Jeremy Irons is joining Jason Statham in The Beekeeper 2, which is all set to start filming this autumn. More buzz here. Appreciating I might have declared my liking for a fine Jason Statham movie in the past (ahem), I still rank 2023’s The Beekeeper as one of the most downright fun and entertainment in ... The Beekeeper 2 is coming together, Jeremy Irons and Jason Statham reunited
Jeremy Irons is joining Jason Statham in The Beekeeper 2, which is all set to start filming this autumn. More buzz here.
Appreciating I might have declared my liking for a fine Jason Statham movie in the past (ahem), I still rank 2023’s The Beekeeper as one of the most downright fun and entertainment in The Statham’s canon. Directed by David Ayer, it was just enough in on the joke of Statham tended to his honey, before going thoroughly mad with a conspiracy plot that, er, goes a few places.
The same creative partnership of Statham and Ayer then gave us this year’s A Working Man, a resolutely dull affair where for some bizarre reason they took it all really seriously, and threw out a dull action flick I’ve already forgotten. The Beekeeper? The bit where the bad guys shoot Statham’s bees in revenge still makes me grin, and I can picture it vividly when I fall asleep at night.
Anyway, A Working Man isn’t getting a sequel, and The Beekeeper absolutely is. Cunningly currently entitled The Beekeeper 2, Kurt Wimmer has penned the script, and Timo Tjahjanton – who’s just delivered Nobody 2 – is taking over the director’s chair. The plan is to shoot the film this autumn, and I can buy hope for a 2026 release.
The Statham is returning as Mr Bees (not his real name), and Jeremy Irons has picked up the fountain pen he uses for such momentous occasions, and agreed to return as Wallace Westwyld. Further casting can’t be far away, but in my dreams, ‘Weird’ Al Yankovic might be the villain this time, and Emma Thompson is tending some rival hives, with her bees causing some kind of global threat. I’m just spitballing here.
More on The Beekeeper 2 as we hear about it, and I thoroughly expect it to be opening next year’s London Film Festival if all goes to plan.
