a natural ending for the titular assassin, Lionsgate has since confirmed that a fifth movie starring Reeves and directed by Chad Stahelski is in development.

The first John Wick spin-off debuted last year, but despite Reeves returning in a larger role than fans expected, Ballerina woefully underperformed at the box office. The film grossed $140 million against a $90 million budget, leaving it nearly $50 million short of its break-even point. It has since redeemed itself on streaming, though, where it can be viewed by all Starz subscribers. There is another John Wick spin-off confirmed to be coming down the line, one centered around Donnie Yen’s Caine, who debuted in John Wick: Chapter 4. In addition to starring, Yen has been tapped to direct his John Wick film, and he confirmed over the weekend that his spin-off is now in production. The first teaser for Caine has also been shared on X, formerly Twitter.

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Plot details about the next John Wick spin-off are being kept under wraps for now, and the only two cast members confirmed to star as Yen as Caine and Rina Sawayama as Akira. Akira is the daughter of Hiroyuki Sanada’s Shimazu, who was one of the standouts in John Wick: Chapter 4. Robert Askins, Michael McGrale, and Mattson Tomlin wrote the script for the Caine movie — Tomlin also penned the screenplay for the highly anticipated Batman sequel starring Robert Pattinson that’s set to begin production soon. It has been confirmed that Keanu Reeves will not have a role in the Caine movie, and while Stahelski isn’t directing, he is involved as a producer.

via Collider