For reasons known only to the movie Gods (and, probably, the studio), one of the biggest action movie hits in the repertoire of genre iconJason Stathamhas hardly ever been available on streaming. Well, that all changed just last week, with the action outing finally landing onNetflixwhere it has quickly started to dominate the popular platform.
Released back in 2019 and directed by David Leitch from a script by Chris Morgan and Drew Pearce, Jason Statham takes co-lead in the action movie spin-offFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, which is now climbing the Netflix charts. Following Jason Statham as Deckard Shaw andDwayne Johnsonas Luke Hobbs, while introducingThe Fantastic Four: First StepsstarVanessa Kirbyas Hattie Shaw,Hobbs & Shawis a spin-off that takes place after the events ofThe Fate of the Furiousand before the events ofF9.
The spin-off, which isone of Statham’s highest-rated movieson Rotten Tomatoes' Popcornmeter at 88%, is now ranked #3 on Netflix’s Top 10, standing alongside the likes ofGerard Butler’s action thrillerKandahar, theFast and FurioussequelFurious 7, Vanessa Kirby’s new dramaNight Always Comes, and Netflix’s monumental animated hitKPop Demon Hunters. You can check out the official synopsis forHobbs & Shawbelow.
“Brixton Lorr is a cybernetically enhanced soldier who possesses superhuman strength, a brilliant mind and a lethal pathogen that could wipe out half of the world’s population. It’s now up to hulking lawman Luke Hobbs and lawless operative Deckard Shaw to put aside their past differences and work together to prevent the seemingly indestructible Lorr from destroying humanity.”
Jason Statham Has a Major Action Sequel in the Pipeline (It’s Not ‘Hobbs & Shaw 2’)
While we await the arrival ofHobbs and Shaw 2(which is in the works,according to writer Chris Morgan), Jason Statham has another highly anticipated sequel in the pipeline:The Beekeeper 2. Set to be helmed byThe Shadow StraysandNobody 2director Timo Tjahjanto, the action thriller follow-up has now entered production, with the filmmakerrevealing recently to MovieWeb’s own George Edelman…
“I was, literally two days ago, I was in London scouting for locations [for Beekeeper 2], and now I’m here in LA, but I love…I can’t wait, to be honest, because, you know, Beekeeper is obviously one of those movies where it sort of walked the fine line … something absurd about it in a great way, right? Like, I think that’s what I that’s what I’m drawn to, because I love this absurdist world of Beekeeper and secret agents and all that stuff, you know? But like, also, there’s something that is really earnest in its sense, where it can be really violent, it can be suddenly very gritty.”
Though plot details remain under wraps, Tjahjanto has since revealed toScreenRantthat he plans to transform Statham’s character Adam Clayinto his version of a Marvel vigilante icon…
“I’m definitely drawn to the Beekeeper series just because when I watched it, I always felt that, “Wow, this is essentially Statham playing one of my favorite characters in the Marvel universe, which is The Punisher.
“If I can’t make The Punisher film, if the Gods of film aren’t allowing me to do a Punisher film yet, then I’ll turn Adam Clay into my own version of The Punisher. Which is great! I think Statham has that quality in him. He has that very stoic Frank Castle-esque quality to him. And I love that Adam Clay is definitely a guy who is quite colorful in his choice of violence. He gets really, really creative with his violence.”
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
