The “Meg” star plays a character who keeps society (and bees!)
safe in director David Ayer’s film.
Call it a buzzy role.
Jason Statham in ‘The Beekeeper’.Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios
The bees are real.
He learned how to do all of that.
Daniel Smith/Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios
Did Statham get stung at all?
Jason Statham and Jeremy Irons in ‘The Beekeeper’.Daniel Smith/Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios
“Jason did not get stung,” confirms Ayer.
I learned that bees will attack black cloth because they think that its a bear.
[Laughs] And so thats why the beekeepers wear these white suits."
The cast ofThe Beekeeperalso includes Jeremy Irons, Emmy Raver-Lampman, and Taylor James.
The film swarms into theaters on Jan. 12.
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