A Working Man

A Working Man
A Working Man
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Ayer
Screenplay by	Sylvester Stallone; David Ayer;
Based on	Levon's Trade; by Chuck Dixon
Produced by	Chris Long; Jason Statham; John Friedberg; David Ayer; Sylvester Stallone; Bill Block; Kevin King Templeton;
Starring	Jason Statham; Michael Peña; David Harbour;
Cinematography	Shawn White
Edited by	Fred Raskin
Music by	Jared Michael Fry
Production; companies	Black Bear; Cedar Park Entertainment; Punch Palace Productions; Balboa Productions;
Distributed by	Amazon MGM Studios
Release date	March 28, 2025;
Running time	116 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

A Working Man is an upcoming American action thriller film directed by David Ayer, written by Ayer and Sylvester Stallone, and based on the 2014 novel Levon's Trade by Chuck Dixon. It stars Jason Statham, Michael Peña, and David Harbour.

A Working Man is scheduled to be released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and internationally by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 28, 2025.

Premise

Levon Cade, an ex-Royal Marines commando, leads a peaceful life as a construction worker in Chicago. However, Levon is forced to use his old set of skills to find his boss's teenaged daughter Jenny, who had been kidnapped by human traffickers, and soon uncovers a conspiracy of corruption and government agents' involvement in human trafficking.

Cast

Jason Statham as Levon Cade
David Harbour as Gunny Lefferty
Michael Peña as Joe Garcia
Jason Flemyng as Wolo Kolisnyk
Arianna Rivas as Jenny Garcia
Noemi Gonzalez as Carla Garcia
Emmett J. Scanlan as Viper
Eve Mauro as Artemis
Maximilian Osinski as Dimi Kolisnyk
Max Croes^[2] as Karp
Kristina Poli as Svetlana Kolisnyk
Andrej Kaminsky as Symon Kharchenko
Isla Gie as Merry Cade, Levon Cade's daughter
Alana Boden as Nina

Production

Sylvester Stallone originally developed an adaptation of the Chuck Dixon novel Levon's Trade as a television series with Balboa Productions.^[3] The project changed into a film that was up for sale at the 2023 American Film Market, where the film was first announced to have David Ayer attached to direct and Jason Statham to star.^[4] In January 2024, Amazon MGM Studios acquired U.S. and select international distribution rights to the film from Black Bear International, which sold the film to independent distributors elsewhere.^[5] The film was put into development in part due to its potential for subsequent entries given the number of novels written by Dixon in the series.^[6]

In April 2024, David Harbour, Michael Peña, Jason Flemyng, Arianna Rivas, Noemi Gonzalez, Emmett J. Scanlan, Eve Mauro, Maximilian Osinski, Kristina Poli, Andrej Kaminsky, and Isla Gie joined the cast in undisclosed roles.^[7]

Principal photography began in April 2024 in London.^[7]^[8] Filming also took place at Winnersh Film Studios in Berkshire, where it wrapped on May 31.^[9]

Release

In April 2024, the film was set to be released in the United States on January 17, 2025.^[7] In December 2024, the title was changed from Levon's Trade to A Working Man, with a new release date of March 28, 2025.^[10]

References

^ "A Working Man". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
^ "Film 'A Working Man' met Statham en Nederlandse acteur Croes eind maart in bios". RTL. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 17, 2018). Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
^ Wiseman, Andreas (October 27, 2023). Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
^ Wiseman, Andreas (January 26, 2024). Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ O'Rourke, Ryan (January 5, 2024). Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Wiseman, Andreas (April 8, 2024). Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ Calnan, Ellie (April 15, 2024). Archived from the original on April 15, 2024.
^ Daniels, Nia (May 31, 2024). "Jason Statham wraps filming Levon's Trade at UK studio". The Knowledge Online.
^ Mahler, Matt (December 18, 2024). Archived from the original on December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

External links

[1] "A Working Man". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved March 4, 2025.

[2] "Film 'A Working Man' met Statham en Nederlandse acteur Croes eind maart in bios". RTL. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

[3] N'Duka, Amanda (October 17, 2018). Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2024.

[AFM-4] Wiseman, Andreas (October 27, 2023). Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

[5] Wiseman, Andreas (January 26, 2024). Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[6] O'Rourke, Ryan (January 5, 2024). Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.

[Apr'24_casting-7] Wiseman, Andreas (April 8, 2024). Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.

[8] Calnan, Ellie (April 15, 2024). Archived from the original on April 15, 2024.

[9] Daniels, Nia (May 31, 2024). "Jason Statham wraps filming Levon's Trade at UK studio". The Knowledge Online.

[10] Mahler, Matt (December 18, 2024). Archived from the original on December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

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v t e Films by David Ayer
Directed	Harsh Times (2005) Street Kings (2008) End of Watch (2012) Sabotage (2014) Fury (2014) Suicide Squad (2016) Bright (2017) The Tax Collector (2020) The Beekeeper (2024) A Working Man (2025)
Written only	U-571 (2000) Training Day (2001) The Fast and the Furious (2001) Dark Blue (2002) S.W.A.T. (2003)

v t e Films by Sylvester Stallone
Filmography Awards and nominations Balboa Productions
Written and directed	Paradise Alley (1978) Rocky II (1979) Rocky III (1982) Staying Alive (1983, also produced) Rocky IV (1985) Rocky Balboa (2006) Rambo (2008) The Expendables (2010)
Written only	The Lords of Flatbush (1974; additional dialogue) Rocky (1976) F.I.S.T. (1978) First Blood (1982) Rhinestone (1984) Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Cobra (1986) Over the Top (1987) Rambo III (1988) Rocky V (1990) Cliffhanger (1993) Driven (2001, also produced) The Expendables 2 (2012) Homefront (2013, also produced) The Expendables 3 (2014) Creed II (2018, also produced) Rambo: Last Blood (2019) A Working Man (2025, also produced)
Produced only	Creed (2015) Samaritan (2022) Creed III (2023)