With David Ayer’sA Working Manarriving in theaters in March, the director shares a positive update hinting towards future collaborations between himself and action star Jason Statham. The duo first worked together on2024’sThe Beekeeper, a feature which saw Statham play a former elite assassin who embarks on a quest for vengeance that pits him against high-profile and dangerous individuals.A Working Manstars Statham as a former Royal Marine who sets out to rescue his boss' daughter from a group of human traffickers.
AsA Working Mandraws ever closer,Ayerhas shared a positive update to his working relationship with Statham on Twitter/X. Ayer quote-tweeted a post by comic book artist Rob Liefeld that emphasized his excitement at the upcoming feature. The director thanked Liefeld for his positive praise and statedhe feels he and Statham have a good bond, calling it “a winning formula.” His full post is below:
What A Working Man’s Success Could Mean For Ayer And Statham’s Future
The Pair’s Previous Feature Was A Welcome Hit
Ayer’s collaborations with Statham have marked a positive change for the director’s career after a string of negatively received features throughout the late 2010s.The Beekeeperwas received positively, and managed to gross a total of $153 million worldwide on a $40 million budget. As such, it seemsAyer has been able to forge a promising new path for his careerthrough his collaborations with Statham.
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ShouldA Working Mancontinue the positive trend for Ayer and Statham, it is likely that studios, especially Amazon MGM Studios, whom Ayer worked with on both the upcoming movie andThe Beekeeper,would be willing to finance future features with the two. Furthermore, Ayer has previously stated thatThe Beekeeper 2is a possibility, meaningA Working Man’s success could make a sequel more likely. Ayer’s kind words about Statham only make this possibility even more likely, as it shows the two have a positive working relationship that they will presumably want to continue.
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While it may not offer anything too revolutionary,The Beekeeperwas praisedas an acceptable feature that showed Statham at his best as his character cut through foes and uncovered a vast conspiracy. It was a solid action flick that played to both Statham and Ayer’s strengths. As such, ifA Working Manplays the same way, it would onlyhighlight how great they are togetherand confirm they should continue working together on future projects.
Furthermore, even if Amazon MGM Studios does not wish to continue with either a sequel toThe Beekeeperor another project altogether, it appears that Ayer and Statham’s relationship is strong enough that they may wish to work together even with another studio. As such,A Working Mancould help open new doors for the duo.
A Working Man
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A Working Man follows Levon Cade, a former black ops soldier, as he navigates a quiet life working in construction. Upon the abduction of his boss’s daughter by human traffickers, Cade embarks on a mission to rescue her, uncovering a vast network of corruption in the process.
