The Transporter: Refueled
5.2 /10 1 Votes
Country France
China | 5/10 IMDb Director Camille Delamarre Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date September 4, 2015 (2015-09-04) (United States) Based on characters created
by Luc Besson
Robert Mark Kamen Writer Luc Besson (characters), Bill Collage, Adam Cooper, Robert Mark Kamen (characters) Tagline He Delivers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Transporter: Refueled (known as Le Transporteur: Heritage in France, and previously known as The Transporter 4 or The Transporter: Legacy) is an upcoming action thriller film directed by Camille Delamarre and written by Bill Collage, Adam Cooper, and Luc Besson. It is the fourth film in the Transporter franchise, but features a new cast, with Ed Skrein starring as the title role of Frank Martin.
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Filming began on August 1, 2014, in Paris, France. It is scheduled to be released on September 4, 2015.
The fast-paced action movie is again set in the criminal underworld in France, where Frank Martin (Skrein) is known as The Transporter, because he is the best driver and mercenary money can buy. In this installment, he meets Anna (Chabanol) and they attempt to take down a group of ruthless Russian human traffickers who also have kidnapped Frank’s father.
Cast
Production
At the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, a new trilogy was announced with EuropaCorp and Chinas Fundamental Films co-producing and distributing the titles. The films will likely be budgeted between €25 million and €30 million each and at least one will be shot in China. Luc Besson will co-finance, distribute, produce and write all the films. English actor Ed Skrein will replace Jason Statham as Frank Martin in the fourth installment of the series. In March 2015, the title was changed from The Transporter Legacy to The Transporter: Refueled.
Filming
Principal photography of the film began on August 1, 2014, in Paris, France.
Release
The film was previously set to be released on March 6, 2015. On November 5, 2014, EuropaCorp moved the film for a June 19, 2015 release. On April 1, 2015, EuropaCorp again moved the film back to a September 4, 2015 date.
References
The Transporter: Refueled WikipediaThe Transporter: Refueled themoviedb.org The Transporter: Refueled IMDb