Miramax has ramble Jason Statham to   star in its approaching big - budget thrillerThe Bee Keeper . Statham is one of the most successful working military action principal in Hollywood today   with over $ 7.8 billion in box office profits under his belt . He ’s easily known for playing the villain Deckard Shaw in theFast & Furiousfranchise beginning with a cameo inFast & Furious 6.He ’s   acted   in a master of ceremonies of action and thriller picture show includingThe Italian Job , The Expendablesseries , Spy , andThe Meg , many of which flexible joint on Statham ’s star power .

PerDeadline , Statham has joined the cast ofThe Bee Keeperin a starring role . Statham brings his   box situation   bankability   to a flick that ’s already vest seven image . Details of Statham ’s role have n’t been unveil , include whether the actor has been cast off in the lead part . Statham has also   sign on   in a   producing theatrical role alongside screenwriter Kurt Wimmer and   Miramax CEO Bill Block . Wimmer has also writtenSaltandLaw Abiding Citizen , as well as reboots ofTotal Recall , Point Break ,   The Thomas Crown Affair , andChildren of the Corn . Filming is set to begin in 2022 in Atlanta and in London , and the projection is assay a director .

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It ’s unsufferable to   limit theexact interview for an action - thriller about the   louse populace , but the bee   clade   has been more present in the public cognisance of belated as campaigns to save endangered   Apis mellifera gain adhesive friction . Beekeeping has also grown in popularity among environmentally witting   millennial and Gen - Z hobbyists   in late years . disregardless ,   any box office succeeder   will likely be   due to the failsafe   Statham - in - action formula rather than the hike in amateurish apiculture .

This will be Statham ’s third in a bowed stringed instrument of late picture show with Miramax afterFive EyesandWrath of Man , both of which were directed by Guy Ritchie . Plot details forThe Bee Keeperhaven’t been free , but the film   is tilt as a fast - pace , action - heavy thriller   that ’s " soak up in the mythology of beekeeping . " Block   promise that the legend of the glitch will resonate with audiences on a   human   level :

The Bee Keeperexplores world-wide themes with an unconventional narrative that will have fans sitting on the boundary of their seats .

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Source : Deadline

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