Donnie Yen called out 'John Wick 4', 'Rogue One' Asian stereotypes, got scripts changed - Glamsham (2024)

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Yen's Caine was introduced in 2023's “John Wick: Chapter 4.” The John Wick universe is expanding once again. Lionsgate announced that the studio is developing a spinoff focusing on Donnie Yen's character Caine, the blind assassin who was introduced in 2023's John Wick: Chapter 4.

Donnie Yen's blind assassin from John Wick 4, Caine, is getting his own movie from Lionsgate!

In John Wick 4, Yen played an assassin alongside Keanu Reeves, adding another accomplishment to his illustrious career. But what was his paycheck for this role? Reports suggest that Yen pocketed $300,000 for his role in the film.

Lionsgate is developing a film around his assassin character after the Hong Kong action hero pushed back on Asian stereotypes and got script changes.

Rina Sawayama turned down John Wick role at first - IMDb.

His American father is from Hawaii, and is of Native Hawaiian, Chinese, English, Irish, and Portuguese descent. Reeves's paternal grandmother is of Chinese and Hawaiian descent. His mother was working in Beirut when she met his father, who abandoned his wife and family when Reeves was three years old.

Mark Dacascos is an actor, director, martial artist, and television personality.

It's implied that Caine's blindness was part of his deal for retirement, similar to how the Marquis Vincent de Gramont forced Mr. Nobody to maim his own hand as part of their deal. When asked about it, Caine states that the High Table didn't take his eyes, but rather that Caine gave them to the High Table.

Killa Harkan was the head of the German branch of The High Table and a mob boss in Berlin who operates a nightclub called Himmel und Hölle. He is an antagonist in John Wick: Chapter 4.

John Wick: Chapter 4 premiered in March 2023 and a huge budget increase saw it become the most expensive film of the franchise. For the fourth instalment, the actor made a whopping $15million (£12million) - seven times what he was paid for the first film nine years earlier.

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Even though John Wick 5 has been confirmed to be in development (probably), we don't yet have an official release date for the next movie as of April 2024. The next John Wick movie we see will be the Ana de Armas-led spin-off Ballerina, which takes place between Chapters 3 and 4 in the timeline.

Keanu is a boy's name of Hawaiian origin.

Two Filipinos – Jeremy Marinas and Bruce Concepcion – are among the key talents behind the fight scenes and stunts in John Wick: Chapter 4, which are being hailed as “dazzling,” “breathtaking,” and some of the best in 21st century cinema.

Yen was born on 27 July 1963 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. His mother, Bow-sim Mark, is a Fu-style wudangquan (internal martial arts) and tai chi grandmaster, while his father, Klyster Yen (甄雲龍), was a newspaper editor.

Hiroyuki Sanada as Shimazu Koji, the manager of the Osaka Continental Hotel and an old friend of John Wick and Caine.

John Wick: Chapter 4

After John was ostensibly mortally wounded by Caine, the dog was taken in by the Bowery King as his new owner. The dog attended John's funeral alongside his new owner and Winston Scott.

Akira Shimazu (Kanji: 島津明) is the daughter of Koji Shimazu as well as the concierge of the Continental Hotel in Osaka who reluctantly aided John Wick in his battle against the High Table.

Even though John Wick 5 has been confirmed to be in development (probably), we don't yet have an official release date for the next movie as of April 2024. The next John Wick movie we see will be the Ana de Armas-led spin-off Ballerina, which takes place between Chapters 3 and 4 in the timeline.