Jason Statham to headline new action flick 'Levon's Trade'
Suicide Squad' director David Ayer. Sylvester Stallone, Hollywood veteran and Statham's co-star from 'The Expendables' movies, has adapted the film's screenplay from the novel of the same name by comic author Chuck Dixon, reported entertainment news outlet Deadline.
It marks Stallone's first screenplay since 'Rambo: Last Blood' in 2019 and 'Creed II' in 2018.
'Levon's Trade' will chart how Levon Cade (Statham) left his «profession» behind him to go 'straight' and work in construction.
He wants to live a simple life and be a good father to his daughter.
But when his boss's teenage daughter Jenny vanishes, he's called upon to re-employ the skills that made him a legendary figure in the shadowy world of black ops.
His hunt for the missing college student takes him deep into the heart of a sinister criminal conspiracy creating a chain reaction that will threaten his new way of life, as per the official plotline.
The film, which is being shopped by Black Bear and BlockFilm at the American Film Market (AFM), is expected to start filming in March 2024 in London.
