Seven years ago, the Fast & Furious franchise delivered its first spinoff in the form of Hobbs & Shaw, which paired Dwayne Johnson’s Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw together as allies after being adversaries/rivals in Furious 7 and The Fate of the Furious. Although the movie achieved financial success in the midst of mixed critical reaction, it doesn’t look like Hobbs & Shaw 2 is going to be made. However, I am pleased about the alternate way Statham plans to reunite with director David Leitch.
The actor and filmmaker are set to team up again for a bid-budget action comedy called Jason Statham Stole My Bike. According to Deadline, the movie, which is up for sale in Berlin’s European Film Market, will see Statham “in the role of a lifetime, playing global action superstar Jason Statham.” The budget is reportedly set at a little over $80 million, and filming is set to begin in May. The report also mentions that Jason Statham Stole My Bike is “being conceived as a PG-13 with tongue in cheek,” as indicated by the title, and that it will boast “a number of major action set pieces.”
