"It feels like sequels are both nowhere and everywhere these days. While we're in the era of the franchise, studios are hesitant to give second installments to movies that weren't monster hits or part of a cinematic universe. But there are exceptions; a recent sequel announcement is giving a forgotten movie a new lease on life, and coaxing a 92-year-old star out of retirement in the process."
"According to , Lionsgate has greenlit a sequel to the 2015 Vin Diesel movie The Last Witch Hunter, a straightforward fantasy action thriller inspired by Diesel's own Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. The Fast and the Furious star played Kaulder, an immortal witch hunter who must save the world from a magical plague. Apparently, a new threat has emerged a decade later."
"According to Caine at the time, he wanted to quit while he was ahead. "I played the lead and it's got incredible reviews," he said on the BBC's radio show. "The only parts I'm liable to get now are old men, 90-year-old men, and I thought, well, I might as well leave with all this. I've got wonderful reviews. What am I going to do to beat this?""
Studios remain cautious about sequels for films that were not major hits or part of cinematic universes, though exceptions occur. Lionsgate approved a sequel to the 2015 Vin Diesel film The Last Witch Hunter, a fantasy action thriller rooted in Diesel's Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. Vin Diesel stars as Kaulder, an immortal witch hunter who once faced a magical plague, and a new threat has emerged a decade later. Michael Caine will reprise Dolan, a priest who aids Kaulder, despite retiring from acting in 2023 after The Great Escaper. Caine had expressed a desire to quit while he was ahead rather than accept only very old-man roles.
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