Principal photography of the film began on 1 August 2014, in Paris, France. In March 2015, the title was changed from The Transporter Legacy to The Transporter Refueled. English actor Ed Skrein replaced Statham as Frank Martin in the fourth installment of the series. The franchise was rebooted after negotiations with Jason Statham fell through.ĮuropaCorp wanted Statham to sign a three contract deal, without revealing the script first. Luc Besson will co-finance, distribute, produce and write all the films. The films will likely be budgeted between €25 million and €30 million each and at least one will be shot in China. Yuri Kolokolnikov as Yuri, a third person on Anna's hitlist for robbing their banks, and he owns a plane.Īt the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, a new trilogy was announced with EuropaCorp and China's Fundamental Films co-producing and distributing the titles.Lenn Kudrjawizki as Leo Imasov, the second person on Anna's hitlist for robbing their banks, who host nightclub dance parties.Radivoje Bukvić as Arkady Karasov, a powerful Russian mobster who kidnapped Frank's father, as well as Frank's former brother-in-arms and was responsible for the event that occurred 15 years prior to the events of the film, which involved Anna and her friends.Yu Wenxia as Qiao, Anna's friend and another one of the four runaway sex slaves.Tatjana Pajković as Maria, Anna's friend and another one of four runaway sex slaves.Gabriella Wright as Gina, Anna's friend and another one of four runaway sex slaves who set out against Karasov.Loan Chabanol as Anna, one of four runaway sex slaves who wants to take revenge on Karasov for an event 15 years prior to the events of the film.Ray Stevenson as Frank Martin Sr., a retired secret agent and Frank's father.Ed Skrein as Frank Martin Jr., a former mercenary turned contract driver, known mainly as the Transporter.
Anna's whole team rob Arkady's friends and frame him for it. However, he finds himself thrust into danger again when Anna and her accomplices Gina, Maria, and Qiao orchestrate a bank robbery and kidnap Martin's father to confront and kill Arkady Karasov, a Russian mobster who had victimized Anna years earlier.
According to the contract, he should be near the bank for her and her two packages. Then he takes the contract from Anna following his three rules of no names, no questions and no renegotiations. ( September 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)įormer special-operations mercenary Frank Martin is living a less perilous lifestyle than he had previously, transporting classified packages for questionable people. You can provide one by editing this article. This article needs an improved plot summary. Although initially planned as the first installment in a new trilogy, efforts to produce sequels remained unmaterialized. Despite a negative critical reception, the film was a box office success, grossing $72 million worldwide against production budget of $22 million. Upon its release, The Transporter Refueled received generally negative reviews from film critics and audiences, who claimed the film's script as lame and absurd, but praised the action sequences, stunts, effects and acting. The film was released on 4 September 2015 in the United States and 9 September in France. It was also the only installment of the franchise that did not feature François Berléand.įilming began on 1 August 2014, in Paris, France. It is the fourth film in the Transporter franchise, a reboot of the series, and the first film to be distributed by EuropaCorp in North America, but features a new cast, with Ed Skrein replacing Jason Statham as the title role of Frank Martin. The Transporter Refueled (French: Le Transporteur: Héritage) is a 2015 action thriller film directed by Camille Delamarre and written by Bill Collage, Adam Cooper, and Luc Besson.
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