Jason Statham’s 98-Minute Action Franchise-Killer Is Leaving HBO Max Soon

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Published Feb 14, 2026, 5:40 PM EST

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Of all the action icons who have flexed their muscles over the years, only a few names remain solidified in the genre’s history. Actors like Sylvester Stallone, Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Jean-Claude Van Damme have (like their jawlines) chiseled themselves into the stone pillars of action over the last several decades. But, these days, there’s a slew of new actors who have jumped through the flames and fought off the bad guys to obtain hero status, with names like Tom Cruise, Dwayne Johnson, Tom Hardy, and Keanu Reeves picking up the torch and keeping the flame aglow. And, while the decades of yesteryear may have been leaning to one side, these days there are also plenty of female performers who have kicked massive amounts of ass with actresses like Scarlett Johansson, Charlize Theron, and Michelle Yeoh giving the boys a run for their money.

But perhaps the biggest modern day action star sitting on the golden throne at the top is none other than Jason Statham, who has poured himself into one role after another and put his body through the wringer to bring fans nothing but high-octane films. Even before his cinematic career, Statham was called to all things physical, having been a standout athlete in martial arts and kickboxing as well as a professional diver on Great Britain’s team. All of these things eventually set him up to take over the world as the hero we didn’t know we needed starting in 1998 when he got his big-screen breakthrough in Guy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

In the years since, he’s burst into pre-made franchises and even started a few of his own — some that continue to this day. After a long list of proof that he was leading man material, the actor kicked off what would eventually become a two-film series with 2011’s The Mechanic. The story of the in-demand and wildly talented assassin took off like wildfire and eventually landed a follow-up just a few years later in 2016. Dubbed Mechanic: Resurrection, the film saw Statham return to the role of Arthur Bishop — a hitman who has a special knack for making his work look like accidents to the untrained eye. With an ensemble that includes Tommy Lee Jones, Jessica Alba and Yeoh, the movie saw Arthur attempt to have a normal life before being pulled back into the business. Sadly, time is running out for audiences to stream the highly-reviewed sequel, as it’s set to leave HBO Max at the end of the month.

‘Mechanic: Resurrection’s Box Office Run

Proving that the world will forever be ready for more Statham, Mechanic: Resurrection raked in an impressive $125.8 million against its $40 million production budget. Oftentimes, sequels fail to hit the same target as their predecessors, but that was far from the case here as the follow-up eclipsed the original’s $76.3 million earnings without lifting a finger.

Head over to HBO Max before February 28 to stream Mechanic: Resurrection.