Lionsgate has acquired U.S. and U.K. distribution rights to IM Global’s “Hummingbird,” the latest Jason Statham thriller, the studio announced Friday.
The film stars Statham as a war veteran trying to diguise himself as an upper class Londoner. When his girlfriend is killed, he must embrace his violent past and track down the murderers.
It will be the directorial debut for Steven Knight, the Oscar-nominated writer of “Eastern Promises.” Oscar-nominated producer Paul Webster (“Atonement,” “Eastern Promises”) is also on board, as is Oscar-winning cinematographer Chris Menges (“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” “The Reader”).