Germany’s leading independent Leonine Studios has acquired distribution rights in German-speaking Europe, excluding a Pay-1 window on Prime Video, to Miramax’s sequel “The Beekeeper 2,” starring Jason Statham.
Leonine will release the action thriller across theaters in Germany on Jan. 14, 2027.
The first installment, distributed theatrically in Germany by Leonine in January 2024, was a smash hit — debuting at number one at the box office and drawing over 800,000 admissions locally, while also generating more than one million digital transactions as the country’s most successful TVOD title of the year.
Globally, “The Beekeeper” achieved a $162.6 million box office and a 92% “Verified Hot” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
“The Beekeeper 2,” produced and financed by Miramax and releasing outside of German-speaking Europe via Amazon MGM Studios, is directed by Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto (“Nobody 2,” “The Night Comes For Us”), working from a script by Kurt Wimmer, who penned the original. The sequel once again stars Statham as Adam Clay and is produced by Statham’s Punch Palace Productions, Chris Long’s Longshot Productions and Wimmer.
The cast brings together Oscar-winner Jeremy Irons, Emmy Raver-Lampman (“The Umbrella Academy,” “Central Park”) as FBI agent Verona Parker, Bobby Naderi (“The Better Sister”) as Matt Wiley, and Jemma Redgrave (“Doctor Who,” “The War Between the Land and the Sea”) as U.S. President Jessica Danforth.
Franchise newcomers include Yara Shahidi (“Black-ish,” “Grown-ish,” “Sitting in Bars With Cake,” “Street Smart”), Pom Klementieff (“Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning,” “Westworld,” “Black Mirror”), and pro wrestler and actor Adam Copeland (“Percy Jackson and the Olympians”).