Overview
- Deadline reported on June 3 that Mason Thames has signed on to the John Wick spinoff Caine, which is currently shooting under Lionsgate.
- Donnie Yen is directing and will reprise his role as the blind assassin Caine, and he also serves as an executive producer on the project.
- The film is written by Mattson Tomlin and Michael McGrale and is produced and creatively overseen by franchise veterans Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves.
- Key story details remain under wraps: Thames’s specific role and the film’s official logline have not been disclosed and a reported set-photo sighting of Zhuang Dafei as Caine’s daughter has not been confirmed.
- Lionsgate says the film continues Caine’s arc after John Wick: Chapter 4 and no release date has been set, though some outlets have speculated about a 2027 theatrical window.