He's not the first action star to vacate a successful franchise, either - these actors, below, also let the show go on without them. Jason Statham returns as Frank Martin, the ex-Special Forces operative who specializes in high-risk deliveries. The actor recognized a bad deal when he saw it, thus made the call to cut ties. Statham's presense is a major part of the first three Transporter films, so it's strange that he wouldn't even be offered a script before committing. I would have loved to have done it, but you can't really sign on without doing a script, and to sign on for three of them? And to get paid a pittance? I just couldn't see the value in that.
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But they wanted me to sign on and do three more films without even seeing a script, and they offered me less money to do three than I'd get paid for one! So it was a business decision. Jason Statham as Frank Martin Natalya Rudakova as Valentina Franois Berland as Tarconi Robert Knepper as Johnson Jeroen Krabb as Leonid Vasilev. Ice-cool driver Frank Martin (Statham) is forced into action when a terrorist (Knepper) straps a bomb to his wrist and insists he transport the kidnapped. Statham was approached to take part in the film, and told Vulture why he decided to pass on reprising the role: It was obviously a great experience doing those films, and I would have loved to keep doing it. This list of Transporter 3 actors includes any Transporter 3 actresses and all oth. So, was the original actor simply too old to play the part? Why isn't Jason Statham in The Transporter: Refueled ?Īge has nothing to do with the recasting of Frank Martin. Transporter 3 cast list, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Starring: Jason Statham, Natalya Rudakova, Franois Berland. Skein plays a younger version of Martin in this prequel. In this installment of the action-packed franchise, mercenary driver Frank Martin takes on the task of delivering important cargo, no questions asked. This one stars former Game Of Thrones actor Ed Skrein, who was himself recast in that show with Michiel Huisman.
After playing the most badass courier in existence for three Transporter movies, Statham is not Frank Martin in the new film. But you've probably noticed that he's not the man incapacitating gangsters and hot-tubbing with half-naked women in the trailer for The Transporter: Refueled, opening in theaters Friday. 2.1 Smith & Wesson Model 500 3 Submachine Guns. Frank Martin is an ex special ops, who now spends his life as a transporter on the other side of the law. 1.1 Para Ordnance LDA Limited 1.2 Springfield TRP 1.3 Beretta 92FS 1.4 Steyr M9-A1 2 Revolvers. Mob courier Frank Martin is hired to transport the kidnapped daughter of a Ukrainian government official from Marseilles. Jason Statham spent this summer running the box office with Furious 7, so he definitely hasn't hung up his action star uniform. The Transporter: With Chris Vance, Franois Berland, Charly Hbner, Violante Placido.
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