{"id":142421,"date":"2025-09-08T20:29:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/142421\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T20:29:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:29:07","slug":"michael-caine-ends-retirement-for-vin-diesels-last-witch-hunter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/142421\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Caine Ends Retirement for Vin Diesel’s Last Witch Hunter 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tMichael Caine<\/a> is eyeing a return to acting with a sequel to \u201cThe Last Witch Hunter\u201d at Lionsgate<\/a>. The 92-year-old screen legend is set to come out of retirement for the feature, which will also see Vin Diesel<\/a> return to headline. The sequel is being fast-tracked through development at Lionsgate and Diesel\u2019s production banner One Race Films, Variety has confirmed.<\/p>\n

\n\tThough a deal for Caine hasn\u2019t been finalized, the actor is expected to reprise his role from the 2015 original \u201cLast Witch Hunter.\u201d Caine played Dolan, a priest who assists Diesel\u2019s warrior Kaulder as he fights to stop a plague propagated by a witch queen.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe original \u201cLast Witch Hunter\u201d was somewhat of a passion project for Diesel, who promoted that the adventure film was an adaptation of his own \u201cDungeons & Dragons\u201d campaigns, in which he played as the original character of Melkor the Witch Hunter. Released in October 2015 by Lionsgate, the film grossed just $27 million in North America, but proved a stronger draw overseas with $119 million from international territories. Per Lionsgate, the second life of \u201cLast Witch Hunter\u201d on digital and home video, which includes a run as one of the most-watched movies on Netflix this year, led to the sequel\u2019s development 10 years later.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201c\u2018The Last Witch Hunter\u2019 has grown since its theatrical release into a global fan favorite, with audiences continuing to discover and rewatch it across every platform over the past decade. That enduring enthusiasm made clear there is an appetite for more stories set in this world,\u201d said Lionsgate Motion Picture group chair Adam Fogelson in a statement confirming the sequel\u2019s development. \u201cVin and I have partnered many times over the years, and he is a true force in our industry. I\u2019m thrilled to be reuniting with him as he returns to this iconic role, and excited by how advancements in filmmaking technology now allow us to economically deliver a sequel on an even more ambitious scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Last Witch Hunter\u201d sequel would mark Caine\u2019s first feature since announcing his retirement from acting in 2023 at the age of 90. He revealed the decision while promoting his last on-screen turn in Oliver Parker\u2019s \u201cThe Great Escaper,\u201d about a World War II veteran who breaks out of his care home for an anniversary commemoration of D-Day.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019ve figured, I\u2019ve had a picture where I\u2019ve played the lead and it\u2019s got incredible reviews,\u201d Caine told BBC Radio 4\u2019s Today show<\/a> at the time. \u201cThe only parts I\u2019m likely to get now are old men, 90-year-old men, maybe 85. And I thought, \u2018Well, I might as well leave with all this \u2014 I\u2019ve got wonderful reviews. What have I got to do to beat this?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael Caine is eyeing a return to acting with a sequel to \u201cThe Last Witch Hunter\u201d at Lionsgate.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":142422,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,88,14968,62168,88736,88737],"class_list":{"0":"post-142421","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-lionsgate","11":"tag-michael-caine","12":"tag-the-last-witch-hunter-2","13":"tag-vin-diesel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142421\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}