Poster for the movie "The Beekeeper".
Red Net Moment News, January 10, (Reporter Hu Yi) January 9, directed by David Ayer, written by Kurt Wimmer, starring Jason Statham and Josh Hutcherson The criminal action movie "The Beekeeper" will be screened in advance at the Changsha Emperor Cinemas International Financial Center Store. The film will be released simultaneously around the world on January 12. The film tells the story of an agent who returns from retirement to avenge his landlord and annihilate an entire online fraud group. The film's revenge scenes with real swords and guns are full of excitement, and it can be regarded as a refreshing film to start the new year.
Retired agent takes revenge and severely punishes the Internet fraud group
The film begins with the story of agent Clay (played by Jason Statham) who retired and became a beekeeper, living in harmony with the landlord Grandma Parker. An online fraud took away all of the landlord Parker's pension, causing her to collapse and commit suicide. In order to avenge his landlord, Clay decided to return to the world, dig out the profit network behind the Internet fraud, and prepare to pursue it to the end. In the process of revenge, Clay single-handedly destroyed Internet fraud dens, fired hot guns, bombed buildings... and severely punished criminals on behalf of vulnerable groups. Clay's true background leaves the audience with a mystery to be solved, and the ending of the fierce battle is also very exciting.
This film focuses on one of the hotly discussed topics at home and abroad in recent years - Internet fraud. Criminals use the Internet to commit crimes, making their whereabouts more difficult to find, but Clay is not afraid of powerful criminal groups and relies on his special agent skills to "really kill" for revenge. The film presents thrilling explosion scenes; gun shooting scenes alternate with close-up fights, bringing a sense of excitement and realism to the screen; the methods of punishing evildoers are extremely ruthless and satisfying. The film provides the audience with a hearty audio-visual feast.
The creative lineup is exciting. Jason Statham reveals his new screen identity.
The creative team of the movie "The Beekeeper" has many masterpieces with great box office appeal and is deeply loved by domestic audiences. Director David Ayer is good at directing war, action, police and gangster themes. He participated in the screenwriting and production of "Training Day" and "The Hunt for U-571", which have received multiple Oscar nominations; he wrote the popular IP "Fast and... The average box office of "Passion" in mainland China has reached 1.2 billion. Screenwriter Kurt Weimer's representative works include "Bad Thief", "Total Recall", "The Expendables: Endgame", etc. His films released in China have also achieved good box office results.
The film stars Jason Statham, who is also very popular in China. This year, "Fast and Furious 10" in which he participated, became the No. 1 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. The movie "The Beekeeper" will be his first theatrical release in 2024. In this film, he will appear in a new screen identity. Clay, who he plays in the film, has the dual identities of beekeeper and mysterious agent, and his ability to draw a sword to help when the road is rough gives this character a deeper sense of friendship. Supporting actor Josh Hutcherson is well-known to the public for the "Journey to the Center of the Earth" series, and his starring role in the "Hunger Games" trilogy has further cemented his status among young audiences. The gathering of these creators with excellent resumes will bring unlimited expectations.
"The Beekeeper" is produced by Miramax of the United States, imported by China Film Group Corporation, and distributed and translated by China Film Co., Ltd. The film will be released simultaneously worldwide on January 12.
