Action icon Jason Statham
does not just dominate his opponents, he’s also now dominating streaming, as two of his best action thrillers team-up to climb the charts. The Stath remains one of the most popular actors showing off his particular set of skills in the action genre today, with audiences rushing to stream one of his most underrated outings, and one of his most recent buzzworthy hits.
Directed by Gary Fleder and written by Rambo star and Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone, Homefront is based on the novel of the same name by Chuck Logan, and is now #6 in Prime Video’s top 10. Statham takes the lead as another man with a mysterious past, starring alongside James Franco, Winona Ryder, Kate Bosworth, Rachelle Lefevre, Frank Grillo, and Clancy Brown. Homefront joins the likes of other action-packed outings Twisters, Gladiator 2, Road House, The Accountant, and R.I.P.D. in the charts, and you can check out the official synopsis below.
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“Hoping to escape from his troubled past, former DEA agent Phil Broker (Jason Statham) moves to a seemingly quiet backwater town in the bayou with his daughter. However, he finds anything but quiet there, for the town is riddled with drugs and violence. When Gator Bodine (James Franco), a sociopathic druglord, puts the newcomer and his young daughter in harm’s way, Broker is forced back into action to save her and their home. Based on a novel by Chuck Logan.”
Streaming Buzz Continues for ‘The Beekeeper’ Amid Recent Sequel News
Not only is Jason Statham’s tale of a father failing to escape his violent past climbing the Prime Video charts, but so is his tale of a passionate beekeeper who also fails to attempt his violent past. Sometimes, you’ve just got to stick with what you know. Released last year, The Beekeeper is directed by David Ayer from a script written by Kurt Wimmer, and stars Jason Statham alongside Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, Phylicia Rashad, and Jeremy Irons. The Beekeeper is currently at #7 in the streamer’s top 10, and you can check out details of the wonderfully high-concept below.
“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 continuing popularity of The Beekeeper is sure to please both Statham and Amazon, with the studio having now picked up the highly anticipated sequel, The Beekeeper 2. Following on from their collaboration on this year’s A Working Man, Amazon MGM Studios has officially acquired the worldwide distribution rights to The Beekeeper 2 in a deal reportedly worth more than $50 million. Set to be directed by The Night Comes for Us, The Shadow Strays, and Nobody 2 director Timo Tjahjanto, details of The Beekeeper 2 remain under wraps, but no doubt the follow-up will pull back the curtain more on the titular organization, throwing all manner of assassins at The Stath.
This story originally appeared on Movieweb
