Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham to re-team for spy thriller Five Eyes

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham go together like peanut butter and jam, or whatever the British equivalent is, and the pair are due to reunite for what will be their fifth film together. Ritchie directed Statham in LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, SNATCH, REVOLVER, and the upcoming WRATH OF MAN (previously known as CASH TRUCK), and their next project will be FIVE EYES, a spy thriller in development for Miramax and STXFilms

FIVE EYES will find Jason Statham starring as Orson Fortune, a MI6 guns-and-steel agent who is "recruited by global intelligence alliance Five Eyes to track down and stop the sale of a deadly new weapons technology that threatens to disrupt the world order. Reluctantly paired with CIA high-tech expert Sarah Fidel, Fortune sets off on a globe-trotting mission where he will have to use all of his charm, ingenuity and stealth to track down and infiltrate billionaire arms broker Greg Simmonds." Sounds about right. Guy Ritchie will direct from a screenplay written by Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies, who penned Ritchie's last film, THE GENTLEMEN. In a statement, Miramax CEO Bill Block said:

Guy Ritchie’s ‘Five Eyes’ is his next collaboration with Jason, commencing with ‘Snatch,’ following the upcoming film, ‘Wrath of Man’ and the global success of ‘The Gentlemen,’ in partnership with STXfilms. We’re excited to be reunited with the STX team, as well as Ritchie and Statham whose undeniable chemistry, philosophy and talent will surely attract a massive appeal from audiences worldwide.

STXfilms Motion Picture Group Chairman Adam Fogelson added, "Jason is a global box office heavy weight, and when teamed with Guy Ritchie, that’s an irresistible combination. It’s a thrill to be back in business with Guy, Bill and the team at Miramax after our shared success on The Gentlemen and we believe Five Eyes is the kind of film our partners overseas will love as much as we do." Production on FIVE GUYS is expected to kick off this October in Europe.