If there’s anything worse than a millionaire who fails to contribute anything meaningful to the world, it’s taking the fall for one who’s murdered and finding yourself in the crosshairs of thugs and criminals. Jason Statham is back in business with Lionsgate to star in the upcoming action-thriller Mutiny with Plane and Blood Father director Jean-Francois Richet at the helm.
Lionsgate, MadRiver, and Punch Palace are teaming up to release the film in theaters. Lindsay Michel and J.P. Davis wrote the screenplay for Mutiny, with principal photography beginning in September in the UK. Statham produces through his newly-founded Punch Palace Productions, with Marc Butan via his MadRiver Pictures studio.
In Mutiny, after his billionaire industrialist boss is murdered in front of him, Cole Reed is set up to take the fall for the crime— leaving him on the run as he works to uncover an international conspiracy.
Lionsgate, MadRiver, and Punch Palace are teaming up to release the film in theaters. Lindsay Michel and J.P. Davis wrote the screenplay for Mutiny, with principal photography beginning in September in the UK. Statham produces through his newly-founded Punch Palace Productions, with Marc Butan via his MadRiver Pictures studio.
In Mutiny, after his billionaire industrialist boss is murdered in front of him, Cole Reed is set up to take the fall for the crime— leaving him on the run as he works to uncover an international conspiracy.
- 5/10/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
It takes The Matrix about three minutes to become the coolest thing you’ve ever seen. That’s when Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) evades a cop by breaking his arm, punching his throat, and then freezing mid-air so the camera can whip around her before she unleashes a kick that sends him across the room. Three minutes. And everything changed.
But the most impressive part may be the fact that the amazing stuff doesn’t stop there. For the 117 minutes that follow, The Matrix directors Lana and Lilly Wachowski offer an improbable mix of kung fu action, Continental philosophy, and fin de siècle cool. It’s no wonder their movie became a hit in theaters and on video. Nor is it any wonder that so, so many movies and TV shows borrowed from The Matrix, at once cementing the original film’s legacy while also cheapening its effect. In immediate years...
But the most impressive part may be the fact that the amazing stuff doesn’t stop there. For the 117 minutes that follow, The Matrix directors Lana and Lilly Wachowski offer an improbable mix of kung fu action, Continental philosophy, and fin de siècle cool. It’s no wonder their movie became a hit in theaters and on video. Nor is it any wonder that so, so many movies and TV shows borrowed from The Matrix, at once cementing the original film’s legacy while also cheapening its effect. In immediate years...
- 4/10/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
The first action-thriller of 2024, The Beekeeper, from Amazon MGM Studios, will be available for purchase on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray and DVD on April 23. Directed by David Ayer from a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer, the film is produced by Bill Block, Jason Statham, David Ayer, Chris Long, Kurt Wimmer. The Beekeeper stars Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman (TV’s “The Umbrella Academy”), Josh Hutcherson (“The Hunger Games” films), Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver (“Good Will Hunting”), Phylicia Rashad (“Creed”) and Jeremy Irons (TV’s “Watchmen”). The Beekeeper will be ... Read more...
- 3/6/2024
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
Jason Statham will be protecting his bees on the telly, as The Beekeeper’s Sky Cinema debut is now confirmed in the UK.
It’s been quite lovely to report on The Beekeeper this year in particular, the action thriller starring Jason Statham where The Stath, well, keeps bees. As we’ve written several times on this site already this year alone, it’s a really good movie, with The Statham back to the kind of in-camera action that he built his career up on.
Directed by David Ayer – who we spoke to for a podcast special here – there’s much to enjoy with The Beekeeper, and hopes are high for a sequel too. Its solid box office returns on a modest budget certainly help in that department.
In the UK, the film was released by Sky Cinema into UK cinemas in early January. Sky is giving its cinema released films a 45 day theatrical window.
It’s been quite lovely to report on The Beekeeper this year in particular, the action thriller starring Jason Statham where The Stath, well, keeps bees. As we’ve written several times on this site already this year alone, it’s a really good movie, with The Statham back to the kind of in-camera action that he built his career up on.
Directed by David Ayer – who we spoke to for a podcast special here – there’s much to enjoy with The Beekeeper, and hopes are high for a sequel too. Its solid box office returns on a modest budget certainly help in that department.
In the UK, the film was released by Sky Cinema into UK cinemas in early January. Sky is giving its cinema released films a 45 day theatrical window.
- 3/5/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Jason Statham tending bees and hitting people has helped turn The Beekeeper into an early 2024 box office hit. More here:
If you’re a regular reader of the site, you may have – correctly – got the impression that we were very, very fond of The Beekeeper.
As discussed in our review, it feels far more in keeping with the visceral films Jason Statham was making when his career was on the up. With David Ayer no slouch behind the camera and Kurt Wimmer’s script having more to it than it’s been given credit for, it’s a genuine January treat.
It’s also a film that’s managed to take advantage of a paucity of new January releases. The only big studio film to hit worldwide in January was Mean Girls, the one we’re not supposed to call a musical. That’s at $83m worldwide so far, and should brush past $100m soon.
If you’re a regular reader of the site, you may have – correctly – got the impression that we were very, very fond of The Beekeeper.
As discussed in our review, it feels far more in keeping with the visceral films Jason Statham was making when his career was on the up. With David Ayer no slouch behind the camera and Kurt Wimmer’s script having more to it than it’s been given credit for, it’s a genuine January treat.
It’s also a film that’s managed to take advantage of a paucity of new January releases. The only big studio film to hit worldwide in January was Mean Girls, the one we’re not supposed to call a musical. That’s at $83m worldwide so far, and should brush past $100m soon.
- 3/4/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Truth be told, I had little to no interest in seeing The Beekeeper. While I love action films, I felt burnt out by Jason Statham’s most recent run of movies, including The Meg 2, Operation Fortune, and Expend4bles. My chief complaint about Statham was that he always played characters that were too perfectly tailored to his persona and that his fight scenes had become predictable, with him rarely facing off with an opponent that seemed like a credible threat. Thus, I had no qualms about assigning the review to one of our other critics, Tyler Nichols, who did a great job with his (positive) write-up. To be clear, don’t consider this a “review”. It’s more an an editorial.
So why did I bother seeing The Beekeeper if I thought I’d hate it and had no intention of reviewing it? Simple – I was bored on Saturday afternoon.
So why did I bother seeing The Beekeeper if I thought I’d hate it and had no intention of reviewing it? Simple – I was bored on Saturday afternoon.
- 1/27/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
David Ayer thinks there are similarities between 'The Beekeeper' and classic action movies such as 'Die Hard'.The 55-year-old filmmaker has helmed the new action thriller that stars Jason Statham as Adam Clay, a man living a quiet life as a beekeeper who embarks on a deadly vengeance mission, and explained that the picture has the feel of iconic 1980s films from the genre.Asked how he got involved in the project, David told Collider: "I got this amazing script from Kurt Wimmer, and Kurt got Jason involved, and I've always been interested in working with Jason. I just saw so much potential and ability in him as an actor."And then here this script comes along, and it just felt like the movies I liked growing up, like '48 Hrs.', 'Beverly Hills Cop' or 'Die Hard'. Just that passion and sensibility,...
- 1/21/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
The Beekeeper Movie Review Rating:
Star Cast: Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi, Josh Hutcherson, Jeremy Irons, Phylicia Rashad, Jemma Redgrave, and Minnie Driver
Director: David Ayer
The Beekeeper Movie Review Is Out! (Picture Credit: IMDb)
What’s Good: Jason Statham being Jason Statham
What’s Bad: It over-promises on its selling point, i.e., the action, but under-delivers at almost every level
Loo Break: Whenever you don’t see Jason Statham doing Jason Statham things
Watch or Not?: With zero expectations while having a Sunday dinner after you fail to find anything to watch
Language: English
Available On: Theatrical Release
Runtime: 1 hour 48 minutes
User Rating:
Adam Clay is a Beekeeper, not the regular one who is just in for the honey; he’s the protector of the ‘hive’ – a masterfully skilled assassin secretly appointed by the United States. He’s someone who can go ‘John Wick’ even on...
Star Cast: Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi, Josh Hutcherson, Jeremy Irons, Phylicia Rashad, Jemma Redgrave, and Minnie Driver
Director: David Ayer
The Beekeeper Movie Review Is Out! (Picture Credit: IMDb)
What’s Good: Jason Statham being Jason Statham
What’s Bad: It over-promises on its selling point, i.e., the action, but under-delivers at almost every level
Loo Break: Whenever you don’t see Jason Statham doing Jason Statham things
Watch or Not?: With zero expectations while having a Sunday dinner after you fail to find anything to watch
Language: English
Available On: Theatrical Release
Runtime: 1 hour 48 minutes
User Rating:
Adam Clay is a Beekeeper, not the regular one who is just in for the honey; he’s the protector of the ‘hive’ – a masterfully skilled assassin secretly appointed by the United States. He’s someone who can go ‘John Wick’ even on...
- 1/19/2024
- by Umesh Punwani
- KoiMoi
When it comes to action, I’ve always had an appreciation for Mr. Jason Statham. Even in a less-than-stellar flick, he’s always fun to watch. And thankfully, his latest brought the entertainment in a big way (our Eic loved it). The Beekeeper has terrific action and a lot of humor and it is skillfully directed by David Ayer with a script by Kurt Wimmer. If you are looking for an escape, this is the perfect movie to do it with. The impressive cast includes Josh Hutcherson, Jeremy Irons, Phylicia Rashad, Jemma Redgrave, and Minnie Driver.
Recently, I had a terrific time speaking with Mr. Ayer and Mr. Hutcherson. It was a thrill to talk to David as I’m an admirer of his work. He discussed taking on the project, and finding a little more of the funny this time around. As well, he spoke on the terrific work of Phylicia Rashad.
Recently, I had a terrific time speaking with Mr. Ayer and Mr. Hutcherson. It was a thrill to talk to David as I’m an admirer of his work. He discussed taking on the project, and finding a little more of the funny this time around. As well, he spoke on the terrific work of Phylicia Rashad.
- 1/15/2024
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
David Ayer’s The Beekeeper buzzes into theaters today, and to celebrate the occasion, the Suicide Squad director shared a new poster for the action film starring Jason Statham online. If you have Melissophobia, I recommend you click away from this article now because the new poster features Statham’s clenched fist and forearm crawling with winged honey generators. Statham grips a set of golden brass knuckles in his fist while a bee delicately walks along the metal guard.
#TheBeekeeper pic.twitter.com/mRygxmq1l6
— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) January 12, 2024
In The Beekeeper, one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers.” Ayer directs from a script by Kurt Wimmer. While Statham is the star of the show, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, Phylicia Rashad, and Jeremy Irons complete the primary cast.
#TheBeekeeper pic.twitter.com/mRygxmq1l6
— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) January 12, 2024
In The Beekeeper, one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers.” Ayer directs from a script by Kurt Wimmer. While Statham is the star of the show, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, Phylicia Rashad, and Jeremy Irons complete the primary cast.
- 1/12/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Jason Statham stars as Clay in director David Ayer’s The Beekeeper. An Amazon MGM Studios film. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios © 2024 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.
By now, Jason Statham’s fans expect his movies to have a generous dose of over-the-top action sequences, with little regard for the creativity (or even coherence) of the plot. Ka-ching! The Beekeeper stirs up plenty of adrenaline in a standard story line that sets up a whole lot of Statham at his Statham-est.
There’s a bit of John Wick in the premise of The Beekeeper. Statham is a retired super-secret, super-skilled government agent, trying to live quietly, just tending to his titular hives. He rents space from a kind, elderly lady (Phylicia Rashad), who promptly gets conned out of all her savings and $2 mil from a charity she helps manage by a multi-million dollar internet scamming operation. They...
By now, Jason Statham’s fans expect his movies to have a generous dose of over-the-top action sequences, with little regard for the creativity (or even coherence) of the plot. Ka-ching! The Beekeeper stirs up plenty of adrenaline in a standard story line that sets up a whole lot of Statham at his Statham-est.
There’s a bit of John Wick in the premise of The Beekeeper. Statham is a retired super-secret, super-skilled government agent, trying to live quietly, just tending to his titular hives. He rents space from a kind, elderly lady (Phylicia Rashad), who promptly gets conned out of all her savings and $2 mil from a charity she helps manage by a multi-million dollar internet scamming operation. They...
- 1/12/2024
- by Mark Glass
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We all have the inherent understanding that our lives are part of a larger system, an infrastructure that's not only the one humanity has constructed for itself but the one that's existed for many more thousands of years: the natural ecosystem of the planet that we live on. However, it seems that our goal as human beings has been to implicitly make our lives more relaxed, more convenient, and more catered to our every whim, with little care or understanding for how it affects everything around us.
Case in point: the honey bee. While it's general knowledge that bees are a vital part of our ecosystem and their populations are declining (due in large part to climate change), it's also true that not enough is being done to help stop it. The action genre, when boiled down to its core essence, is about overcoming injustice: whether action heroes are on...
Case in point: the honey bee. While it's general knowledge that bees are a vital part of our ecosystem and their populations are declining (due in large part to climate change), it's also true that not enough is being done to help stop it. The action genre, when boiled down to its core essence, is about overcoming injustice: whether action heroes are on...
- 1/11/2024
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
The actor stays in the same lane to play a trained killer taking down the bad guys in David Ayer’s enjoyably silly time-waster
If you’re not in the market for what David Ayer is forcefully selling in batty January thriller The Beekeeper at the point when someone says to the titular character, “To bee or not to bee, that is the bloody question,” then you might as well just give up and walk out. By this stage, late in the film, Ayer and screenwriter Kurt Wimmer have given us just about enough bee puns, bone cracks and bizarre cameos from British actors to give those in the right headspace (read: drunk) a solid, low-stakes, medium-reward new year’s effort. I can’t imagine a devoted Beekeeper hive emerging any time soon (it’s far too derivative and far too rough around the edges), but there’s enough energy...
If you’re not in the market for what David Ayer is forcefully selling in batty January thriller The Beekeeper at the point when someone says to the titular character, “To bee or not to bee, that is the bloody question,” then you might as well just give up and walk out. By this stage, late in the film, Ayer and screenwriter Kurt Wimmer have given us just about enough bee puns, bone cracks and bizarre cameos from British actors to give those in the right headspace (read: drunk) a solid, low-stakes, medium-reward new year’s effort. I can’t imagine a devoted Beekeeper hive emerging any time soon (it’s far too derivative and far too rough around the edges), but there’s enough energy...
- 1/11/2024
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
Stars: Jason Statham, Phylicia Rashad, Josh Hutcherson, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jemma Redgrave, Minnie Driver, Jeremy Irons | Written by Kurt Wimmer | Directed by David Ayer
You can add The Beekeeper to the long list of action movies named for the jobs their protagonist took up after laying down their weapons and trying to live a peaceful life: The Gardener, The Painter, The Bricklayer… etc, etc. Actually Adam Clay always was a beekeeper, that was the name of the elite unit he was a part of before he retired to actually raise bees. He does this on a farm owned by Eloise Parker somewhere in a very confused part of England that wants us to believe it’s actually Western Massachusetts.
Eloise, who is supposed to be a retired teacher and should know better, falls for one of those computer scams that says you have a virus and to call this number to have it removed.
You can add The Beekeeper to the long list of action movies named for the jobs their protagonist took up after laying down their weapons and trying to live a peaceful life: The Gardener, The Painter, The Bricklayer… etc, etc. Actually Adam Clay always was a beekeeper, that was the name of the elite unit he was a part of before he retired to actually raise bees. He does this on a farm owned by Eloise Parker somewhere in a very confused part of England that wants us to believe it’s actually Western Massachusetts.
Eloise, who is supposed to be a retired teacher and should know better, falls for one of those computer scams that says you have a virus and to call this number to have it removed.
- 1/11/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Jason Statham has a whole new batch of scumbags to take apart in his latest action film The Beekeeper (read our review Here), which is set to reach theatres this Friday, January 12th – so check your local listings and you might even get to catch an early screening tonight. In anticipation of the film’s release, we’ve gotten our hands on an Exclusive featurette that takes a behind-the-scenes look at the film’s stunts and fights, and you can watch that in the embed above.
Directed by David Ayer (Suicide Squad) from a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium), The Beekeeper shows what happens when one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.
Statham is joined in the cast by Emmy Raver-Lampman (The Umbrella Academy), Bobby Naderi (Black Summer...
Directed by David Ayer (Suicide Squad) from a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium), The Beekeeper shows what happens when one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.
Statham is joined in the cast by Emmy Raver-Lampman (The Umbrella Academy), Bobby Naderi (Black Summer...
- 1/11/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
You do not hire Jason Statham to read love poems onscreen, or to weep gently at the sight of nuzzling puppies, or to gaze thoughtfully at a particularly breathtaking sunset. You hire the Derbyshire native to kick ass and take names, with the “names” part being optional. The cinematic missing link between Bruce Willis and Charles Bronson, Statham has been keeping a certain type of genre film alive for close to two decades. He’s not the last action hero standing — his Hobbs & Shaw partner Dwayne Johnson continues to flirt with big,...
- 1/11/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
It’s the time of year for smooth-brained relaxation. Moviegoers can recover from the holidays with the comfort of knowing Gerard Butler, Liam Neeson, or Jason Statham will be here to satisfy their mid-budget, action-programmer needs. Is it really the new year if one of those cherished Kings of January doesn’t appear on the release slate? There’s no Gerry or Liam, but the ever-reliable Statham dons a trucker hat and blue jeans to grit his way through David Ayer’s The Beekeeper, an overall valiant, occasionally fun attempt to take us out of Q1 doldrums.
As Adam Clay, Statham is both a beekeeper and a BeekeeperTM––a retiree once tasked with operating outside the Intelligence community’s normal chain of command in order to “protect the hive” from chaos and corruption. Adam’s landlady (Phylicia Rashad), who rents her barn for his titular pastime, has her finances wiped out in a phishing scam,...
As Adam Clay, Statham is both a beekeeper and a BeekeeperTM––a retiree once tasked with operating outside the Intelligence community’s normal chain of command in order to “protect the hive” from chaos and corruption. Adam’s landlady (Phylicia Rashad), who rents her barn for his titular pastime, has her finances wiped out in a phishing scam,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Conor O'Donnell
- The Film Stage
An old-style Jason Statham film, with a bit of beekeeping? The movie year is off to a fine start. Here’s our The Beekeeper review.
I’m not familiar with just what inspired action thriller The Beekeeper, but never in my wildest dreams did I imagine a film that actually delivered on its title. An action thriller, with Jason Statham as a man who keeps bees?
Surely nobody would offer up a gift like that.
Well, chums, not only have they done so, but they’ve also delivered one of the best pure Jason Statham action films in some time.
It opens with some serious-looking academic stuff about bees playing under the opening credits, so I got the sense it might commit to its moniker. Then, early on, The Statham sincerely delivers the line “I just want to thank you for putting up with me… and all of my bees”.
At that moment,...
I’m not familiar with just what inspired action thriller The Beekeeper, but never in my wildest dreams did I imagine a film that actually delivered on its title. An action thriller, with Jason Statham as a man who keeps bees?
Surely nobody would offer up a gift like that.
Well, chums, not only have they done so, but they’ve also delivered one of the best pure Jason Statham action films in some time.
It opens with some serious-looking academic stuff about bees playing under the opening credits, so I got the sense it might commit to its moniker. Then, early on, The Statham sincerely delivers the line “I just want to thank you for putting up with me… and all of my bees”.
At that moment,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Chad Stahelski and David Leitch's 2014 film "John Wick" instantly became totemic, casting a long shadow and impacting the way action filmmakers approached their craft. Over the past decade, we've seen the American action movie conform to that style, favoring hard-hitting hand-to-hand combat, more visually dynamic fight choreography, and longer shots that better highlight the action taking place (contrasted with the edit-a-fight-to-bits approach of Paul Greengrass's acolytes from the prior generation). "The Beekeeper," written by genre stalwart Kurt Wimmer and directed by David Ayer, adopts those elements as well — but it goes a step further than most "Wick" riffs and incorporates what really makes that franchise stand out: world-building. There's a unique mythology at play here, elevating the movie to a heightened reality beyond our own.
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Meet Adam Clay, A Current Beekeeper (And Former Beekeeper)
Jason Statham plays Adam Clay, a stoic,...
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Meet Adam Clay, A Current Beekeeper (And Former Beekeeper)
Jason Statham plays Adam Clay, a stoic,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Jason Statham in The Beekeeper Photo: Amazon MGM Studios In The Beekeeper, Jason Statham plays, as you may well have surmised, a beekeeper. When we first meet him, this beekeeper is the stoic kind, unconcerned with the world beyond his hive. Even the woman who’s renting him a barn...
- 1/10/2024
- by Manuel Betancourt
- avclub.com
“The Beekeeper” is the best kind of bad movie — which is to say, it’s the sort that puts entertainment ahead of pretentiousness, embracing the laughter sure to accompany such an unapologetically stupid, ultra-violent premise. Starring Jason Statham in what feels like a parody of Jason Statham movies, this conspiracy-fueled action showcase tortures its central metaphor until it can only be seen as a joke, featuring the “Transporter” star as ruthless, retired government assassin-turned-benevolent beekeeper Adam Clay, who’s pushed back into berserker mode after a phishing attack targets the kindly old woman from whom he rents a barn.
If you don’t get a hearty belly laugh out of watching Statham scowl his way through the opening montage, in which Clay is shown collecting honey and tending his hives on a bucolic country estate while landlady Eloise (Phylicia Rashad) falls for a blatantly fishy online scam, then “The Beekeeper” is probably not for you.
If you don’t get a hearty belly laugh out of watching Statham scowl his way through the opening montage, in which Clay is shown collecting honey and tending his hives on a bucolic country estate while landlady Eloise (Phylicia Rashad) falls for a blatantly fishy online scam, then “The Beekeeper” is probably not for you.
- 1/10/2024
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
If you were concerned there wouldn’t be enough unsubtle apiculture metaphors for meting out justice via hellacious ass-whooping in The Beekeeper, you can relax. Even if director David Ayer remains in his usual mode of glowering self-seriousness, whenever Jason Statham snarls about “protecting the hive” or “smoking out the hornets” or “killing the queen,” you get an inkling of how much fun this violent revenge thriller might have been in more playful hands. Still, watching the bullet-headed action star take down squads of government agents and thuggish mercenaries alike, mostly while unarmed, is fun enough. Probably even more so in Imax.
In a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer that’s nothing if not literal, Statham plays Adam Clay, a retired field operative from a top-secret national security force designed to step in and restore order whenever some nefarious criminal situation gets out of hand. Even though he’s no longer a “Beekeeper,...
In a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer that’s nothing if not literal, Statham plays Adam Clay, a retired field operative from a top-secret national security force designed to step in and restore order whenever some nefarious criminal situation gets out of hand. Even though he’s no longer a “Beekeeper,...
- 1/10/2024
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bee-related puns and metaphors are the order of the day in David Ayer’s The Beekeeper. For all the specificity in these half-hearted stabs at humor and thematic resonance, including a groan-worthy reference to a certain soliloquy from Hamlet, the world of the film is unduly nebulous. It’s not unlike a partially completed sketch whose occasional flashes of color only serve to remind us how incomplete and lazily constructed the rest of it is.
Take the film’s hero, Adam Clay (Jason Statham), a simple beekeeper trying to enjoy his early retirement by making honey in the barn of the older woman, Eloise (Phylicia Rashad), who takes care of him. Clay’s affinity toward the woman, who’s ostensibly just his landlord, is easy enough to overlook, and his extreme reaction to her suicide after she’s scammed out of her retirement money and $2 million of charity money she...
Take the film’s hero, Adam Clay (Jason Statham), a simple beekeeper trying to enjoy his early retirement by making honey in the barn of the older woman, Eloise (Phylicia Rashad), who takes care of him. Clay’s affinity toward the woman, who’s ostensibly just his landlord, is easy enough to overlook, and his extreme reaction to her suicide after she’s scammed out of her retirement money and $2 million of charity money she...
- 1/10/2024
- by Derek Smith
- Slant Magazine
Jason Statham in The BeekeeperPhoto: Amazon MGM Studios
In The Beekeeper, Jason Statham plays, as you may well have surmised, a beekeeper. When we first meet him, this beekeeper is the stoic kind, unconcerned with the world beyond his hive. Even the woman who’s renting him a barn where...
In The Beekeeper, Jason Statham plays, as you may well have surmised, a beekeeper. When we first meet him, this beekeeper is the stoic kind, unconcerned with the world beyond his hive. Even the woman who’s renting him a barn where...
- 1/10/2024
- by Manuel Betancourt
- avclub.com
Here’s the beautiful thing about David Ayer’s “The Beekeeper,” which is essentially a “John Wick” ripoff starring Jason Statham as a former top-secret government assassin who violently unretires after someone kills his bees: If for some twisted reason you showed me this movie right after I’d woken up from a 10-year coma and told me it was opening in theaters that Friday, I might not have any idea what year I was in, but I would know — within five minutes, and beyond a shadow of a doubt — that it was the second weekend of January.
Too silly for late August, too memorable for streaming, and so committed to its own stupidity that it starts to feel like smart counter-programming for prestige fare like “Poor Things” and “American Fiction,” “The Beekeeper” could reorient a lost critic to their current place in the film calendar as reliably as the...
Too silly for late August, too memorable for streaming, and so committed to its own stupidity that it starts to feel like smart counter-programming for prestige fare like “Poor Things” and “American Fiction,” “The Beekeeper” could reorient a lost critic to their current place in the film calendar as reliably as the...
- 1/10/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Justice has never tasted so sweet. Check out a first look (above) at the new movie The Beekeeper starring Jason Statham.
“I’m a beekeeper. I protect the hive. Sometimes I use fire to smoke out the hornets.”
Then check out an official clip from the film below. In The Beekeeper, one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers.”
About The Film
Genre: Action, Thriller Starring: Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, with Phylicia Rashad and Jeremy Irons Director: David Ayer Screenplay: Kurt Wimmer Producer: Bill Block, Jason Statham, David Ayer, Chris Long, p.g.a., Kurt Wimmer
The Beekeeper is only in theaters on January 12, 2024!
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“I’m a beekeeper. I protect the hive. Sometimes I use fire to smoke out the hornets.”
Then check out an official clip from the film below. In The Beekeeper, one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers.”
About The Film
Genre: Action, Thriller Starring: Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, with Phylicia Rashad and Jeremy Irons Director: David Ayer Screenplay: Kurt Wimmer Producer: Bill Block, Jason Statham, David Ayer, Chris Long, p.g.a., Kurt Wimmer
The Beekeeper is only in theaters on January 12, 2024!
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- 1/6/2024
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
The state of horror in 2023 is strong. Familiar names such as Brandon Cronenberg and Eli Roth returned with "Infinity Pool" and "Thanksgiving" and so did "Re-Animator" screenwriter Dennis Paoli, writer of "Suitable Flesh," his first realized feature script in over 20 years. Old franchises returned, too, with "Evil Dead Rise" and even "Saw X" doing well critically and commercially. Less established filmmakers have also made an impression, namely Nahnatchka Khan, director of "Totally Killer," and Danish debut filmmaker Gabriel Bier Gislason, who helmed "Attachment."
But away from "M3GAN," "When Evil Lurks" and the numerous other highlights, there were still some disappointments that were lackluster, recycled, underplayed, overplayed, or in one or two cases, just underwhelming in almost every aspect of production. There is little pleasure to be had in chronicling such disappointment, but it is a service any critic must provide at one time or another. So let's dig into some...
But away from "M3GAN," "When Evil Lurks" and the numerous other highlights, there were still some disappointments that were lackluster, recycled, underplayed, overplayed, or in one or two cases, just underwhelming in almost every aspect of production. There is little pleasure to be had in chronicling such disappointment, but it is a service any critic must provide at one time or another. So let's dig into some...
- 12/23/2023
- by Jack Hawkins
- Slash Film
When David Ayer’s Suicide Squad crash-landed in theaters, disparate reactions painted the ensemble superhero movie as a mixed bag. While some fans delighted in the anti-hero adventure’s humor, comic book-style action, and character chemistry, others dragged the project through mud, unleashing a seemingly endless nit-pick-palooza about minute details and bold takes on classic characters. After the smoke cleared, Ayer voiced his discontent about the film, saying it was “ripped to pieces” and that his Suicide Squad cut was superior. Unwilling to let his ideal film version fade into obscurity, Ayer recently told Total Film he’s optimistic about the Ayer Cut one day making it to the fans who matter most.
When asked if he thinks the Ayer Cut of Suicide Squad will ever get a proper release, The Beekeeper director said, “I think so. I’m going to be hopeful. You know, there are a lot of...
When asked if he thinks the Ayer Cut of Suicide Squad will ever get a proper release, The Beekeeper director said, “I think so. I’m going to be hopeful. You know, there are a lot of...
- 12/5/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Amazon MGM Studios has revealed an all-new IMAX poster and first look images for the upcoming David Ayer directed film “The Beekeeper” starring Jason Statham.
In The Beekeeper, one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers.”
“The Beekeeper” will be released in theaters and IMAX on January 12, 2024.
Check out the new IMAX poster below:
Image courtesy: Amazon MGM Studios
Directed By: David Ayer
Written By: Kurt Wimmer
Produced By: Bill Block, Jason Statham, David Ayer, Chris Long, p.g.a., Kurt Wimmer
Executive Producers: Andrew Golov, Thom Zadra, Mark Birmingham
Score Composed By: David Sardy and Jared Michael Fry
Cast: Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, with Phylicia Rashad and Jeremy Irons
Rating: Rated R for strong violence throughout, pervasive language, some sexual references and drug use.
In The Beekeeper, one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers.”
“The Beekeeper” will be released in theaters and IMAX on January 12, 2024.
Check out the new IMAX poster below:
Image courtesy: Amazon MGM Studios
Directed By: David Ayer
Written By: Kurt Wimmer
Produced By: Bill Block, Jason Statham, David Ayer, Chris Long, p.g.a., Kurt Wimmer
Executive Producers: Andrew Golov, Thom Zadra, Mark Birmingham
Score Composed By: David Sardy and Jared Michael Fry
Cast: Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, with Phylicia Rashad and Jeremy Irons
Rating: Rated R for strong violence throughout, pervasive language, some sexual references and drug use.
- 11/30/2023
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
The 2000s was a strange time for genre filmmaking and especially science fiction. While sci-fi cinema was in theory thriving, that was mainly thanks to the presence of franchises that were, in fact, their own mini-genres (like Star Wars and Star Trek). Then there were superhero films, always sort of a cousin to sci-fi, with the X-Men and Spider-Man series both exploding and the Marvel Cinematic Universe making its debut with Iron Man (2008) just as the decade came to a close.
But there were some top-shelf literary adaptations as well. Steven Spielberg’s A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001) was a flawed yet powerful expansion of a Brian Aldiss story while his War of the Worlds (2005) and Minority Report (2002) were outstanding takes on classic tales from H.G. Wells and Philip K. Dick (there might have been no sci-fi filmmaker more consistent at the time than The Beard). Other remakes or adaptations,...
But there were some top-shelf literary adaptations as well. Steven Spielberg’s A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001) was a flawed yet powerful expansion of a Brian Aldiss story while his War of the Worlds (2005) and Minority Report (2002) were outstanding takes on classic tales from H.G. Wells and Philip K. Dick (there might have been no sci-fi filmmaker more consistent at the time than The Beard). Other remakes or adaptations,...
- 11/10/2023
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
The trailer for Jason Statham‘s new action thriller has been released.
The 56-year-old actor is out for revenge in his new movie The Beekeeper, which will be out in theaters in early 2024.
Here’s the movie’s logline: “In The Beekeeper, one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as ‘Beekeepers.’”
Keep reading to find out more…
Directed by David Ayer and written by Kurt Wimmer, the movie also stars Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, Phylicia Rashad, and Jeremy Irons.
Back in September, Jason and longtime love Rosie Huntington-Whiteley made a rare appearance together during London Fashion Week.
The Beekeeper is scheduled to hit theaters on January 12, 2024.
The 56-year-old actor is out for revenge in his new movie The Beekeeper, which will be out in theaters in early 2024.
Here’s the movie’s logline: “In The Beekeeper, one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as ‘Beekeepers.’”
Keep reading to find out more…
Directed by David Ayer and written by Kurt Wimmer, the movie also stars Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, Phylicia Rashad, and Jeremy Irons.
Back in September, Jason and longtime love Rosie Huntington-Whiteley made a rare appearance together during London Fashion Week.
The Beekeeper is scheduled to hit theaters on January 12, 2024.
- 10/5/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Pundits have been talking about Jason Statham as the last old-school action hero for nearly 20 years. Yes, “The Transporter” opened two decades ago. Since then, he’s expanded his horizons here and there, taking high-profile supporting roles in “The Fast and Furious” series and “Spy” while offering his star power to “The Meg” films and the “Hobbs & Shaw” spin-off.
However, his latest offering, about a guy avenging the death of a mentor/caretaker (played by Phylicia Rashad) using talents specific to his role as a beekeeper, feels like a prototypical Statham vehicle. This quest for revenge, courtesy of director David Ayer and writer Kurt Wimmer, is going to sting.
The trailer, which you can watch above, offers the expected set-up, while also introducing Jeremy Irons as the eventual big boss. The stakes-setting prologue precedes an expected montage of explosions, shoot-outs and righteous murders. The twist is that Statham is...
However, his latest offering, about a guy avenging the death of a mentor/caretaker (played by Phylicia Rashad) using talents specific to his role as a beekeeper, feels like a prototypical Statham vehicle. This quest for revenge, courtesy of director David Ayer and writer Kurt Wimmer, is going to sting.
The trailer, which you can watch above, offers the expected set-up, while also introducing Jeremy Irons as the eventual big boss. The stakes-setting prologue precedes an expected montage of explosions, shoot-outs and righteous murders. The twist is that Statham is...
- 10/4/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
David Ayer, the director of Suicide Squad, Fury, and The Tax Collector, is back with a new action-thriller called The Beekeeper. The film stars Jason Statham as a former operative of a clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers”, who embarks on a personal mission of vengeance that has national implications. The film also features Jeremy Irons, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi, and Josh Hutcherson in supporting roles.
The Beekeeper is written by Kurt Wimmer, who previously penned action films such as Equilibrium, Salt, and Total Recall. The film is produced by Miramax, which acquired the distribution rights in the US and some international territories. The film was shot in the UK from September to December 2022.
The Beekeeper Trailer
The first trailer for The Beekeeper has been released online and it showcases Statham’s trademark action skills and charisma. The trailer features plenty of gunfights, explosions, car chases, and hand-to-hand combat scenes. The...
The Beekeeper is written by Kurt Wimmer, who previously penned action films such as Equilibrium, Salt, and Total Recall. The film is produced by Miramax, which acquired the distribution rights in the US and some international territories. The film was shot in the UK from September to December 2022.
The Beekeeper Trailer
The first trailer for The Beekeeper has been released online and it showcases Statham’s trademark action skills and charisma. The trailer features plenty of gunfights, explosions, car chases, and hand-to-hand combat scenes. The...
- 10/4/2023
- by CineArticles Editorial Team
- https://thecinemanews.online/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4649
Have you ever watched any of those videos where folks get back at scammers who have bilked your nana out of her pension? Pretty awesome, right? Seems action star Jason Statham and director David Ayer don't 'bee'lieve they've gone far enough. Presenting a pretty extreme and explosive version of such a scammer payback, The Beekeeper. In The Beekeeper, one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers.” David Ayer directs a screenplay written by Kurt Wimmer, which doesn't instill a whole lot of confidence in us (Expend4bles anyone?), but the Statham faithful won't give a toss about who wrote it. They only want to...
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- 10/4/2023
- Screen Anarchy
Today brings a must-watch trailer for an upcoming movie that should absolutely be on everyone's radar heading into 2024. MGM has unveiled the first trailer for "The Beekeeper," a movie we first heard about back in late 2021 but has finally come to fruition -- and it's even more bonkers than anyone could have possibly anticipated. It stars action man Jason Statham as, well, a beekeeper of sorts who ends up carving out an unbelievable path of vengeance. Trust me: This is one of those "you have to see it to believe it" trailers.
The film is directed by David Ayer, of "Suicide Squad" fame, and marks his most high-profile directorial effort in some time, as the film is being released wide theatrically by MGM early next year. And it's not hard to see why MGM jumped on this one, as it looks like it could catch on like "Taken" or "John Wick...
The film is directed by David Ayer, of "Suicide Squad" fame, and marks his most high-profile directorial effort in some time, as the film is being released wide theatrically by MGM early next year. And it's not hard to see why MGM jumped on this one, as it looks like it could catch on like "Taken" or "John Wick...
- 10/4/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
A movie where Jason Statham just spends his time tending to gardens and caring for beehives? That's what the first look at The Beekeeper appears to promise. But this is Statham, so you know that before long he's going to be pushed into breaking some heads Yes, it's the latest in the canon of The Stath Poses As A Mild-Mannered Type While Actually Being An Action Badass, and you can see the footage below. Are we buzzing with anticipation? You know it!
Directed by David Ayer from a Kurt Wimmer script, The Stath here plays the mysterious Mr. Clay, who has won the respect of his neighbour (played by Phylicia Rashad) by turning a patch of scrubland into a beautiful garden area complete with beehives.
But when tech scammers lead his friend to take her own life, he sets off in search of the people responsible – because, as it turns out,...
Directed by David Ayer from a Kurt Wimmer script, The Stath here plays the mysterious Mr. Clay, who has won the respect of his neighbour (played by Phylicia Rashad) by turning a patch of scrubland into a beautiful garden area complete with beehives.
But when tech scammers lead his friend to take her own life, he sets off in search of the people responsible – because, as it turns out,...
- 10/4/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
The internet is abuzz with anticipation for David Ayer’s forthcoming action film The Beekeeper. MGM debuted a red band trailer for the hard-hitting thrill ride on Wednesday, featuring Jason Statham as an elite ass-kicking machine with an axe to grind.
In The Beekeeper, one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers.” Ayer directs from a script by Kurt Wimmer. While Statham is the star of the show, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, Phylicia Rashad, and Jeremy Irons complete the primary cast.
In The Beekeeper trailer, Statham’s Mr. Clay lives a tranquil life as a beekeeper on a picturesque plot of land. However, when a shadowy organization swindles the kind landowner out of her savings, Clay trades the serenity of farm life for vengeance to...
In The Beekeeper, one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers.” Ayer directs from a script by Kurt Wimmer. While Statham is the star of the show, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, Phylicia Rashad, and Jeremy Irons complete the primary cast.
In The Beekeeper trailer, Statham’s Mr. Clay lives a tranquil life as a beekeeper on a picturesque plot of land. However, when a shadowy organization swindles the kind landowner out of her savings, Clay trades the serenity of farm life for vengeance to...
- 10/4/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
The boys are back in action! It’s been nearly a decade since the release of the last film in Sylvester Stallone’s action franchise, but Expend4bles has finally arrived. The long-awaited action sequel took in $750,000 in previews on Thursday, with the film looking to open with around $15 million.
The Expend4bles cast features a mix of familiar faces, with Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, and Randy Couture all returning, as well as a few newbies, including Megan Fox, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran, and Andy Garcia. “Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on and the skills to use them, The Expendables are the world’s last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table,” reads the official synopsis. “But new team members with new styles and tactics are going to...
The Expend4bles cast features a mix of familiar faces, with Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, and Randy Couture all returning, as well as a few newbies, including Megan Fox, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran, and Andy Garcia. “Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on and the skills to use them, The Expendables are the world’s last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table,” reads the official synopsis. “But new team members with new styles and tactics are going to...
- 9/22/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Stars: Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Randy Couture, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran, Andy García | Written by Kurt Wimmer, Tad Daggerhart, Max Adams | Directed by Scott Waugh
The Expendables return for a fourth instalment in the former-action-heroes-blowing-things-up franchise. This time around, the law of diminishing returns is in full effect – the bigger names from the previous films are conspicuous by their absence, the script is terrible even by the standards of the first three movies and the film largely wastes its two most exciting new cast members.
The plot, such as it is, sees Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham) and their team of mercenaries – including Gunner Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), Toll Road (Randy Couture), Easy Day (new recruit Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson) and Galan (Jacob Scipio), son of former Expendable Antonio Banderas – tasked with retrieving a cache of nukes...
The Expendables return for a fourth instalment in the former-action-heroes-blowing-things-up franchise. This time around, the law of diminishing returns is in full effect – the bigger names from the previous films are conspicuous by their absence, the script is terrible even by the standards of the first three movies and the film largely wastes its two most exciting new cast members.
The plot, such as it is, sees Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham) and their team of mercenaries – including Gunner Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), Toll Road (Randy Couture), Easy Day (new recruit Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson) and Galan (Jacob Scipio), son of former Expendable Antonio Banderas – tasked with retrieving a cache of nukes...
- 9/22/2023
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Sequels, and sequels of sequels, have trouble differentiating themselves from their brethren from time to time. But Expendables 4, indisputably takes the cake for recycling previously used material in a not exactly fresh context. At least the final third — and maybe more — of this jokey, fight-filled and increasingly effects-driven last hurrah is nearly a twin brother to the climactic stretch of last month’s waterlogged Jason Statham extravaganza Meg 2: The Trench, wherein the rugged Brit takes on — and once again prevails over — a sea monster that makes Moby Dick look like a backyard swimming pool pet. It really is a shameless “borrowing” that’s impossible to ignore if you’ve seen Meg 2, as the tireless former male model with perfectly maintained facial stubble once again earns his status as master of the seven seas.
- 9/21/2023
- by Todd McCarthy
- Deadline Film + TV
From left: 50 Cent, Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren, Jacob Scipio, and Andy Garcia in Expen4ables Photo: Lionsgate Less of a deconstruction of ’80s action movie machismo and more a whole-hearted embrace of cinema’s bygone bombastic era, The Expendables franchise has varied drastically in quality throughout its 13-year existence.
- 9/21/2023
- by Courtney Howard
- avclub.com
The first thing you need to know about “Expendables 4” is that its studio somehow made the grating decision to fashion its title as “Expend4ble.” It’s a needless spelling challenge for a dull and vulgar flick with a lot of empty-calories muscle, but little-to-no skill or fun to spare. The second thing you need to know is, that insertion of “4” is, unfortunately, just about the most clever thing the fourth installment of this star-studded action series has to offer.
There is always a lot of touchiness out there in defense of such movies, usually from those who guard one’s right to “shut one’s brain off and just enjoy.” But as the “John Wick” franchise and the entirety of the “Mission: Impossible” series continue to prove time and time again, there is indeed a stylish and cinematic way to pull off fun and thoroughly entertaining action fare...
There is always a lot of touchiness out there in defense of such movies, usually from those who guard one’s right to “shut one’s brain off and just enjoy.” But as the “John Wick” franchise and the entirety of the “Mission: Impossible” series continue to prove time and time again, there is indeed a stylish and cinematic way to pull off fun and thoroughly entertaining action fare...
- 9/21/2023
- by Tomris Laffly
- The Wrap
From left: 50 Cent, Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren, Jacob Scipio, and Andy Garcia in Expen4ablesPhoto: Lionsgate
Less of a deconstruction of ’80s action movie machismo and more a whole-hearted embrace of cinema’s bygone bombastic era, The Expendables franchise has varied drastically in quality throughout its 13-year existence. The...
Less of a deconstruction of ’80s action movie machismo and more a whole-hearted embrace of cinema’s bygone bombastic era, The Expendables franchise has varied drastically in quality throughout its 13-year existence. The...
- 9/21/2023
- by Courtney Howard
- avclub.com
For 4n utterly braindead and 4rtlessly cr4fted movie th4t feels like 4 fe4ture-length Fmv cut-scene from 4 Sega CD g4me, “Expend4bles” would be a lot more p4inful if not for the fact that it’s so 4t pe4ce with its gener4l shittiness. Don’t get me wrong, the creative and aesthetic indifference behind this long-gestating action sequel — which arrives nine years after “Expendables 3,” but still well before people had time to get nostalgic for this already reheated ’80s revival junk — is remarkable even by the standards of a series that has always prided itself on being cinema’s most glorified direct-to-video project, the “Avengers” of Cialis.
The script, credited to Max Adams, Kurt Wimmer, and the awesomely-named Tad Daggerhart, feels like it was written by a frat boy trying to plagiarize “Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty” (including a guy code-named “Ocelot” but...
The script, credited to Max Adams, Kurt Wimmer, and the awesomely-named Tad Daggerhart, feels like it was written by a frat boy trying to plagiarize “Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty” (including a guy code-named “Ocelot” but...
- 9/21/2023
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Expend4bles is finally here with all of our favorite action heroes getting back in the fight. Directed by Scott Waugh from a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer, Tad Daggerhart, and Max Adams the film sees the return of The Expendables as they are assigned a mission to stop a terrorist organization led by Suarto Rahmat who is smuggling nuclear warheads that could create a conflict between Russia and the U.S.
Expend4bles sees the return of Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, and Randy Couture. Some new yet famous faces joining the series are Megan Fox, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Andy Garcia, and many more. So, if you loved the action film here are some similar films you could watch next.
Expend4bles – When Did it Come Out? Credit – Lionsgate Movies
While the fourth installment in the Expendables film series was originally set to release in 2022, it was pushed to 2023. The film premiered...
Expend4bles sees the return of Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, and Randy Couture. Some new yet famous faces joining the series are Megan Fox, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Andy Garcia, and many more. So, if you loved the action film here are some similar films you could watch next.
Expend4bles – When Did it Come Out? Credit – Lionsgate Movies
While the fourth installment in the Expendables film series was originally set to release in 2022, it was pushed to 2023. The film premiered...
- 9/18/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Expend4bles is finally here with all of our favorite action heroes getting back in the fight. Directed by Scott Waugh from a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer, Tad Daggerhart, and Max Adams the film sees the return of The Expendables as they are assigned a mission to stop a terrorist organization led by Suarto Rahmat who is smuggling nuclear warheads that could create a conflict between Russia and the U.S. Expend4bles sees the return of Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, and Randy Couture. Some new yet famous faces joining the series are Megan Fox, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Andy Garcia, and many more. So, if you loved the action film here are some similar films you could watch next.
The A-Team Credit – 20th Century Fox
Synopsis: The A-Team follows the exciting and daring exploits of a colorful team of former Special Forces soldiers who were set up for a crime they did not commit.
The A-Team Credit – 20th Century Fox
Synopsis: The A-Team follows the exciting and daring exploits of a colorful team of former Special Forces soldiers who were set up for a crime they did not commit.
- 9/18/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Lionsgate has revealed the new red band trailer for ‘Expend4bles,’ set for a UK nationwide theatrical release on 22 September 2023.
A new generation of stars join the world’s top action stars for an adrenaline-fueled adventure in Expend4bles. Reuniting as the team of elite mercenaries, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, and Sylvester Stallone are joined for the first time by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Megan Fox, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran, and Andy Garcia. Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on and the skills to use them, The Expendables are the world’s last line of defence and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table. But new team members with new styles and tactics are going to give “new blood” a whole new meaning.
Directed by Scott Waugh, with a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer & Tad Daggerhart and Max Adams,...
A new generation of stars join the world’s top action stars for an adrenaline-fueled adventure in Expend4bles. Reuniting as the team of elite mercenaries, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, and Sylvester Stallone are joined for the first time by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Megan Fox, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran, and Andy Garcia. Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on and the skills to use them, The Expendables are the world’s last line of defence and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table. But new team members with new styles and tactics are going to give “new blood” a whole new meaning.
Directed by Scott Waugh, with a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer & Tad Daggerhart and Max Adams,...
- 8/24/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
‘Expendables 4’ Trailer Plays Up the Strong Bloody Violence That Makes the Franchise Rated “R” Again
The first two movies in The Expendables franchise were released into theaters with “R” ratings, but oddly enough, The Expendables 3 came along in 2014 with a PG-13 rating.
Lionsgate isn’t making that mistake again, and this week’s official Red Band trailer for The Expendables 4 promises that the franchise’s return is Definitely a rated “R” affair.
In fact, the entire marketing gimmick for the movie is that it’s rated “R” and bloody-as-hell, with the trailer humorously spotlighting tweets from fans who were begging for it.
The Expendables 4 has been rated “R” by the MPA for “Strong/bloody violence throughout, language, and sexual material,” all of which is on display in today’s official trailer.
Preview the ultra-violence of Expendables 4 by watching the Red Band trailer below.
Here’s the official plot synopsis: “A new generation of stars join the world’s top action stars...
Lionsgate isn’t making that mistake again, and this week’s official Red Band trailer for The Expendables 4 promises that the franchise’s return is Definitely a rated “R” affair.
In fact, the entire marketing gimmick for the movie is that it’s rated “R” and bloody-as-hell, with the trailer humorously spotlighting tweets from fans who were begging for it.
The Expendables 4 has been rated “R” by the MPA for “Strong/bloody violence throughout, language, and sexual material,” all of which is on display in today’s official trailer.
Preview the ultra-violence of Expendables 4 by watching the Red Band trailer below.
Here’s the official plot synopsis: “A new generation of stars join the world’s top action stars...
- 8/23/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Expendables aRe back! So says the new red-band trailer for Expend4bles, which promises a blood-soaked return to for for the fellas.
The Expendables III concluded with new blood joining the team. Now, even newer blood will form the small group of mercenaries that originated in the 2010 film, The Expendables, which starred action legends Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, with appearances by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis. Then rising action star Jason Statham played the right-hand man to Stallone’s Barney Ross, Lee Christmas. Statham gets promoted to the star in this entry, although Stallone will still make an appearance. Lionsgate has just released the newest trailer for the franchise that celebrates the action movies of old.
The official synopsis from Lionsgate reads,
“A new generation of stars join the world’s top action stars for an adrenaline-fueled adventure in Expend4bles. Reuniting as the team of elite mercenaries, Jason Statham,...
The Expendables III concluded with new blood joining the team. Now, even newer blood will form the small group of mercenaries that originated in the 2010 film, The Expendables, which starred action legends Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, with appearances by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis. Then rising action star Jason Statham played the right-hand man to Stallone’s Barney Ross, Lee Christmas. Statham gets promoted to the star in this entry, although Stallone will still make an appearance. Lionsgate has just released the newest trailer for the franchise that celebrates the action movies of old.
The official synopsis from Lionsgate reads,
“A new generation of stars join the world’s top action stars for an adrenaline-fueled adventure in Expend4bles. Reuniting as the team of elite mercenaries, Jason Statham,...
- 8/23/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
While critics may not love them, audiences love the adventures of Sylvester Stallone’s Barney Ross, Jason Statham’s Lee Christmas, and the rest of the gang.The Expendables 4 (which is actually called Expend4bles) recently got it’s first full, official trailer (embedded above), which is pretty last minute considering the movie is set for a September 22, 2023 release date. Given how soon it’s coming out, we figured it’s time to try to assemble everything we know about the fourth movie in the Expendables series.
The Release Date
The fourth film, created and produced by Millennium Media and Campbell Grobman Films, as well as being distributed by Lionsgate, has been through quite a bit of development hell over the past decade. As previously stated, the last movie was released in 2014 with the sequel being released in 2012 and the original premiering back in 2010. Following this pattern, the fourth movie...
The Release Date
The fourth film, created and produced by Millennium Media and Campbell Grobman Films, as well as being distributed by Lionsgate, has been through quite a bit of development hell over the past decade. As previously stated, the last movie was released in 2014 with the sequel being released in 2012 and the original premiering back in 2010. Following this pattern, the fourth movie...
- 8/4/2023
- by Jon Meschutt
- JoBlo.com
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