Motion film icon Jason Statham will quickly return to considered one of his hottest franchises in The Beekeeper 2. Whereas plot particulars stay below wraps at current, director Timo Tjahjanto has now taken to X/Twitter to not solely present an replace on manufacturing, but in addition to offer the motion thriller follow-up the sort of hype that can have followers buzzing.
Taking to social media, Tjahjanto revealed not solely that the Beekeeper 2 forged has now been “assembled,” but in addition teased the sorts of villains that Statham’s mysterious murderer will go up towards. Having beforehand hinted that he’ll reunite with a few of his prior leads, Tjahjanto mentioned, “Attempting to be dedicatedly in keeping with my gallery of Euro Trash Villains. Its cinematic tradition cultivation.” Alongside this caption are a number of photographs from his earlier motion hits, together with The Evening Comes for Us and The Shadow Strays.
What this implies precisely stays to be seen, however right here’s hoping that Tjahjanto will pluck a number of motion stars from his earlier hits and remodel them into rival Beekeepers within the Statham-led sequel. Whereas that is all extraordinarily thrilling, there may be some potential disappointment too, because the filmmaker confirms that The Beekeeper’s scene-stealing villain, Lazarus, won’t reside as much as his identify as he’s “very lifeless.”
Timo Tjahjanto Guarantees ‘Beekeeper 2’ Will Be Each Gory & Violent
Launched in January 2024, the primary The Beekeeper finds Statham on strong floor because the mysterious Adam Clay who, after dropping an expensive buddy to a rip-off, leaves his quiet beekeeping methods behind as he enacts a brutal marketing campaign for vengeance. After all, The Stath isn’t any mere lowly beekeeper and is shortly revealed to be a former operative of a strong, secret group generally known as “Beekeepers.”
Directed by David Ayer from a script written by Kurt Wimmer, The Beekeeper stars Statham alongside Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, Phylicia Rashad, and Jeremy Irons. The motion thriller has been an enormous success for Jason Statham since its launch final yr, grossing $152.7 million on the worldwide field workplace and scoring 71% from critics alongside a vastly spectacular 92% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.
Tjahjanto, in the meantime, has now entered the Hollywood motion scene after helming this yr’s No person 2. Whereas well-received, one fan took to X to say “Let’s hope you add a bit extra gore and violence than no one 2 which was an excellent movie however a bit tame.” Fortunately, Tjahjanto is listening, replying merely with, “It is going to be.” Talking completely with MovieWeb’s personal George Edelman not too long ago, Tjahjanto provided a bit extra perception into the villains of The Beekeeper 2, in addition to his need to show Statham’s murderer right into a Bushido-like character…
“And I believe you are gonna admire this, as a result of, when it comes to, like, the villains that we have now for Beekeeper 2, particularly, like, you are gonna be blown away simply how ‘style’ it feels, you realize… nearly like a, like a, one thing out of, like an anime, like manga pages, you realize,… I am so grateful as a result of with Beekeeper I mentioned to Jason, “Jason, we gonna make this character any individual who has been by way of the ringer, you realize, like, and the one factor that retains him going is his precept.” He is just about like a Bushido character. He is a person out of his time, you realize, like, and I believe he respects that. Like, yeah, that is the explanation why he retains on going. To cite a favourite comedian of mine, “even when God stands in your method, lower him down.””
The Beekeeper
- Launch Date
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January 12, 2024
- Runtime
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105 minutes
- Director
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David Ayer