Motion icon Jason Statham will reunite with Lock, Inventory and Two Smoking Barrels and Wrath of Man director Man Ritchie for a criminal offense thriller sort-of-sequel that’s been within the works for years. This can mark the pair’s sixth time working collectively following the likes of Snatch, Revolver, and Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre.
The venture bringing them again collectively has been within the works for years and will likely be based mostly on the novel “Viva La Insanity” by J.J. Connolly which acts as a sequel to “Layer Cake,” which itself was changed into an acclaimed crime thriller outing led by Daniel Craig again in 2004. Nevertheless, whereas the film, which is described by Selection as an motion thriller, will likely be based mostly on the follow-up, the report states that the difference “is being billed as a stand-alone, unique function and never a sequel, spin-off or continuation of any earlier adaptation of Connolly’s work.”
The motion thriller outing will likely be produced by Statham for Punch Palace Productions and Gangs of London’s Thomas Benski by means of Lumina Studios, alongside Toff Man Movies. Black Bear can also be on board the manufacturing, with the studio anticipated to distribute the film in the US. Viva La Insanity will begin manufacturing in January 2026, with Statham at the moment the one forged member hooked up, and with Ritchie on board to write down and direct.
A follow-up to Layer Cake with Statham and Ritchie has been in improvement for greater than a decade at this level, and whereas the venture is being described as standalone, we are able to little doubt glean some clues from the e-book’s synopsis, which you’ll be able to take a look at beneath…
“The plot of Viva la Insanity goes worldwide, with trans-Atlantic drug offers, cash laundering and high-tech digital fraud, described with the identical uncanny believability. The nameless hero of Layer Cake is pulled again into the drug recreation earlier than he can get pleasure from a sunny retirement. From dwelling the high-life within the Caribbean to a harmful existence in London, with Venezuelan drug cartels toting machine-guns in Mayfair, the story strikes from violence and farce to felony madness.”
‘Viva La Insanity’ Marks the Newest Motion Thriller Challenge for Jason Statham in 2026
Viva La Insanity marks the newest thrilling venture for Jason Statham, who’s going to have a busy 2026. First up is Shelter from Angel Has Fallen director Ric Roman Waugh. Set for launch on January 30, 2026, Shelter sees the favored motion star taking the lead as a recluse dwelling on a distant Scottish island who, after rescuing a woman, unleashes a dangerous sequence of occasions that culminate in an assault on his dwelling, compelling him to face his turbulent historical past.
Subsequent on the agenda is the motion thriller Mutiny, which finds Statham on the run after being accused of murdering his billionaire industrialist boss. Directed by Airplane’s Jean-François Richet, Mutiny is now set for launch on August 21, 2026. Nevertheless it’s not over, with Statham additionally now filming his return because the mysterious murderer Adam Clay for The Beekeeper 2 from No person 2 director Timo Tjahjanto, which can also be anticipated to land subsequent 12 months.
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July 26, 1967
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London, England, UK
