Jason Statham has led an impressive number of successful action franchises, but the movie star won’t stop anytime soon. After starring in The Beekeeper, Statham will now work to uncover another international conspiracy in his latest film, Mutiny, which just cast Annabelle Wallis, an acclaimed actress who played a major role in the hit television series Peaky Blinders.
Deadline reports that Peak Blinders star Annabelle Wallis has joined the cast of Mutiny opposite Jason Statham as a co-lead. In Peaky Blinders, Wallis played Grace Shelby, the deceased wife of protagonist Thomas Shelby, portrayed by Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy. Wallis also recently starred in Malignant, James Wan’s divisive but subversive horror movie. Mutiny is directed by Jean-François Richet (Plane) and will be produced and distributed by Lionsgate. Filming begins this Fall in the United Kingdom. Check out the official synopsis below:
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.
Jason Statham Can’t Stop Making Awesome Action Flicks
Jason Statham most recently starred in The Beekeeper by director David Ayer, who has teased a potential sequel to the well-received action film. But the movie star also has a litany of other recent action films under his belt, including Wrath of Man, Fast X (Fast & Furious 10), and Meg 2: The Trench. Statham is simply immune from making boring action films, which vary in quality but all contain his signature fight sequences and incredible stuntwork. In addition to starring in Mutiny, Statham is expected to reunite with Sylvester Stallone and David Ayer on Levon’s Trade, which is based on the first book in author Chuck Dixon’s Levon Cade series, titled Levon’s Trade: A Vigilante Justice Thriller .
Jason Statham is also currently expected to reprise his role as Deckard Shaw in Fast X: Part 2, which may just be a bigger sequel to Hobbs & Shaw, in which he starred alongside Dwayne Johnson. But Statham does not always return for every sequel to his popular work, and that includes the Transporter series. Back in 2015, Statham revealed that not returning to that franchise after making three movies was mostly a business decision, as he did enjoy his experience making the first film.
“You know what? It was obviously a great experience doing those films, and I would have loved to keep doing it. But they wanted me to sign on and do three more films without even seeing a script, and they offered me less money to do three than I’d get paid for one! So it was a business decision. I would have loved to have done it, but you can’t really sign on without doing a script, and to sign on for three of them? And to get paid a pittance? I just couldn’t see the value in that.”
Mutiny
currently has no release date.
