Mystery Jason Statham/Ric Roman Waugh Project Now Filming In The UK And Ireland
You know the first reactions that comes out when news breaks of a new Jason Statham film being shot is excitement. To this, expect as much now that we know that the Transporter and Expendables franchise cohort is now in toe with a new film from Greenland director Ric Roman Waugh.
What are the details, exactly? We know the project was launched by international sales outlet Black Bear at the Marche du Film last year with 2 Guns director Baltasar Kormakur attached before having to leave. Also, there’s no title or any real core plot details to divulge, save for the vague outline reported by Andreas Wiseman in a Deadline exclusive on Tuesday, describing a story that follows “a man pulled back towards the ghosts of his violent past”.
That whole entire quote is a subgenre of its own, practically, right along with the cadre of Dad-Action films like Nobody, Taken, and pretty much any film of late that cosigns its protagonist as a former someone dangerous-turned-everyman forced to step back into the fray to kick or kill some ass and do some good in the world. This is where Statham is at now after more than two decades of nourishing action fans with pure escapist fun, and I doubt there will be any protest in the immediate future, especially when there are people still clamoring for a Beekeeper sequel ahead of Jean-François Richet’s Mutiny and David Ayer’s A Working Man.
As for Waugh’s film, production is already underway in the UK and Ireland. The cast also lists Bill Nighy, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays and newcomer Bodhi Rae Breathnach, from a script by Ward Parry, with revisions by Christian Contreras. Black Bear will continue world sales at the EFM in Berlin next week.
Read more at Deadline.
Lead photo: Jason Statham in “A Working Man,” photo by Dan Smith
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