The crime action movie "The Beekeeper", directed by David Ayer, written by Kurt Wimmer, starring Jason Statham and Josh Hutcherson, will be released simultaneously around the world on January 12. This is Jason Statham's first theatrical release in 2024.
The film tells the story of agent Clay (played by Jason Statham) who retired and became a beekeeper. Clay's landlord Parker suffered an online fraud and committed suicide because her account was emptied. Unable to bear the blow, she committed suicide. Clay, a beekeeper who regarded Parker as a relative, was grateful and angry, and returned to the battlefield as an agent to avenge her. The
video focuses on one of the hotly debated topics at home and abroad in recent years - Internet fraud. Criminals use the Internet to commit crimes, making their whereabouts more difficult to find. Clay is not afraid of powerful criminal groups and relies on his special agent skills to seek revenge. In the poster, Clay stands surrounded by guns, looking straight ahead, fearless. Jason Statham presents many thrilling fighting scenes, such as close-quarters fighting, machine gun fire, and burning crime scenes.
Jason Statham plays Clay in the film, who is both a beekeeper and a mysterious agent with high military strength. As an ordinary beekeeper, Clay was kind and affectionate, but his calm face showed sympathy and understanding for the misfortunes of others. As a vengeful retired agent, Clay fights one against a hundred, and the action scenes are very enjoyable.
"The Beekeeper" director David Ayer is good at directing war, action, police and criminal themes. He participated in the screenwriting and production of "Training Day" and "The Hunt for U571", which were nominated for Oscars; he wrote "The Speed and The average box office of "Passion" in mainland China has reached 1.2 billion. Screenwriter Kurt Wimmer's representative works include "Bad Thief", "Total Recall", "Suicide Squad Endgame", etc., and starring Jason Statham is also very popular in China. "Fast and Furious 10" in which he participated became the number one imported film at the domestic box office in 2023. "The Meg 2", which he co-starred with Wu Jing, grossed 840 million at the box office during the summer season. Since his debut, works starring Jason Statham have grossed a total of 11.1 billion in box office in mainland China.
Josh Hutcherson is well-known to the public for the "Journey to the Center of the Earth" series and also starred in the movie "The Hunger Games" trilogy.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Yang
