Warning: Major spoilers for A Working Man below!Jason Statham’s Levon Cade lives to fight another day inA Working Man, but what happens to the character in the books? Statham’s latest is an adaptation of Chuck Dixon’sLevon Cadebook series and involves his ex-military badass trying to rescue his boss’s kidnapped daughter. The film reteamsStatham and director David Ayer after their $162 millionBeekeepersuccess, and it offers the same mix of bone-crunching action and tongue-in-cheek humor.
A Working Manis aiming to become anotherJason Statham franchisetoo. The story ends on a happy note, with Levon having saved the kidnapped Jenny (Arianna Rivas) and then reuniting with his own daughter. The film does hint that the Russian gangsters he fights might regroup and seek revenge, though a potential sequel could just forget about that and start afresh.A Working Manmakes many changes to the original novelLevon’s Trade, with the ending of the source material being far more downbeat.
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InLevon’s Trade, Cade has no personal connection to Jenny, who is revealed to have died the night she was kidnapped. Levon then goes on the run with his daughter Merry to escape the wrath of the powerful Russian gang he made enemies of, andthe sequel novelLevon’s Nightfinds the two hiding in a remote community in snowy Maine. Unluckily for them, a vicious crew of mercenaries arrives one night to recover a stolen cache of money hidden there - and they’re willing to torture and kill to find it.
Levon’s Nightlacks the gritty simplicity of the first novel and the setup takes a little too long, but it’s still a solid thriller. The bad guys are genuinely menacing, and the snowy setting gives it a unique feel. If aWorking Mansequel does happen, I hope it does adaptLevon’s Night. Not only does it have one of the best premises of the sequel novels, but it could finallygive Statham his ownDie Hard. Somehow,the veteran action star has never found himself in aDie Hardscenario andLevon’s Nightwould allow that to happen.
Chuck Dixon’s Levon Cade Books Include Many More Adventures For Jason Statham’s Character
The Levon Cade series has 12 books… and counting
Sylvester Stallone acts as co-producer and co-writer onA Working Man, having long owned the rights to theLevon Cadesaga. The star originally planned to turn the property into a TV series before reworking it as a starring vehicle for Statham. AssumingA Working Manis enough of a hit to warrant it, there’s a lot of source material available for a follow-up.There are 12 books in Dixon’sLevon Cadeseries, with the most recent being 2024’sLevon’s Scourge.
Sylvester Stallone previously worked with Jason Statham onThe Expendablesmovies and the 2013 thrillerHomefront.
The events of one book typically set up the next. For instance,Levon’s Nightends with Levon and Merry on the run again, having taken off with the money the thieves tried to steal. The third story,Levon’s Ride, sees the title character’s truck and money being stolen, so he has to whip up hell to find them both. Book 4,Levon’s Run,then sees him on the run again as law enforcementandcriminals chase after him for the millions he’s taken off with.
Unlike the book Levon’s Trade, A Working Man doesn’t close with Levon and Merry on the run…
Basically, trouble always seems to find Levon, no matter how well-meaning he might be.A Working Mandoesn’t close with Levon and Merry on the run, though, given the mess he created in the movie, he could very well decide that going into hiding is the safest course of action.
