THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED Revs Up Its First Trailer

The original Transporter film was my introduction to Jason Statham as a full-fledged action star. I'd seen him pop up in Guy Ritchie's films before that, but he never made much of an impact for me until I saw him peeling out on the streets of France (doing most of his own stunt driving, by the way), and kicking some ass while following (and breaking) his own personal set of rules. The second film improved on the ridiculousness of the first one, but the third movie was an utter disaster, sucking all of the fun out of the franchise.

Now there's a new guy suiting up and getting behind the wheel. Ed Skrein, who played the first incarnation of Daario Naharis in Game of Thrones before he left to make this movie, is the new transporter in The Transporter Refueled, a soft reboot of the franchise that also stars Ray Stevenson. But will it be able to live up to the insanity of the Statham movies? This first trailer doesn't really show off the kinds of awesome set pieces I expect from this franchise (remember when Statham destroyed a bunch of guys with a hose?), so I'm not holding my breath that this will be any good.

The movie hits theaters on June 19th. What do you think?