Jason Statham and director David Ayer have found their next project to work on together!
The 58-year-old actor will be playing the title character in the upcoming action-thriller movie John Doe, which will be directed by Ayer and written by Zak Penn.
This will be Jason and David‘s third movie together after previously teaming up on The Beekeeper and A Working Man.
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Deadline reports that John Doe will tell the story “of a man with no memory, no past, and no name — and only one face he can’t forget: Eliza. As fragments of his identity return, he discovers he was trained for a mission still in motion and is being hunted by the very people who sent him. With enemies closing in, John must choose between finishing what he started… or protecting the one thing that makes him feel human: love.”
Jason will produce the film alongside Zak Penn and Paul Schiff.
“We’re thrilled to be reuniting Jason and David on John Doe, powered by Zak Penn’s sharp, propulsive script. With wildly inventive action and modern themes that will resonate with a global audience, this takes the Statham/Ayer collaboration to a new level,” Miramax CEO Jonathan Glickman said in a statement to Deadline.
Black Bear’s president John Friedberg added, “Jason is a singular talent in the action genre who consistently delivers for his audience. David has also firmly established himself as one of the top action directors working today. Their previous collaborations rank among the most successful independent action movies in recent years, and we are thrilled to deliver their third movie together in John Doe.”