Jason Statham Talks More About His Role in FAST AND FURIOUS 7
Jason Statham is set to play the villain in Fast and Furious 7. I think it's amazing that Statham is going to be in this franchise--he's a perfect fit, and you can bet he's going to kick some major ass. In a recent interview with Empire, the actor talked a little bit about the role he plays in the next film, saying,
I didn’t really want to play the villain, but there are certain moments where you think it might be a good time to do that. I’m not saying I’m the full-blooded… I’m not going to tell you too much about what I’m going to do in the film, but if it’s a good villain, there’s obviously some consideration to be made, but there are some really bad villains out there, and I don’t want to get myself wet with that shit.
It’s just not written that well sometimes, and it’s always about the writing. So we’ll see. But I am excited to be a part of it, it’s got some of the best car action I have ever, ever seen. Justin Lin has just been exceptional with what he does with that vehicular action.
Here's how the rest of the Q&A went down:
Statham vs. The Rock vs. Vin Diesel – will anyone be left standing by the end of it?
Hopefully me…
You said on the set of Hummingbird that you had read the script for Fast Six and it wasn’t good enough, so you passed on it. Then lo and behold, at the end of Fast Six… Jason Statham! Were you telling porkie pies back then?
You know what, it came later. At the time, it was not a bare-faced lie. (Laughs) I did say no, but then there was another sit-down, and next thing you know things had changed.
It was a great entrance in Fast Six though. When did you shoot that?
It was during the promotion of Expendables 2… We shot that when they were shooting in Pinewood. So I went over there one afternoon, killed a guy, threw a chain on the floor, made a phone call, left.
I loved Fast and Furious 6, and I'm extremely excited for 7! Who would have thought this franchise would get better as it went on? I thought it was dead at part 2.