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Key Points
- Film Collaboration: Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham are reuniting for a new project.
- Movie Title: The film is titled Viva La Madness, based on J.J. Connolly’s novel.
- Production Start: Filming is set to begin in January 2026.
- Standalone Feature: The movie is not a direct sequel to Layer Cake.
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Welcome back to the Layer Cake, son. Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham are teaming up once again — and this time, they’re bringing a familiar kind of British mayhem back to the big screen. Variety has confirmed the duo will reunite for Viva La Madness, a new action-thriller based on J.J. Connolly’s 2011 novel, the follow-up to <em>Layer Cake</em>. But before anyone starts calling it Layer Cake 2, the film is being billed as a stand-alone, original feature — not a direct sequel, spin-off, or continuation of Matthew Vaughn’s 2004 cult hit. So it’s kind of Layer Cake 2, kind of not. Like a slice of Layer Cake? Production is slated to begin in January 2026, with Ritchie writing and directing, and Statham currently the only confirmed cast member.
