"The Transporter 2" Japanese Theatrical Poster
Cinemax’s TV show based on The Transporter is still going strong, but it looks like everyone’s favorite ass-kicking courier Frank Martin may be destined to return to the big screen.
Producer Luc Besson has struck a deal with China’s Fundamental Films to produce a new trilogy of movies in the Transporter series. Each film will be budgeted in the $30 to $40 million range, which is reasonable enough; although Transporter 3 received the worst reviews in the franchise’s history, it grossed a solid $109 million worldwide.
What remains to be seen is if actor Jason Statham will return to the role that helped make him famous. The actor has a busy schedule lined up, with a possible turn in Fast and Furious 7, but we are hoping he’ll slip into the ‘ol suit and tie for at least one more ride as Frank Martin.
And with The Transporter 4 actively in development now, we expect to hear word on a director in the coming months. Our question, though: is there enough fan interest to warrant a whole new trilogy of these movies?
I LOVE The Transporter series, and is why I became such a big Statham fan. 2 is the most well made film, but 1 is my favorite. The one had a lot of cool atmosphere, Frank as a character was very particular, and he actually did some transporting in that movie. 3 was, without a doubt, the worst. It really butchered the character of Frank and felt like it had little to do with the other movies. I would love to see more Transporter movies, but only if they go back to the style of the first or second one.