April 26, 2024

Hardy, Statham Up For “Escape” Remake?

Tom Hardy and Jason Statham are reportedly under consideration for the role of Snake Plissken in the upcoming reboot of "Escape from New York" at Silver Pictures and Studio Canal. After several failed starts, producer Joel Silver and Studio Canal announced the other week they were coming together for what is being planned as a new trilogy of films … [Read more...]

Franco And Statham Visit The “Homefront”

James Franco and Jason Statham have joined Gary Fleder's action thriller "Homefront" at Millennium Films says Heat Vision. Franco will play a villainous meth kingpin named Gator who runs the small town to which a family, led by an ex-DEA agent (Statham), moves in the hope of a quiet life. Sylvester Stallone penned the script adaptation of Chuck … [Read more...]

Bay, Statham Deny “Transformers” Talk

Both Michael Bay and Jason Statham have denied reports that both will be a part of back-to-back "Transformers" sequels that Hasbro and Paramount have apparently begun early talks about. Bay tells Shoot for the Edit that "I am currently not talking to Paramount on T4 and T5 despite reports. I'm looking at a lot of possibilities coming my way right … [Read more...]

“Fast 6” & 7 Back-To-Back With Statham?

Universal Pictures is reportedly looking in to the possibility of shooting the next two "Fast and Furious" films back-to-back in Europe throughout 2012 reports Twitchfilm. The site also adds that they have begun early talks with Jason Statham about the possibility of him joining one or both of the films which Justin Lin would likely direct. As … [Read more...]