Jason Statham Going 'Fast and Furious 6' & More?

Dear Statham, don't do it!Jason Statham is currently negotiating for roles in both Transformers 4 and the next Fast and Furious movie, according to TwitchFilm.  Looks like Statham has fully embraced being typecast at this point, which is a shame.  At least, in The Mechanic, Blitz and Killer Elite he was typecast in good movies.  

Now back to the point of the article.  The studio is considering Statham for both the sixth and possible seventh Fast and Furious installments, which will start production back-to-back in Europe this year.  Justin Lin's Fast Five made $616 million worldwide on $125 million budget, so I can understand why Statham's people want him attached to the next one.    

Fortunately, the Transformers rumor has yet to be officially confirmed.  Certainly Michael Bay would love to add more star power for the next film if Shia LaBeouf is done with the franchise, as previous reports indicate.  I'd hate to see him go this route, but actors have to eat too.

Statham, The Rock, Vin Diesel, and to a lesser extent Paul Walker all on the big screen at the same time could prove to be too much for moviegoers to resist.  If I had my druthers, he'd stick with the type of roles I mentioned above.   

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[Anonymous]

Did you make up the rumor about Statham being in Transformers 4?