Jason Stathamonly featured in one movie all of last year,The Beekeeper, which earned over $150 million at the worldwide box office before being added to Prime Video in early July. To no one’s surprise, the film madea quick run to the top of Prime Video chartsand stayed there for much of the second half of the year, before fading out to newer projects as 2024 came to a close. To open 2025,The Beekeeperhasreturned to Prime Video charts, sitting at #9at the time of writing, according toFlixPatrol. In addition to Statham, the film also starsJosh HutchersonandJeremy Irons, and it earned a respectable score of 71% from critics and a “verified hot” rating of 94% from general audiences on the aggregate siteRotten Tomatoes.
Kurt Wimmerwrote the script forThe Beekeeper, andDavid Ayerdirected the film. Wimmer worked with Statham the year beforeThe BeekeeperonThe Expendables 4, another action flick that has been charting on Starzlately. He also wrote the script forLaw Abiding Citizen, the 2009 crime thriller starringGerard ButlerandJamie Foxx, and he pennedEquilibrium, the 2002 dystopian sci-fi thriller starringChristian BaleandSean Bean. Ayer is best known for his work onSuicide Squad, the 2016 DCEU film that was later rebooted byJames Gunnand dubbedThe Suicide Squad, and he also is famous for his work onEnd of Watch, the 2012 police procedural starringJake GyllenhaalandMichael Peña. Ayer also worked withWill Smithin 2017 onBright, the fantasy action thriller that also starsJoel EdgertonandNoomi Rapace.
Jason Statham and David Ayer Will Reunite in a Few Months
Ayer has next been tapped to directA Working Man, previously titledLevon’s Trade, the upcoming action thriller starring Jason Statham alongsideDavid Harbourand Michael Peña.A Working Manfollows Levon Cade (Statham), a man who left his profession behind to work in construction and be a good father to his daughter. However, when a young girl in town goes missing, Levon Cade is the only one they can count on to bring him home, and he has to venture back into the world that made him a living legend. The film will hit theaters on March 28.
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The Beekeeper
In The Beekeeper, one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers”.
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