Statham-starrer Hollywood blockbuster was partly filmed in Qatar, release in Mar 2022

Other than Jason Statham, the Guy Ritchie directed movie stars Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone, and Hugh Grant.

The Jason Statham starrer, Hollywood action blockbuster ‘Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre’ is all set for its release in theatres on March 18, 2022. Partly filmed in Doha, Qatar, the movie has shots of the Museum of Islamic Art,which can be seen in the trailer released few days back, a report in The Peninsula, Qatar, says.

Apart from Jason Statham, the Guy Ritchie directed movie stars Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone, and Hugh Grant.

“The film marks our third collaboration with Ritchie, adding to our expanding list of nearly 20 projects having been released or currently in production since beIN’s acquisition of Miramax — a testament to our continued success achieving the target goals we set forth for the studio’s evolution while remaining committed to prioritising investments in innovative and culturally relevant films,” beIN Media Group Chairman Nasser Al Khelaifi had said during the shooting of the film in Doha.

According to official synopsis of the film, super spy Orson Fortune (Jason Statham) must track down and stop the sale of a deadly new weapons technology wielded by billionaire arms broker Greg Simmonds (Hugh Grant). 

Teamed with some of the world’s best operatives (Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone), Fortune and his crew recruit Hollywood’s biggest movie star Danny Francesco (Josh Hartnett) to help them on their globe-trotting undercover mission to save the world.

The movie’s screenplay has been written by Ivan Atkinson, Marn Davies, and Ritchie. Produced by Miramax, the project will be distributed by STXfilms.

In January 2021, the cast was rounded off with Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone and Josh Hartnett in supporting roles. In February 2021, Hugh Grant joined the cast. 

Principal shooting for the film commenced on January 14, 2021, with filming taking place in Antolya, Turkey, Farnborough and Qatar.

Previously titled as Five Eyes, the film was officially renamed Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre in September 2021. 

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