Shelter follows a fairly similar pattern to a lot of previous Statham flicks; he stars as a reclusive man with a mysterious, violent history who is called back into action when some shady figures from his past show up, teeing up all manner of stunts, car chases and brutal brawls.
But when a storm causes a dramatic boat accident that kills his fellow islander and former army pal, he finds himself caring for the friend's young daughter. And it doesn't take long after his first venture to the mainland for supplies before his whereabouts are located by his nefarious ex-employers, kicking off a high-octane action romp.
"I call him modern-day Steve McQueen," he explained, referencing the iconic star of The Great Escape and Bullitt, among many other classic movies.
"Because he’s authentic – there’s nothing fake about Jason. And what I love about him in this movie is you get your cake and eat it too. You’re seeing the big action star that we all know, but you’re also seeing this family man."
View Green Video on the source website"So we live vicariously through his characters of bringing that code, bringing that respect, bringing that sense of justice and morality and so when you have somebody who’s already authentic in their real life, it’s pretty easy to put them in a place where you’re getting a character that also has the same authenticity."
"It’s not just you can fight each other to death," he said of the big action scenes. "There’s a child in the room, you have to remember her shelter, her safety. And I love that he always kept that integrity of the performance, and I never had to remind him it’s not just the fight – he was always about performance first."
"Really we’re looking for something that has an emotional core to it," he says. "[Rather than] an action movie for the sake of action. I’ve done movies that… like Crank, silly films that don’t have this same kind of intense emotional drive.
Shelter is released in UK cinemas on Friday 30th September.
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