The sixth John Wick movie has officially entered production, and the Donnie Yen-led spin-off has begun filming as well. Yen, who will star in and direct the project, marked the start by posting a clapperboard image on social media and writing, “Here we go...”
The new film will continue the story of Caine, the blind assassin introduced in John Wick: Chapter 4. In that film, Caine was forced out of retirement for a mission tied to the High Table, then secured his freedom by the end of the story. The next chapter is expected to pick up the conflict with Akira, played by Rina Sawayama, who is pursuing Caine in revenge for the death of her father, Shimazu Koji.
The spin-off was officially announced in spring 2025 at CinemaCon, after years in which the John Wick franchise kept widening beyond its four main films. It now includes the Ana de Armas-led Ballerina, the series The Continental and the comic John Wick: Book of Rules, with a fifth mainline John Wick film also in development.
That is the tension inside the franchise right now: the universe is expanding fast, but the Caine story is not a side note. It is a direct continuation of one of the most consequential threads from John Wick: Chapter 4, and the new film will have to move the character forward while the larger series keeps building around him.
For fans, the answer is already clear. The next John Wick-era project is no longer just a plan on a slide deck. It is rolling cameras, and Caine is back in motion.
