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When preparing for his role, John Wick: Chapter 4 star Donnie Yen influenced director Chad Stahleski to negate Asian stereotypes in the film.

John Wick: Chapter 4 star Donnie Yen has opened up about his initial misgivings about his character in the film, Caine, when he was first cast for the role. An old friend of John's, Caine is a blind assassin for the High Table whose skills are already proving him as a fierce opponent for John.

The name was Shang or Chang. Why does he always have to be called Shang or Chang? Why can’t he have a normal name? Why do you have to be so generic? Then the wardrobe again—oh, mandarin collars. Why is everything so generic? This is a John Wick movie. Everybody’s supposed to be cool and fashionable.

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