David Ayer believes ‘The Beekeeper’ emulates action classics
David Ayer thinks there are similarities between 'The Beekeeper' and classic action movies such as 'Die Hard'. The 55-year-old filmmaker has helmed the new action thriller that stars Jason Statham as Adam Clay, a man living a quiet life as a beekeeper who embarks on a deadly vengeance mission, and explained that the picture has the feel of iconic 1980s films from the genre. Asked how he got involved in the project, David told Collider: "I got this amazing script from Kurt Wimmer, and Kurt got Jason involved, and I've always been interested in working with Jason. I just saw so much potential an...