Emmy Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi and Jemma Redgrave will reprise their roles for “The Beekeeper 2,” joining star Jason Statham, who plays the titular “Beekeeper,” a former government assassin who comes out of retirement in a quest for vengeance.
Jeremy Irons also returns for the sequel to the action-conspiracy thriller, which features Yara Shahidi as a new addition to the buzzy cast.
The first film, directed by David Ayer, was a box office hit last year with a $162 million gross worldwide. Raver-Lampman (“The Umbrella Academy,” “Central Park”) played Verona Parker, an FBI agent hot on the trailer of Statham’s Adam, while Naderi (“The Better Sister”) was Parker’s partner, Agent Matt Wiley. Redgrave (“Doctor Who,” the upcoming spinoff “The War Between the Land and the Sea”) played Jessica Danforth, the President of the United States, entangled in the deadly scheme. She was also the mother to Josh Hutcherson’s Derek Danforth, who was the main antagonist of the first film.
Plot details about “The Beekeeper 2,” which will be distributed worldwide by Amazon MGM Studios and produced and financed by Miramax, are being kept under wraps, but the film is now in production.
The sequel is directed by Timo Tjahjanto (“Nobody 2,” “The Shadow Strays”) and written by Kurt Wimmer, who penned the first film. Producers include Statham via his Punch Palace Productions banner, Chris Long via Longshot Productions and Wimmer.
Raver-Lampman is represented by CAA, Authentic Talent & Literary Management and The Nord Group; Naderi is represented by Luber Roklin Entertainment and Granderson Des Rochers; and Redgrave is represented by Conway Van Gelder.