Wings of Vengeance: Jason Statham Soars in ‘Hummingbird’ Redux for 2025

London, Oct. 7, 2025 – From the fog-choked alleys of the 2013 cult thriller comes Hummingbird, a pulse-racing remake that’s dusted off Steven Knight’s gritty blueprint for a 2025 Lionsgate revival, with Jason Statham circling back to the role that once buzzed under the radar as Redemption. Directed by the shadowy Gareth Evans (The Raid series), this high-altitude reimagining catapults the haunted vet’s descent into London’s underbelly into drone-filled skies, blending neo-noir revenge with aerial dogfights that echo Statham’s own Hummingbird origins – hallucinations of Afghan UAVs that haunted his 2013 turn.

In Knight’s original, Statham’s Joey Jones, a shell-shocked SAS operative turned street phantom, swipes a penthouse suit and dives into trafficking rings, priestly confessions, and a nun’s quiet grace amid vodka-fueled fury. Grossing a modest $23 million on $12 million but now a Starz streaming sensation in 2025, it earned raves for its “claustrophobic punch” (The Guardian). Evans’ sequel-adjacent reboot – teased as “Hummingbird: Ascent” at last week’s BFI London – evolves Joey into a drone-jockey antihero, hunted by the MOD for exposing a black-market arms ring peddling weaponized “hummers” to cartels. “It’s Statham unplugged: less brawls, more buzzsaw skies,” Evans quipped in a Collider exclusive, promising practical drone chases over the Thames that rival Top Gun‘s afterburners.

The cast hums with upgrades: Vicky Krieps returns as the enigmatic Sister Cristina, her faith-tested alliance now laced with cyber-spycraft, while rising Brit Riz Ahmed slinks in as a tech-savvy fixer with loyalties as slippery as oil. Benedict Wong reprises his original informant with a vengeful twist, and newcomer Sophia Ali brings fire as Joey’s drone-piloting protégé. Penned by Knight himself, the script amps the PTSD poetry – hummingbirds as both tormentors and totems – while weaving in 2025’s AI ethics bite.

Filming wrapped in Pinewood last month, with early test screenings hailing it as “Statham’s Bourne meets Blade Runner.” As Joey whispers to his spectral birds, “Redemption’s just another word for the fall.” With Statham fresh off The Beekeeper 2‘s swarm, Hummingbird isn’t remaking the wheel – it’s weaponizing the wings. Lock onto theaters this summer; the hunt is airborne.