Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham previously worked together on Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch.
Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie are reuniting for a new untitled action thriller. The duo previously worked together on Ritchie’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. “I’m looking forward to bringing this story to life and working with Jason while he still has the use of his knees,” said the director in a new statement. Statham has been a busy man since he and Ritchie last worked together. The actor has dominated the late summer box office two summers in row now with The Meg and Hobbs & Shaw, respectively.
The new action thriller is untitled as of this writing. However, it is a revenge-based action thriller, which Miramax will put out. The studio “acquired remake rights to the original 2004 French film Le Convoyeur from StudioCanal to make it happen.” The plot follows H, “a cold and mysterious character working at a cash truck company responsible for moving hundreds of millions of dollars around Los Angeles each week.” The movie weaves through a suspenseful and carefully constructed narrative, and then “shifts across timelines and between various characters’ perspectives for a thrilling and mind-bending experience.”
So far, it sounds like the untiled action thriller will take Guy Ritchie back to his roots. The director recently saw some huge box office success with the live-action remake of Aladdin for Disney. The whole idea of the remake was unthinkable by many fans of the original animated classic and Ritchie was seen as an odd choice. However, it easily made over $1 billion globally. Miramax CEO Bill Block had this to say about working with Ritchie and Jason Statham.