The Beekeeper proved to be one of the crucial common motion thrillers in Jason Statham’s arsenal. And now, director Timo Tjahjanto has supplied the replace followers have been ready for. Talking solely with MovieWeb’s George Edelman, the filmmaker behind such motion film delights as The Evening Comes for Us and The Shadow Strays has revealed that manufacturing is nicely underway and teased what’s to return within the extremely anticipated sequel.
“I used to be, actually two days in the past, I used to be in London scouting for areas [for Beekeeper 2], and now I am right here in LA, however I like…I am unable to wait, to be trustworthy, as a result of, you recognize, Beekeeper is clearly a kind of films the place it kind of walked the effective line … one thing absurd about it in a good way, proper? Like, I feel that is what I that is what I am drawn to, as a result of I like this absurdist world of Beekeeper and secret brokers and all that stuff, you recognize? However like, additionally, there’s one thing that’s actually earnest in its sense, the place it may be actually violent, it may be all of a sudden very gritty.”
Tjahjanto’s subsequent foray into motion is one other sequel, No one 2 with Bob Odenkirk, and the filmmaker went on to match the 2 actors and motion stars and the way each follow-ups heart on getting old males who proceed to struggle regardless of how “overwhelmed down they’re.”
“And as most like Jason’s movies that you recognize, I like it, as a result of right here we’re telling the story of a person like, like, like Bob himself, you recognize, like Statham right here proper now, he is taking part in a personality who acknowledged that he is getting old, you recognize. And I feel I am undoubtedly drawn into characters who’re nonetheless going, no matter, you recognize, how kind of, like, overwhelmed down they’re, you recognize.”
‘The Beekeeper’ Proved to Be a Large Hit for Jason Statham
Directed by David Ayer from a script written by Kurt Wimmer, The Beekeeper stars Jason Statham alongside Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, Phylicia Rashad, and Jeremy Irons. Hitting theaters and streaming with a bang final yr, the primary The Beekeeper finds The Stath main the best way because the mysterious Adam Clay, a lowly beekeeper who reveals he’s none aside from a retired black ops murderer from a corporation often known as “Beekeepers,” who embarks on a quest for revenge after his solely good friend is murdered.
The motion thriller was an enormous success for the motion star, grossing $152.7 million on the worldwide field workplace and scoring 71% from critics and 92% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. Whereas it took quite a bit longer than it ought to have, a sequel has now been formally confirmed, with Timo Tjahjanto taking on from Ayer, with Amazon MGM Studios having now acquired the rights.
As for No one 2, Bob Odenkirk returns as former murderer Hutch Mansell and discovers that, typically, essentially the most harmful place for a dad is a household trip. No one 2 is scheduled to hit theaters on August 15, 2025.
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