Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie are reuniting for Dogfight, and the Statham Ritchie Dogfight Netflix announcement, made by Netflix on Tuesday 3 November, marks their seventh film together — and Statham’s first Netflix original movie. The London-set revenge thriller, described by Netflix as “an action-packed revenge thriller with a stylish twist,” will be written and directed by Ritchie, who also produces, with Statham starring and producing.
A partnership that launched a career
According to Cinema Express, the pair’s collaborations stretch back to Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000), through Revolver (2005), Wrath of Man (2021) and Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023), plus the upcoming Viva La Madness. Screen Rant notes that Dogfight is Ritchie’s second collaboration with Netflix after The Gentlemen series, whose second season dropped in September 2026. Producers alongside Ritchie and Statham are Ivan Atkinson of Toff Guy Films and John Friedberg of Black Bear Pictures, with Statham producing through his Punch Palace Productions banner.
JustJared adds a useful marker: Statham, now 59, will soon return to cinemas in The Beekeeper 2, due in January 2027, so Dogfight sits inside a busy run rather than a comeback. Production is set to begin in the United Kingdom in early 2027, according to Netflix and trade coverage, with no release date, additional cast or plot synopsis announced.
What is still under wraps
Netflix has stayed deliberately tight-lipped beyond the logline, with its Tudum announcement joking that plot details remain under lock, stock and key, according to Comic Basics. That silence is itself a marketing choice: for a duo this familiar, the announcement of the pairing is the news, and the details can wait until cameras roll in early 2027. That restraint is normal for a project at announcement stage, but it means audiences should treat any online plot claims as speculation. What is confirmed is the pairing, the setting — London’s criminal underworld — and the production window. For a duo whose best work thrives on London atmosphere and dry menace, the setting alone is a promise; the test will be whether Dogfight adds anything new to a partnership now entering its fourth decade.
