Think on it like this: At the end of Crank: High Voltage, a movie where Jason Statham wears a track jacket, Statham is introduced to the disembodied head of a person he thought he killed in the first Crank. But it’s actually worse than just a normal tragedy: It’s embarrassing forever. Because if you’re the other person in that equation - if you’re the one who is getting killed in the especially charismatic or intimidating way - then it’s a tragedy. But it’s a logic that only moves in one direction. Killing a person in an action movie in an especially charismatic or intimidating way, which is a thing that Jason Statham excels at, is an easy way for a character to establish himself or herself as cool or credible. I don’t believe in destiny, but I believe in Jason Statham. He moved to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, where he initially chose not to follow his father’s career working the local market stalls, instead practicing martial arts.” “Statham was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, the son of Eileen (née Yates), a dancer, and Barry Statham, a street seller and lounge singer. These are the first two lines of the “Early Life” section on his Wikipedia page: Jason Statham’s biography reads like the beginning of an action movie starring Jason Statham. But before you do, there are some things you need to understand about Statham. Maybe you spend some time thinking about them. Jason Statham is going to kill a number of people in charismatic and intimidating ways. Mechanic: Resurrection, a sequel to the 2011 hit, opens wide this week. After all, Han Lue has a score to settle Shaw shouldn't be sleeping easy after what he did to the beloved character.Jason Statham is the star of many action movies, some of which are okay, others of which are good, and three of which are exceptional ( Transporter 2, Crank: High Voltage, Safe). Therefore, Fast & Furious fans should hopefully anticipate being reacquainted with Deckard Shaw at some point later down the road. He also expressed interest in returning to the regular F&F universe. In an interview with Collider, Jason Statham showed enthusiasm for Hobbs & Shaw 2, though the action actor admits that the script needs to come together before he signs on the dotted line. But when can we expect to reunite with these high-speed knuckleheads? For now, we'll have to wait and see, but Statham is game. Suffice to say, we haven't seen the last of Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw. A sequel hasn't been officially announced, but Hobbs & Shaw did better-than-decent business, pulling in nearly $800 million worldwide. In the vein of Tango & Cash, this ludicrous spectacle was more winking and sardonic than previous F&F movies it relied heavily on the rough-and-tumble star power of its A-list lead actors. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, was a big-budget showcase for its lead actors and producers, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Jason Statham. How about that?Ī high-testosterone, push-and-pull buddy/frenemy spin-off adventure centered around two rip-roaring side characters from the Fast & Furious universe, Hobbs & Shaw, a.k.a. Since it's currently in post-production, though, it's not impossible to presume that we might be getting two Jason Statham/Guy Ritchie movies in one year. Right now, we don't know when we can expect to see this new movie, which is reportedly titled Five Eyes. While the plot sounds like a million other movies in the increasingly expansive spy genre, this one should hopefully benefit from the long-standing collaborative mojo shared between its lead star and experienced filmmaker, along with the spunky energy and quick wit that's typically found in the filmmaker's better films.
It's a mismatched pairing that might prove to be equally as volatile - perhaps equally as explosive, too. During this perilous mission, our loner agent must learn to collaborate with a top-notch CIA agent (Aubrey Plaza). The actor and director will reunite once more for an untitled action-thriller that will feature Statham as an M16 agent who gets recruited by a global intelligence alliance to track down and stop the sale of deadly weapon technology that threatens the world's annihilation. There was an extended delay between 2005's Revolver and this past weekend's Wrath of Man, but we won't have to wait quite as long for the next team-up between Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie. Untitled Guy Ritchie Film - TBD (Post-Production)