We’ve been hearing for some time that a remake of the old Charles Bronson movie “The Mechanic” was in the works. We’ve also been hearing for a while that Sylvester Stallone would be filling in for Bronson… but apparently that’s not true. Word has come out that the man replacing Bronson will be modern action star Jason Statham (most recently seen in Crank 2).
The original The Mechanic was a pretty decent flick, though it’s been a long time since I saw it last. The idea: “A professional hit man is planning to retire, always a difficult move for one in such a profession. A young apprentice appears to be eager to learn all the skills of the trade – but is that all he wants?”.
I think this is a good film to remake too. Solid story, pretty exciting and most of today’s movie going audience haven’t seen it, so it would be introducing it to a whole new audience.
I dig hitman films, I dig the original, I dig Statham, so yeah I’m down with this.
