New Images from Steven Knight’s ‘Hummingbird’ Starring Jason Statham
New images from Steven Knight’s directoral debut Hummingbird (titled Redemption in the US) featuring Jason Statham have been released. The story sees Statham play an ex-Special Forces soldier who’s now living rough on the streets of London. When his friend is abducted and he’s chased into the empty apartment of a rich man who’s away for months, he seizes the chance to clean up his act, take on a new identity and clean up the streets a little. Wow, yet another Jason Statham romantic period drama!
Hummingbird/Redemption hits theaters in both the UK and North America on June 28. Images courtesy of Empire.
After witnessing his unit ripped to shreds by artillery fire in Afghanistan, Joey Jones (Jason Statham) has been living on the streets of London, trying to forget his past and stay of out trouble. On the run from a ruthless gang, he breaks into the apartment of a wealthy man in Convent Garden and assumes his upper-class identity. Just as Joey is on his way to making amends with his friend and sponsor Sister Cristina, his pregnant girlfriend is found dead in the river. Now, Joey must use his connections in the Chinese mob to find the man responsible, stopping at nothing until justice is served. From acclaimed screenwriter Steven Knight comes an elevated thriller about a broken man with a battered past, fighting to do what’s right, even if that means breaking his own rules.