Action iconJason Stathamis not averse to stretching his comedic muscles while also putting to work the ones he uses to punch countless bad guys in the face. And those comedic muscles are pretty damn strong, too. Before pushing this metaphor beyond breaking point, The Stath fans will need to hurry to load upNetflixand check out the actor’s best action comedy, as it’s due to leave streaming later this week.
Written and directed by Paul Feig,Spystars The Stath alongsideMelissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jude Law, Miranda Hart, and Bobby Cannavale, and follows a CIA analyst who has spent her entire career as a desk jockey suddenly being thrown into the field and going undercover to capture an arms dealer and avenge the death of the organization’s best agent.
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The Stath just can’t be stopped!
Spyremains one of Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, andPaul Feig’s highest-rated movies, withthe action comedyouting standing at a hugely impressive 95% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes alongside a 78% score from audiences on the Popcornmeter. So, if you have yet to seeSpy, there’s no time to waste, as the acclaimed action comedy leaves Netflix in the U.S. on August 07, 2025. You can check out the official synopsis for the action outing below.
“Despite having solid field training, CIA analyst Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) has spent her entire career as a desk jockey, working hand-in-hand with dashing agent Bradley Fine (Jude Law). Using high-tech equipment and a hidden earpiece, Susan is the guardian angel who helps Bradley avoid danger. However, when Bradley is assassinated by Bulgarian arms dealer Rayna Boyanov (Rose Byrne), Susan wrangles her way into her first undercover assignment to help capture Boyanov and avenge Bradley.”
Will We Ever See ‘Spy 2’?
Despite being one of the best movies in the respective repertoires of Statham, McCarthy, and Feig,Spystill has not had a sequel. While the perfect idea waspitched by a fan during the 2024 Olympics, director Paul Feig recently revealed toMovieWeb’s own George Edelmanthat, currently, there is nothing in the works. Meaning we may never again hear of the wonderfully bizarre feats of action achieved by Statham’s superspy, Rick Ford. He once appeared convincingly in front of congress as Barack Obama, just for your information.
“I don’t know. I mean, of all my movies, that’s probably the one that would make most sense to do another one of. I’m not a big sequel chaser, you know, even though we just did one, I love doing original stuff, and it takes so long to make a movie. The Housemaid was so much fun because I never worked with that cast before, and that book was so different, and the genre is much darker than I normally do, and there’s something great about that. So, if anything, part of me avoids sequels, just because I don’t want it to take me away from something that might be new and exciting.”
While there are few laughs on the horizon, Jason Statham has plenty of action in the pipeline,includingMutiny, which is due to be releasedon August 05, 2025.
