Jason Statham to star in THE MECHANIC Remake

by Joey Paur



Jason Statham is eyeing a new film project that fits exactly what he has come to do best. You can't help but love to watch the guy do what he does on screen and that is to play his bad-ass self in differrent aspects of his film life. He and director Simon West are currently in talks to star in a remake of Michael Winner's 'The Mechanic' which I will admit I have not yet seen. The movie was made in 1972 and starred Mr. Charles Bronson.

You all know who Jason Statham is but you may not know who Simon West is. He has directed films such as 'Con Air', 'The Generals Daughter', 'Tomb Raider', and 'When a Stranger Calls'. So you can see that he and Statham would be a perfect match up.

The plot of the original movie is as follows:

Arthur Bishop is a "mechanic" in other words a hit man who performs his jobs cleanly, without leaving a trace of his work. When he is assigned by his organization to kill one of the heads, he does so with his usual sense of efficiency, imagination and detachment, shooting at Big Harry, while making Harry think that the shots are being fired by a hidden sniper who is trying to kill them both, until Harry suffers a heart attack and dies.

At Big Harry's funeral, Bishop meets Harry's son Steve. Steve is intrigued by Bishop and seeks to find out more about him. Bishop, also intrigued, plays along. Finally he makes Steve his protege, demonstrating his tools of the trade, such as piloting, lipreading, and powerfully developed fingers. But Bishop fails to get his superiors' consent for the arrangement. Following a messy contract assassination conducted by Bishop and Steve, the organization Bishop works with decides to have him killed, ultimately hiring Steve to do the job.

Is it just me or does that sound like the perfect movie for Statham and West to develop.

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