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'Operation Fortune': Jason Statham, Josh Harnett team up in new Guy Ritchie film

By Annie Martin   |   Dec. 9, 2021 at 12:19 PM
Jason Statham will star in the new action-comedy "Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Aubrey Plaza attends the Film Independent Spirit Awards in 2020. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Josh Hartnett attends the American Cinematheque Awards in 2016. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI Hugh Grant (R) and Anna Elisabet Eberstein attend the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2019. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI Cary Elwes (L) and Lisa Marie Kubikoff attend the SAG Awards in 2020. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- STX is giving a glimpse of Guy Ritchie's new film Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre.

The studio shared a trailer for the action-comedy Thursday featuring Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Bugzy Malone, Josh Harnett, Cary Elwes and Hugh Grant.

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The preview shows super spy Orson Fortune (Statham) team up with Hollywood movie star Danny Francesco (Hartnett) to take on a billionaire arms dealer (Grant).

"In this operation, everyone has a part to play," a tagline reads.

In addition to directing, Ritchie wrote the screenplay with Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies and produced with Atkinson and Bill Block.

Operation Fortune opens in theaters in January 2022.

Statham is known for playing Frank Martin in the Transporter films, Lee Christmas in The Expendables movies and Deckard Shaw in the Fast & Furious franchise. He will reprise Christmas in The Expendables 4.