UK: Jason Statham premieres new movie 'Safe', says working with Sylvester Stallone on Expendables 2 was great and jokes that if Steven Spielberg offered him a romantic-comedy, he would do it.
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UK: Jason Statham premieres new movie 'Safe', says working with Sylvester Stallone on Expendables 2 was great and jokes that if Steven Spielberg offered him a romantic-comedy, he would do it.
- Title: UK: Jason Statham premieres new movie 'Safe', says working with Sylvester Stallone on Expendables 2 was great and jokes that if Steven Spielberg offered him a romantic-comedy, he would do it.
- Date: 4th May 2012
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (APRIL 31, 2012) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR JASON STATHAM, SAYING: "I am doing a really interesting film at the moment called Hummingbird with Steven Knight who is one of the greatest writers and he is directing this film for me it's a huge leap in a dramatically direction never done anything like it, have to wait and see how it turns out, but for me it's a completely new challenge." STATHAM SPEAKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR JASON STATHAM, SAYING: "You know it's what comes my way if Steven Spielberg wants to give me a romantic comedy, who am I to say no to that, not that he is going to be knocking on my door for that kind of part I am sure, but you can only eat from what's on the table and you know the selection comes from the food that is laid out so for me I have been choosing from what's been available to me." VARIOUS STATHAM TALKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR JASON STATHAM, SAYING: "Yeah it was good as good as it could ever be, Sly is a great person to work for and we have become good mates." VARIOUS STATHAM TALKING TO MEDIA
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- Story Text: Actor Jason Statham said it was nice to be home in London for the European premiere of his latest action movie 'Safe'.
The 44-year-old British star signed autographs for fans gathered outside the BFI IMAX in Waterloo on Monday (April 31) before heading inside to talk to the media.
After making his name as an actor starring in Guy Ritchie's gangster movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Statham has gone on to play a series of hard-man characters. However he explained there is something different about his new thriller: "Certain things I haven't done before, you know, the relationship with a young girl is the driving force which I think is very sweet and I get to save her from the evil grips of the Russian mafia and the triads."
Statham plays a down on his luck cage fighter in 'Safe', who finds himself in trouble with the New York mafia when he tries to save a young girl.
As well as promoting Safe, box office heavyweight Statham, is currently making 'Hummingbird', a thriller about a reformed war veteran who has to deal with his violent past, speaking about his new project Statham said: "I am doing a really interesting film at the moment called Hummingbird with Steven Knight, who is one of the greatest writers, and he is directing this film, for me it's a huge leap in a dramatically direction never done anything like it, have to wait and see how it turns out, but for me it's a completely new challenge."
Speaking about what other genre of movies he might like to take on, Statham joked: "You know it's what comes my way if Steven Spielberg wants to give me a romantic comedy, who am I to say no to that, not that he is going to be knocking on my door for that kind of part I am sure, but you can only eat from what's on the table and you know the selection comes from the food that is laid out so for me I have been choosing from what's been available to me."
This summer Expendables 2 is set to be released, in which Statham is back starring alongside a number of big names including Sylvester Stallone. "Yeah it was good as good as it could ever be, Sly is a great person to work for and we have become good mates." He said.
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