Netflix Announces Statham-Ritchie Film Dogfight

Netflix has announced Dogfight, a revenge action film starring Jason Statham and written and directed by Guy Ritchie, set in London’s criminal underworld. The company describes the project as a stylish revenge action film; specific plot details and a release date have not been announced. Production is planned to begin in early 2027 in the United Kingdom. The announcement identifies Statham as the only cast member so far. Netflix has not disclosed additional casting or a detailed storyline. Ritchie and Statham are also among the film’s producers, alongside Ivan Atkinson and John Friedberg. The project is being made for Netflix, with production companies Black Bear Pictures, Toff Guy Films and Punch Palace Productions named in reports about the announcement. Dogfight is described as the pair’s seventh film collaboration, extending a working relationship that began with Ritchie’s 1998 directorial debut, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, in which Statham made his film debut. Their previous shared films include Snatch, Revolver, Wrath of Man and Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre. Their sixth collaboration, Viva La Madness, is forthcoming. The film’s announcement adds a new...