The Transporter Refueled trailer: Ed Skrein is the new Jason Statham

Jason Statham may be done with the Transporter series, but as they say in showbiz, the extremely lucrative action franchise must go on. So EuropaCorp is pressing onward with The Transporter Refueled, starring what they hope will be the next Jason Statham. His name is Ed Skrein, and you might remember him as Daario 1.0 from Game of Thrones.

As ever, the story centers around Frank Martin, a freelancer whose job is to transport packages, no questions asked. He makes a lot of money because he’s really good at high-speed chases, fighting bad guys, and not prying into other people’s business any more than he has to.

Sadly for everyone, Skrein is no Jason Statham, at least in this trailer. He can rock a close crop and throw a fake punch, and he looks very handsome glowering behind the wheel of an expensive car. But he can’t seem to replicate Statham’s magnetism. And without that, Transporter is just another generic action thriller series.

The Transporter Refueled used to be called The Transporter Legacy, until producers remembered how well that title format worked out for The Bourne Legacy. It opens June 19. Camille Delamarre (Brick Mansions) directs and Luc Besson produced.