Alternately an Olympic diver, model and under-the-table jewelry salesman, Jason Statham was one day spotted by director Guy Ritchie, who cast him in his first film, Crooks, Crimes and Botany, in 1998.
An aspiring actor with an athletic physique and an adventurous personality, Jason Statham naturally gravitates toward action movies. Thus, he was announced to the general public in 2002 and became the headliner of Transporter.
Directed by Louis Leterrier and Corey Yuen, he performs stunts, chases, brutal fights and other shootouts in the film as Frank Martin, a former member of the special forces who receives his services from an experienced driver who pays him. .
A box office success, it grossed over $43 million worldwide on a $20 million budget. carrier In 2005, he created a sequel, in which the actor repeated his role.
In addition to his personal participation in many stunts, Jason Statham also has the opportunity to expand his acting range during the more emotion-driven sequences.
Like its predecessor, The Transporter II, still co-directed by Louis Leterrier and Corey Yuen, hit the box office worldwide, grossing over $85 million on a budget of $24 million.
So it makes sense that the saga continues in 2008 with a third installment, this time directed by Olivier Megaton. A mature opus, because Frank Martin’s character is more vulnerable than ever: on the one hand, he faces a powerful opponent, on the other hand, he falls in love for the first time.
Upon its release, The Transporter III proved to be the biggest success of the franchise. It grossed $108 million worldwide for a $26 million budget. It was also a success in France with 1.4 million downloads.
Since then, Jason Statham has become a major figure in action cinema with performances in The Expendables, Fast & Furious and In Troubled Waters.
Transporter III Olivier Megaton with Jason Statham, Natalia Rudakova, Robert Knepper…
from the age of 10
tonight on TFX at 9:05 p.m.
Source: Allocine
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