It was all go on the set of Viva La Madness this week as hard men Vinnie Jones and Jason Statham were taking on a series of stunts while shooting the new movie.
The explosive movie is a long-awaited follow-up to cult Brit gangster classic Layer Cake, picking up the story of the slick London world years later - only this time the stakes look even deadlier.
Former footballer Vinnie, 61, was seen dramatically hitting the deck after his character takes a bullet in one scene.
While fellow tough guy was also seen right in the thick of the action as chaos erupted around them.
As one of a trio of action-packed gangster films set in London at the turn of the century, Layer Cake was a box-office hit in 2004.
Following hot on the heels of 's movies Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, Matthew Vaughn's film helped revitalise the British genre with a stylish mixture of gritty realism and dark comedy.
It was all go on the set of Viva La Madness this week as hard men Vinnie Jones and Jason Statham (seen) were taking on a series of stunts while shooting the new movie
Former footballer Vinnie, 61, was seen dramatically hitting the deck after his character takes a bullet in one scene
Layer Cake also catapulted its director and leading actor to stardom – Vaughn won an Empire Award while landed the role of .
And now hard man actorJason is producing and starring in the sequel – and has teamed up with old pals Guy and fellow tough nut Vinnie, who appeared alongside him in both Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch.
Titled Viva La Madness, the British actor plays drug kingpin XXXX – Mr Craig's character in the original.
Jason, 58, who has two children with model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, 38, has also cast Nigerian actor Babs Olusanmokun and American actress Camila Mendes as a gangster's moll.
She is tipped to become a huge star this summer with the release of a live-action remake of the He-Man cartoons – Masters Of The Universe.
Viva La Madness was written by JJ Connolly, who wrote the original Layer Cake novel, and centres on a cocaine dealer whose plans for retirement go awry when he is ordered by his boss to do one final job.
Jason has said of the project: 'It has its own element of black comedy but very slick, very sophisticated.'
Earlier this year Jason admitted that he's 'gone too far' with some of his daring action movie stunts.
The explosive new movie is a long-awaited follow-up to cult Brit gangster classic Layer Cake, picking up the story of the slick London crime world years later - only this time the stakes look even deadlier
As one of a trio of action-packed gangster films set in London at the turn of the century, Layer Cake was a box-office hit in 2004
Fellow tough guy Jason was also seen right in the thick of the action as chaos erupted around them
Following hot on the heels of Guy Ritchie's movies Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, Matthew Vaughn's film helped revitalise the British crime genre with a stylish mixture of gritty realism and dark comedy
Layer Cake also catapulted its director and leading actor to stardom – Vaughn won an Empire Award while Daniel Craig landed the role of James Bond
And now hard man actor Jason is producing and starring in the sequel – and has teamed up with old pals Ritchie and fellow tough nut Jones
Titled Viva La Madness, the British actor plays drug kingpin XXXX – Mr Craig's character in the original
Jason, 58, who has two children with model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, 38, has also cast Nigerian actor Babs Olusanmokun and American actress Camila Mendes as a gangster's moll
Viva La Madness was written by JJ Connolly, who wrote the original Layer Cake novel
It centres on a cocaine dealer whose plans for retirement go awry when he is ordered by his boss to do one final job
Jason has said of the project: 'It has its own element of black comedy but very slick, very sophisticated'
Vinnie was seen getting into character on set
Guy was seen on set too as he led the crew
Vinnie was seen being chased by a man on a bike
He wore a red tracksuit and black leather jacket
He was seen taking a tumble on set
The man on the bike chased after him
Guy and Jason were seen chatting away
He was busy filming the action scenes
Vinnie, Guy and Jason on set
Adding of his latest film, the actor explained how one scene, which involved an 'open-sea rescue sequence' was particularly challenging.
'That pushed me really physically. It's hard to make under water work look good and anyone will know that swimming with a jacket and size 10 boots on isn't easy,' he said.
