The Beekeeper 2's latest production update is bound to leave you excited

There is an exciting production update about the forthcoming film, The Beekeeper 2.

As per Collider, Amazon MGM Studios, which distributed the OG 2024 film The Beekeeper, has acquired the sequel's worldwide distribution rights. Along with that, the helmer of the sequel shall be none other than Timo Tjahjanto!

Let us find out more details about the latest production update of The Beekeeper 2.

The Beekeeper 2's latest production update is bound to leave you excited

As per Collider, Amazon MGM Studios has acquired The Beekeeper 2's international distribution rights. The deal has been locked in at a whopping $50 million with the production company, Miramax. It hints that the film could be built into a big franchise.

The OG film, The Beekeeper, was helmed by David Ayer. However, this time, though, the helmer of The Beekeeper 2 shall be Timo Tjahjanto. His previous directorial credits include The ABCs of Death (2012), May the Devil Take You (2018), The Night Comes For Us (2018), V/H/S/94 (2021), The Big 4 (2022), and the most recent being Nobody 2 (2025).

As per Deadline, Umair Aleem shall be writing the screenplay of its upcoming sequel. The previous film's production company, Miramax, will be back to produce its sequel, The Beekeeper 2, as well.

As per reports at Variety, Jason Statham from the original film shall be returning to his role as Adam Clay in the forthcoming sequel. He shall also be joining in on producing the film, under his production company, Punch Palace Productions. Along with them, joins the writer of the OG film Kurt Wimmer, and Long Shot Production's Chris Long.

The production of the sequel is scheduled to commence in the fall season.

Even before The Beekeeper had been released in 2024, Jason Statham had hinted at its sequel as he spoke to the outlet, by mentioning:

“The whole movie escalates in terms of the action. And it goes through an incredible, great crescendo. The whole world [of the film] has a mythology of the ‘beekeeping’ world. If we were fortunate enough to make a sequel, we have a whole world that we can dive into.”

The original film, The Beekeeper, follows the plot of Adam Clay, a beekeeper who is out to avenge the death of his kind landlady, Eloise, who takes her life after losing all her finances to a phishing fraud.

The film garnered a collection of $163 million. Even on the streaming platform, Prime Video, the film has achieved success as it was widely streamed.