Jason Statham & David Ayer Reteaming On Action Movie ‘John Doe’
EXCLUSIVE: After working collectively on The Beekeeper and A Working Man, David Yesterday and Jason Statham are reteaming on action-thriller John Doewith Ayer directing from a script by blockbuster screenwriter Zak Penn (Ready Player One, The Avengers).
Statham is ready to play the Man With No Name within the movie, which can chart the story “of a man with no memory, no past, and no name — and only one face he can’t forget: Eliza. As fragments of his identity return, he discovers he was trained for a mission still in motion and is being hunted by the very people who sent him. With enemies closing in, John must choose between finishing what he started… or protecting the one thing that makes him feel human: love.”
Miramax is producing and financing, with Statham producing by way of Punch Palace Productions. Paul Schiff and Zak Penn are additionally producing.
Black Bear will introduce the movie to worldwide patrons on the upcoming Cannes market the place it’s going to be a robust business possibility due to the monitor information of the creatives and backers. Production is being lined as much as start in September 2026.
Miramax and Black Bear have had current success with the filmmaker-star duo, having produced The Beekeeper ($163M WW) and A Working Man ($89M), respectively.
Fast & Furious star Statham stays a field workplace pull. His movies have grossed greater than $8.5BN on the field workplace. Upcoming movies embody a number of Black Bear productions, together with Guy Ritchie’s Long Live Madnessadditionally starring Ben Foster, Jason Isaacs, and Camila Mendes, and Jason Statham Stole My Bikethe meta-action-comedy from David Leitch. He can also be collaborating with Miramax on The Beekeeper 2alongside Jeremy Irons and Pom Klementieff.
Yesterday is greatest recognized for Suicide Squad, Fury, The Beekeeperand A Working Man and upcoming has Paramount action-adventure movie Heart of the Beast with Brad Pitt and JK Simmons and is engaged on the sequence American Blue with HBO Max and WBTV.
Penn served as a author on three Academy Award-nominated blockbusters: Joss Whedon’s The AvengersSteven Spielberg’s Ready Player Oneand Shawn Levy’s Free Guy. He additionally wrote or co-wrote movies together with The Incredible Hulk, X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand, Elektra, Behind Enemy Linesand Inspector Gadget.
Schiff’s credit embody Rushmore, Mona Lisa Smile, My Cousin Vinnie, and How It Endsin addition to the tv sequence Super Pumped.
“We’re thrilled to be reuniting Jason and David on John Doepowered by Zak Penn’s sharp, propulsive script. With wildly inventive action and modern themes that will resonate with a global audience, this takes the Statham/Ayer collaboration to a new level,” mentioned Jonathan Glickman, CEO, Miramax.
“Jason is a singular talent in the action genre who consistently delivers for his audience,” added John Friedberg, President of International for Black Bear. “David has additionally firmly established himself as one of many prime motion administrators working at the moment. Their earlier collaborations rank among the many most profitable unbiased motion films in recent times, and we’re thrilled to ship their third film collectively in John Doe.”
Statham is represented by GGSSC. Ayer is represented by WME and Sloane Offer. Penn is represented by WME and McKuin Frankel Whitehead. Schiff is represented by Lawrence Kopeikin.
