The Beekeeper Has 1 Major Problem To Overcome To Be Jason Statham's John Wick Franchise

The Beekeeper has the potential to be Jason Statham's version of the John Wick franchise, but the first movie did make it a bit tougher for that to come to fruition. The success of Keanu Reeves' action movies has inspired countless copycats over the last several years. While Jason Statham is already established as an action movie star, he did not have his own ongoing hitman franchise when he signed up for The Beekeeper. The original action film is not quite as direct of a John Wick clone as other modern movies, but it still borrows quite a bit.

Hopes that The Beekeeper could become a major new franchise for Jason Statham skyrocketed following the film's box office performance. It made $152 million worldwide, nearly double what the first John Wick made. That establishes a stronger chance that The Beekeeper's ending will not be the last time audiences see Statham play Adam Clay, even if a sequel has yet to be officially announced. If The Beekeeper 2 happens, there is one issue with the franchise that it needs to overcome to rival John Wick.