Jason Statham Says The Script Was In Rough Shape

Staham and Ritchie reunited after a 16 year hiatus with 2021’s “Wrath of Man.” “Operation Fortune” quickly followed, and the two old friends fell into their regular pattern. According to the actor, changing things on the daily and reworking the script is something of a signature.

“It’s a very organic kind of way to go to work with what Guy does,” Statham told Entertainment Weekly while promoting their reunion picture. “He wants to change things on a daily basis, so you should look at what the story is but never get too attached with what the dialogue of the day is, because it’s very much an evolving, moving type of thing. So, you just turn up with an open mind and you’ll succeed.”

Richie is equally impressed with his go-to leading man, telling Empire Online in 2021 while promoting “Wrath of Man” that he and Statham remained friends since their first collaboration on 1998’s “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.” Though both have seen their careers grow considerably since then, Ritchie said not all that much has changed between the two.

“We’ve been apart for 15 years? It feels like we made ‘Lock, Stock’ 15 days ago,” he said. “Our relationship is identical to what it was the first time I worked with him; we’re still playing a lot of chess.”