David Ayer(Suicide Squad) has set up his next film at Miramax perDeadline, which will star none other thanJason Statham(Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw).The Beekeeper, which is described as a fast-paced action thriller, will cover a man’s personal path to seek revenge. Additionally, it will somehow be steeped in the deep and intriguing lore of beekeeping.
No other details about the plot of the film, aside from that brief concept, are available at this time. Miramax will present the film to other partners and distributors at the upcoming Cannes market. The project sounds like a perfect vehicle for Statham, who has made a name for himself with wild action films likeCrankandThe Meg. Ayer, meanwhile, is an excellent director for gritty action films, though most audiences tend to primarily recall the debacle that was the DCEU’s 2016 filmSuicide Squad. This will mark the first collaboration between the two, though there is a distant relationship viaFast and Furious, as Ayer wrote the screenplay for the original 2001 film.
Ayer’s last film,The Tax Collector, was poorly received by critics and received little recognition, in no small part due to releasing at an early point in the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s easy to forget some of the excellent and gritty films he has made, whether that beEnd of WatchorFury. He’s also directedHarsh Times,Sabotage, and Netflix’sBright, which starredWill SmithandJoel Edgerton. It was recently revealed thatBrightwould no longer be getting a sequel, though Smith is the culprit on that front.
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Statham’s latest credits includeGuy Ritchie’sWrath of Man,The Meg, andThe Fate of the Furious. The action star is set to re-team with Ritchie for his next film,Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, which also starsAubrey Plaza,Cary Elwes,Josh Hartnett,Bugzy Malone, and Hugh Grant. Statham is also set to return forThe Meg 2: The Trenchin 2023. For unknown reasons, STXFilms pulled the film from the release schedule, and no new release date has yet to be given. Statham also recently wrappedExpend4bles, where he portrays Lee Christmas alongsideSylvester Stallone,Dolph Lundgren, andRandy Couture.
