Overview
- Caine has begun principal photography in Budapest and Hong Kong, with multiple outlets reporting production started this week on Friday.
- Donnie Yen is directing the film, will reprise the blind assassin Caine on screen, and is credited as an executive producer.
- Recent casting additions include Mason Thames and Bill Nighy alongside Dacre Montgomery, and Rina Sawayama is set to reprise her John Wick: Chapter 4 role as Akira.
- The project is produced by long‑time franchise figures Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee with Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves attached, and the screenplay is by Mattson Tomlin with Michael McGrale; Lionsgate has not set an official release date but industry reports say the studio is aiming for 2027.
- The film continues a post‑Chapter 4 storyline that links Caine and Akira and could broaden the franchise’s style by blending Yen’s Hong Kong choreography with the established John Wick world, a shift that may influence future spinoffs and audience reach.