David Leitch, stuntman turned director and co-helmed the first John Wick film before moving on to direct Atomic Blonde (the incredible one shot fight down the stairs out of a house and into a driving car) , Deadpool 2 (that one second Brad Pitt cameo), Hobbs and Shaw ( his first collab with Jason Statham) and Bullet Train (some phenomenal fights all within the confines of a train). With ‘How to Rob a bank’ about to be released he talked briefly about his film ‘Jason Statham stole my bike’ due for release in 2027 and starring, of course, The Stath himself and featuring choreography originally planned for the first John Wick film. Here, director David Leitch talks Jason Statham….
You are now in post on a movie called Jason Statham Stole My Bike. Is this Jason’s way of saying he regrets not utilizing that style way back when?
(Laughs.) I don’t think it’s his way of saying that. Jason and I have had a longtime friendship. We go way back to my time as a fight choreographer and a stunt performer on Ghosts of Mars. He was the third lead in that film. I did some stunts for him on that, and then we did a lot of choreography together in other films along the way. So we’ve offered up a lot of different styles for him, but he’s made his own brand. It’s been working pretty well for him, so he’s going to be okay.
Is this movie even more meta than The Fall Guy?
