Jason Statham ready to 'Blitz'

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By Adnan Tezer Jul 13, 2009, 22:29 GMT

Jason Statham is in final negotiations to star in "Blitz," a London-set thriller about a serial killer targeting police officers.

According to Variety, Lionsgate U.K. is fully financing the project, which is an adaptation of Ken Bruen's bestseller of the same name. Mandate International will handle international sales.

Statham will play a tough, uncompromising cop assigned the task of tracking down the killer. Paddy Considine will play his partner.

Nathan Parker wrote the script; Elliott Lester is directing.

Project begins shooting August 10 in London.

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