Movies - Wrath of man : Jason Statham takes over the role of Albert Dupontel

By Mulder, 25 march 2021

Wrath of Man is an upcoming action thriller film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, based on the 2004 French film, Cash Truck by Nicolas Boukhrief. It is Ritchie's fourth directorial collaboration with lead actor Jason Statham, following Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Snatch (2000), and Revolver (2005).

It was announced in October 2019 that Guy Ritchie was writing and directing an English language remake of the 2004 film Cash Truck, with Jason Statham set to star. Filming began in November 2020 between Los Angeles and London, with Scott Eastwood, Jeffrey Donovan, Laz Alonso, Josh Hartnett and Niamh Algar added to the cast, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer taking on domestic distribution for the film. The film was set for release on January 15, 2021, but was pulled off the January date due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later rescheduled for April 23, 2021, and was later pushed back two weeks to May 7

Synopsis :
A mysterious and wild-eyed new cash truck security guard (Jason Statham) surprises his coworkers during a heist in which he unexpectedly unleashes precision skills. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman’s ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score.

Wrath of Man
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Produced by Ivan Atkinson, Bill Block, Andrew Golov
Written by Guy Ritchie and Ivan Atkinson & Marn Davies
Based on Le Convoyeur (Cash Truck) Written by Nicolas Boukhrief and Éric Besnard and Directed by Nicolas Boukhrief
Starring Jason Statham, Scott Eastwood, Holt McCallany, Jeffrey Donovan, Laz Alonso, Post Malone, Josh Hartnett
Music by Chris Benstead
Cinematography : Alan Stewart
Production companies : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Miramax
Distributed by United Artists Releasing (United States), Lionsgate (United Kingdom), Universal Pictures (International)
Release date : May 7, 2021 (USA), May 12, 2021 (France)