MGM has premiered the trailer for David Ayer’s new action thriller “The Beekeeper” starring Jason Statham, Josh Hutcherson, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Minnie Driver, Bobby Naderi, Phylicia Rashad and Jeremy Irons.
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 target of his vengeance? A phishing company. The man suffered personal tragedy due to his friend and former caretaker ended her life after falling for one of the company’s scams. Now he intends to make them pay.
Kurt Wimmer pens the script for the film which was shot in the UK in late 2022. Statham and Ayers produce for Miramax and Cedar Park Entertainment.
MGM is handling U.S. distribution and previously teamed with Miramax and Statham on Guy Ritchie’s “Wrath of Man”. The plan is for this to be the first of a potential franchise.
Bill Block, Chris Long, Statham, Ayer and Wimmer produce. “The Beekeeper” will open in cinemas on January 12th.
