The actor Jason Statham is unanimously considered one of the great icons of action cinema. Over the years it has in fact established itself thanks to titles such as Crank, Parker, Safe, Blitz, Death Race and the recent Hobbs & Shaw. However, it was the 2002 film in particular that gave rise to his fame The Transporter, where he gives life to an expert in the transport of super-secret parcels, who will soon find himself involved in a case too big for an ordinary man, but not for him. The film is directed by the French director Louis Leterrierwhile at the screenplay they meet again Robert Mark Kamen and the famous Luc Besson.

Thus all the characteristics of which Statham later became a great expert are found within the film. From daring chases to spectacularly choreographed fights, from unexpected comedy to the unexpected presence of certain feelings. With a budget of about $20 million, The Transporter it came to earn about double that in theaters, then increasing its result thanks to the home video market. Such a success not only helped launch the protagonist’s career, but also gave birth to an entire saga dedicated to the concept of this first title.

For all fans of action movies, The Transporter it is still today an essential film, full of suspense and twists. Before embarking on a vision of the film, however, it will certainly be useful to delve into some of the main curiosities related to this. Continuing here in the reading it will in fact be possible to find further details relating to the plotto the cast of actors and his sequel. Finally, the main ones will also be listed streaming platforms containing the film in their catalogue.

The Transporter: the plot of the movie

The protagonist of the film is the former soldier of the special forces Frank Martin, now specializing in the transport of particularly secret and highly valuable parcels. On any given day he finds himself being paid to deliver a particularly large bag, promising not to look at its contents. For Frank it seems like an assignment like any other, but the suspicion that there is a living person inside the package soon creeps in on him. Breaking his promise, he finds himself horrified to discover that what he feared is real. Inside the bag there is indeed a young Chinese girl named Lai. With the help of him, Frank will then try to trace the illegal human trafficking, with the intention of destroying it once and for all.

The Transporter: the cast of the film

As anticipated down, to interpret the protagonist there is the actor Jason Statham. Known for the great physical preparation he dedicates to each new role, he decided to train for a long time before filming in order to be able to perform most of the more complex scenes, without having to resort to stunt doubles. Likewise, he himself performs the daring stunts behind the wheel featured in the film. To star in The TransporterHowever, he also found himself having to learn activities that were totally new to him. Among these is being able to start a car using only the engine cables, and a series of martial arts practices, later shown off in the film.

Next to him, in the role of young Lai, there is instead the actress Shu Qi. Here in her first English-language film, the actress didn’t know a word of the language. To help her, the producers sent her the script well in advance so she could learn it. Outside of her jokes, however, the actress could not communicate with anyone. To help her, Statham looked for a non-verbal way to do it, thus managing to establish a connection with her. To interpret Darren Bettencourt, to whom the girl is destined, there is instead the actor Matt Schulze. For the role, the actor went on to lose a great deal of weight in a short amount of time. The French actor Francois Berleand finally plays the detective Tarconi.

The sequels of The Transporter, the trailer and where to see the film in streaming and on TV

Given the good success achieved by the film, especially with home video sales, the producers decided to create two sequels. In 2005 it was thus realized Transporter: Extremewhose cast also appears Alessandro Gasmannwhile in 2008 it arrived in theaters Transporter 3. Naturally, these two also boast the actor Statham as their protagonist. In 2015, however, a reboot of the first film was made. Entitled The Transporter Legacythis sees the actor as the protagonist Ed Skrein. From 2012 to 2014, a television series dedicated to the saga was also aired, entitled Transporter: The Series.

Before seeing such sequels, it is possible to enjoy The Transporter thanks to its presence on some of the most popular streaming platforms on the net today. This is in fact available in the catalogs of Rakuten TV, Chili Cinema, Google Play, Apple iTunes and Tim Vision. To see it, once the reference platform has been chosen, it will be enough to rent the single film or subscribe to a general subscription. In this way you will be able to watch it in total comfort and at the best video quality. The film is also present in the television schedule of Friday 5 May at 21:20 On the canal Italy 1.

Source: IMDb