Jason Statham owes almost everything to this clever action film by Luc Besson

In France, the beginning of the year 2000 was marked by an action film that portrayed a real war machine on the screen. its title? carrier.

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Released in theaters in 2002, this action-thriller-thriller film is directed by Corey Yuen and Louis Leterrier and produced by Luc Besson and Robert Marc Kamen (who also credits The Karate Kid, by the way).

There we meet Frank Martin (Jason Statham), a driver who makes high-risk deliveries for unsavory customers. With each new mission, he obeys three rules: don’t ask questions, don’t open packages, and finally, don’t break the first two under penalty of death.

But this time, Frank opens a bag in his trunk and discovers a young woman named Lai (Shu Chi). Faced with this case of conscience and the dark business of human trafficking, he can no longer turn a blind eye and decides to help this somewhat special “package”.

The movie that changed everything

He was late, in his thirties Jason Statham His acting career began in Guy Ritchie’s thriller Scams, Crimes and Botany. And yet, only four years later, luck smiled at him.

Indeed, the British actor has been chosen to play a (very) muscular first role: the role of Frank Martin in the film. carrier. Its athletic physique and adventurous look allow it to become a real war machine and a reference to action movies.

In all, he dons the silent suit three times in the successful saga Luc Besson. And the least we can say is this Jason Statham He wanted to continue, but one detail slowed him down: “I’d love to go on, but you can’t really commit to three movies when there’s no script, can you? And paying the receiver? I didn’t see what that could mean.”

Whatever the case, the Brit can thank this action movie for opening the door to success for him. Thanks to him, he starred (and continues to) in great productions such as Expendables 1, 2, 3 and 4, all after Fast and Furious part 6, Homefront produced by Sylvester Stallone, Collateral with Tom Cruise, etc.

today, Jason Statham He is also a producer and has been working on projects since 2019. A great success, which he clearly deserves carrier…

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