EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios has landed worldwide distribution rights to The Beekeeper 2 in a deal pegged by sources at comfortably north of $50M.
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios has landed worldwide distribution rights to The Beekeeper 2 in a deal pegged by sources at comfortably north of $50M.
Jason Statham will reprise his role in the sequel, which is due to start production in the fall. As we previously revealed, Timo Tjahjanto (Nobody 2) is set to direct the film from a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer. Miramax is producing and negotiated the deal with Amazon.
The first movie, directed by David Ayer, follows a retired clandestine human intelligence operative who sets out for revenge after his kind-hearted landlady becomes the victim of a phishing scam that steals millions of dollars from a charity she runs. It garnered $163M at the global box office after being sold by Miramax to international distributors and Amazon for domestic.
The sequel is due to be released theatrically in a number of key territories. We’ve heard there’s a chance it could be among the early movies released via Amazon’s modern international theatrical arm.
As we noted last week, this type of deal will likely become more common for Miramax as it moves away from in-house international sales. Patrick Wachsberger’s 193 will be selling Scandalous! for Miramax in Cannes.
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Producers on the sequel include Statham via his Punch Palace Productions banner, Chris Long via Long Shot Productions, and Wimmer.
Amazon MGM recently teamed up with Statham and Ayer on A Working Man, which has made $98M at the box office since being released in slow March.
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