Warning: Spoilers for A Working Man
A Working Mancontinued the long tradition of Jason Statham films that didn’t make much of a splash with critics, while simultaneously finding a decent amount of success with general audiences. While the movie didn’t earn as many accolades as last year’sThe Beekeeper,A Working Manis definitely another successfor the actor, one that could potentially lead to a much bigger franchise if he and director David Ayer continue to build off the success of this first outing.
No sequel film has been announced yet, but, since thenovel series thatA Working Manwas based offof ran for quite some time, there are plenty of directions for another project in the franchise to go. One interesting aspect of the movie came in the form of one of Jason Statham’s Levon Cade’s friends,Gunny Lefferty, a blind ex-marine who was played by David Harbour. He was one of the bigger stars inA Working Man’s castbesides Statham himself, and, if it does become a franchise, he would be a great candidate to return.
David Harbour Could Play A Bigger Role In A Working Man’s Sequel
It Would Be Great To See Harbour Return In Any Future Installment
Harbour’s character wasn’t in the movie too much, only appearing in a handful of scenes, but, importantly, one of the scenes he appeared in was duringA Working Man’s ending, having dinner with Cade after he rescued Jenny. Lefferty was a blind ex-marine, and the first person Cade went to when Jenny went missing, so, if the movie was going to become a franchise,it would make sense that Harbour’s character would continue to be a big part of the series, potentially having a much bigger role than he did in this first outing.
A Working Man 2 Being A Jason Statham & David Harbour Team-Up Movie Would Be A Lot Of Fun
A Leading Role For Harbour Would Be An Exciting New Direction For The Sequel
David Harbour’s stardom has been steadily rising in recent years since his breakout performance inStranger Things, andA Working Man’s potential sequelwould certainly benefit from giving him an expanded role in the franchise.He would be a great comedic presence to juxtapose the extremely serious characterthat Statham plays, giving the series a nice balance between intensity and comedy. While the franchise could certainly continue its fairly intense overall tone, a layer of lightheartedness would help to keep subsequent movies feeling fresh, even as the plot continued to be very serious.
A Working Mandidn’t earn as much as his last movie, only making $87 million as opposed toThe Beekeeper’s $162 million, but it was still a great success off a $40 million budget.
Harbour’s character would also be great to see more of due to his blindness, which could bea great way to inject some more creative action scenes into the series. Donnie Yen’s Caine inJohn Wick 4was one of the best parts of that movie, andA Working Man’s possible continuation could take some notes from that film and make some unique action scenes based around a blind fighter. That kind of character is a hotbed for creativity in the action genre, and hopefully, ifA Working Mandoes continue, he will get some time in the spotlight.
