A fan favourite Jason Statham film made by UK directing legend is airing on TV tonight The actor is one of Britain's most successful ever actors in terms of popularity The film was released on streaming in 2021 (Image: Amazon Prime Video ) A fan favourite Jason Statham film made by a UK directing legend is airing on TV tonight (April 26) for free across the UK. The 57-year-old action star is one of the country's biggest movie stars, with his movies making fans race to the cinema for decades. ‌ Making his first appearance in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in 1998, 2000’s beloved crime flick Snatch saw him go toe-to-toe with Brad Pitt and join forces with director Guy Richie for the first time. Article continues below Quickly becoming a household name, the 2000s saw Statham appear in a remake of The Italian Job, cult classic Crank and three Transporter films as his profile continued to grow. Following this, Statham cemented himself as the standout performer in both The Fast and Furious and The Expendables series’. One film that goes under the radar of the man who showed off his comedic chops in Melissa McCarthy’s Spy, is 2021's Wrath of Man. ‌ Loosely based on the 20024 film Cash Truck, Wrath of Man follows Statham’s H, a new cash-truck driver in LA, whose prevention of a robbery leads to his skillset with guns and mysterious past being questioned. Jason Statham in Wrath of Man (Image: Amazon Prime Video ) The film marked Statham and Richie’s first time working together since 2005’s Revolver, with the pair going to find global success without the other. ‌ As with all Richie films, Wrath of Man works a treat for fans of the crime genre through its stacked supporting cast. Joining Statham in the feature is Holt McCallany, Jeffrey Donovan, Chris Reilly, Josh Hartnett, Laz Alonso, Raúl Castillo, DeObia Oparei, Eddie Marsan and Clint Eastwood’s son Scott Eastwood. Wrath of Man finally hit Amazon Prime Video in the UK in December 2021, being pushed back from its initial release date. ‌ Despite being released in cinemas in the United States and around the world, this was a rare Statham film that didn’t hit British cinemas. Even without having the UK in its release plan, Wrath of Man grossed a staggering $104 million worldwide at the global box office. Critics and viewers couldn’t agree on the film, with the former giving it 67% and the latter scoring it 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. ‌ Speaking about joining forces with Richie again, Statham told Entertainment Weekly: “This particular genre is a favorite of mine. “I love heist movies, I love revenge movies. Guy said he's got a great one up his sleeve, and it took about 30 seconds to convince me… “It's a very organic kind of way to go to work with what Guy does. He wants to change things on a daily basis, so you should look at what the story is but never get too attached with what the dialogue of the day is, because it's very much an evolving, moving type of thing. So you just turn up with an open mind and you'll succeed." Article continues below Wrath of Man airs at 9pm on Saturday, April 26, on Channel 4 and channel4.com