Michael Caine Joins The Last Witch Hunter

The Last Witch Hunter has been cooking in the cauldron for years, but now it's finally starting to take shape. We recently reported that Game of Thrones actress Rose Leslie had joined Vin Diesel in the supernatural action film, and it's now been revealed that the legendary Michael Caine has joined the cast.

Variety reports that Michael Caine will play a yet-to-be-unveiled character opposite Vin Diesel and Rose Leslie, who play a witch hunter and witch, respectively. Summit's The Last Witch Hunter is set to be directed by Breck Eisner (The Crazies remake). The film has been in development for years and could finally start filming in Pittsburgh this August. Originally pitched and written by Cory Goodman (Priest), the script was re-worked by Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama (Gods of Egypt) before recently getting a polish from Melisa Wallack (Dallas Buyers Club). D. W. Harper also worked on the screenplay. We’ll keep Daily Dead readers updated as The Last Witch Hunter moves closer to shooting.

“…[The Last Witch Hunter] sees a semi-immortal witch hunter (Diesel) wandering the streets of modern New York City forced to partner with his natural enemy, a female witch. The two must stop a villainous witch queen from obtaining a relic and unleashing plague upon humanity.”