Overview
- Deadline reports the film will open in theaters on January 15, 2027, over the MLK holiday weekend.
- Production wrapped at the end of the year, with the sequel produced for Miramax and Amazon MGM.
- Jason Statham returns as Adam Clay and produces through Punch Palace, with Jeremy Irons back and Yara Shahidi in the cast.
- Timo Tjahjanto directs after taking over from David Ayer, with Ayer involved as a producer and Kurt Wimmer returning to write.
- Tjahjanto says the follow-up expands the Beekeeper world with unpredictable, colorful villains evoking anime and a Punisher-like edge for Clay.