When I happened upon the movie The Transporter, as I was channel surfing one day, I was impressed with the actor Jason Statham. It was the first time I had ever seen or even heard of Jason Statham, and he became one of my favorite actors based on his performance in that movie.
And The Transporter became one of my all time favorite movies. I was thrilled that they turned it into a franchise, and I looked forward to the two additional sequels. Of course I wanted it to continue, and a fourth Transporter movie is coming out soon. But I was very disappointed to learn that Jason Statham is no longer the actor in the franchise. I learned that he turned down the role, due to insufficient payment and because the scripts of future films were not available at the time they wanted him to sign.
To me, it's equivalent to Sean Connery quitting the James Bond franchise. Jason Statham was the transporter. Just as Connery was Bond. And now I no longer care about seeing any more Transporter movies. I will pass on this fourth one coming up. Just think if Vin Diesel quit being Riddick! That's how I feel about Statham as Frank Martin in The Transporter.
Again we have an example of the owners of a movie franchise blowing their franchise by being cheap when it comes to paying the actor who made it work. This new guy, whose name I forget, is not Frank Martin, the transporter. He has no charisma and is not a convincing hero by his looks, actions, or personality. Hollywood disappoints. But it's not unusual.
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