"I've figured, I've had a picture where I've played the lead and it's got incredible reviews. The only parts I'm likely to get now are old men, 90-year-old men, maybe 85. And I thought, Well, I might as well leave with all this I've got wonderful reviews. What have I got to do to beat this?"
"And that'll be it. I won't do another one after. Caine with Elijah Wood in the first film. Photograph: Summit Entertainment/Everett/Shutterstock Questioned whether he was certain, Caine said: No! But the point is, can you do it? Can you remember all the lines? I've got used to not working and staying in bed till 11am and staying out late at night. I love it."
"The Last Witch Hunter attracted mixed reviews on release a decade ago, but was a substantial hit internationally and has since proved a staple of streamers, with Netflix reporting that it was one of their most-watched titles last year."
Michael Caine, 92, has returned from retirement to reprise his priest role in The Last Witch Hunter 2 alongside Vin Diesel, helping an immortal warrior confront a global plague. Caine first retired in 2009 after Harry Brown and again in 2021 following Best Sellers. He later appeared in Medieval (2022) and The Great Escaper (2023) as a D-Day veteran. A planned Charles Darwin project did not materialize, though Disney has a Darwin film in development. The original The Last Witch Hunter received mixed reviews but achieved substantial international box office and strong streaming viewership.
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