{"id":665147,"date":"2026-10-25T18:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T18:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/665147\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T18:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T18:36:10","slug":"jason-stathams-116-minute-the-equalizer-substitute-action-thriller-remains-a-global-streaming-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/665147\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Statham’s 116-Minute ‘The Equalizer’ Substitute Action Thriller Remains a Global Streaming Hit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Action movie icon Jason Statham<\/a> continues to be the dominant force in the action world, with one of his most recent non-stop efforts working hard to dominate streaming. Taking elements from across the spectrum of modern action thriller classics such as John Wick, Taken, and Denzel Washington’s The Equalizer<\/a> franchise, The Stath once again puts his particular set of skills to the test as he demonstrates why he is one of the last great movie stars who can sell a movie on name alone. You know exactly what you’re in for when you watch a “Jason Statham Movie.” <\/p>\n

The Stath Is Back in Action as Another Unstoppable Avenger<\/p>\n

Reuniting Jason Statham with the director behind The Beekeeper, David Ayer, the action icon takes the lead<\/a> as decorated military man and black ops agent, Levon Cade, now living a simple life working in construction. But when his boss’s daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined. <\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, casting The Stath in a similar role to Denzel Washington’s equalizing avenger<\/a> proved to be hugely popular, with A Working Man grossing $89 million at the box office and earning a seriously solid 87% on Rotten Tomatoes’ Popcornmeter. And that popularity has only increased since A Working Man hit streaming, with the action thriller cementing itself in the Prime Video<\/a> global top 10 for weeks now. The latest figures find it at #10 alongside fellow action thriller The Runner, the 80s reboot Masters of the Universe, Ryan Gosling’s sci-fi adventure Project Hail Mary, and the new romantic drama Love of Your Life. <\/p>\n

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‘A Working Man 2’ Hasn’t Been Greenlit… But ‘Beekeeper 2’ Is Coming<\/p>\n

While A Working Man 2 has yet to be announced (despite all the aforementioned success), the movie is based on the first novel in a series from author Chuck Dixon. Consisting of 12 books centered on Levon Cade, A Working Man has everything needed<\/a> to spark an Equalizer-esque franchise for The Stath as the character battles his way through criminal syndicates, federal agencies, cartels, and all manner of assassins and nefarious forces. <\/p>\n

Until that fateful day when A Working Man 2 is given the green light, Jason Statham is already all set to return to his sweetest franchise in The Beekeeper 2<\/a>. The Stath reprises the role of the mysterious former assassin Adam Clay and unleashes an onslaught of action as he joins forces with Nobody 2, The Night Comes for Us, and The Shadow Strays director Timo Tjahjanto. Set for release courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios on Jan. 15, 2027, The Beekeeper 2 calls Adam Clay back into action after the clandestine organization of assassins known as \u201cBeekeepers\u201d go rogue and kidnap the President of the United States. So, while he tried to kill POTUS in the first outing, this time he\u2019ll fight the hive to save them. <\/p>\n

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Release Date<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 28, 2025<\/p>\n

Runtime<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t116 minutes<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Ayer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Action movie icon Jason Statham continues to be the dominant force in the action world, with one of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":665148,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[93,61,60,270],"class_list":["post-665147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=665147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/665148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=665147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=665147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=665147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}