The Latest Buzz: Jason Statham keeps on BeeKeeping…

As we’ve noted in the past, the fact that many of Jason Statham’s films are somewhat interchangeable hasn’t stopped him from cornering a specific corner of the action genre for himself to solid box-office and perhaps begrudging critical respect.

The Beekeeper was released in 2024, telling the story of a mild-mannered beekeeper (hence the title!) called Adam Clay who realises that the elderly school-teacher from which he rents his property has been scammed of all her savings by a massive phishing corporation. She takes her own life and Clay swears he’ll find those responsible. Helpfully, the school-teacher’s daughter (who initially, wrongly blames Clay) works for the FBI and Clay’s ‘beekeeper’ identity hides the fact that ‘beekeepers’ are the moniker for a certain type of undercover operative. In basic terms, the phishers have sailed into turbulent waters and the beekeeper is about to sting…. which is perhaps a collision of analogies!

The film did well – pressing all the right buttons and it’s no real surprise a sequel got the greenlight. Whether it’s a good idea to remove the relatable aspect of scammers hitting already people in favour of generic global politics, time will tell but the description for the sequel reads: Adam Clay becomes a wanted man when he has to save the President of the United States from his own organization, the Beekeepers, who have gone rogue.

The Beekeeper 2 will arrive 15th January 2027 – released by Amazon MGM Studios – and you can see the first trailer below…