Transporter 2

Transporter 2
Transporter 2
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Louis Leterrier
Written by	Luc Besson; Robert Mark Kamen;
Based on	Characters; by Luc Besson; Robert Mark Kamen
Produced by	Luc Besson; Steve Chasman;
Starring	Jason Statham; Alessandro Gassmann; Amber Valletta; Kate Nauta; François Berléand; Matthew Modine; Jason Flemyng;
Cinematography	Mitchell Amundsen
Edited by	Christine Lucas-Navarro; Vincent Tabaillon;
Music by	Alexandre Azaria
Production; companies	EuropaCorp; TF1 Films Production; Current Entertainment; Canal+; TPS Star;
Distributed by	EuropaCorp Distribution (France); 20th Century Fox (Worldwide);
Release dates	3 August 2005 (France); 2 September 2005 (United States);
Running time	88 minutes
Country	France
Language	English
Budget	$32 million;
Box office	$89.1 million

Transporter 2 (French: Le Transporteur 2) is a 2005 English-language French action film directed by Louis Leterrier and written by Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen. It is the sequel to The Transporter (2002) and the second installment in the Transporter franchise. It stars Jason Statham as Frank Martin, with Alessandro Gassmann, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta, François Berléand, Matthew Modine, and Jason Flemyng. In the film, Frank Martin (Statham) is tasked with protecting the young son of politician Jefferson Billings (Modine) from an international drugs cartel.

Transporter 2 was theatrically released in France on 3 August 2005, by EuropaCorp, and was released in the United States on 2 September by 20th Century Fox. It received mixed reviews from critics with praise for Statham's performance, action sequences and direction, but criticism for its screenwriting. It grossed $89.1 million worldwide and was followed by the sequel Transporter 3 (2008).

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