Viva La Madness
Film
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Viva La Madness is an upcoming action thriller film co-written and directed by Guy Ritchie. It is based on the 2011 novel by J.J. Connelly (who also adapted it with Ritchie), which was a sequel to Layer Cake; however, this film is written without a direct connection to the 2004 adaptation by Matthew Vaughn. Jason Statham stars in the film for his seventh collaboration with Ritchie, with an ensemble cast including Vinnie Jones, Jason Isaacs, Babs Olusanmokun, Camila Mendes, Ben Foster, Jonny Lee Miller and Raúl Alejandro.
- J. J. Connolly
- Guy Ritchie
by J. J. Connolly
- Jason Statham
- Thomas Benski
- Guy Ritchie
- Ivan Atkinson
- John Friedberg
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| Directed by | Guy Ritchie |
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| Based on | Viva La Madness by J. J. Connolly |
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| Language | English |
Cast
- Jason Statham as a nameless drug dealer known as X
- Vinnie Jones
- Jason Isaacs
- Babs Olusanmokun
- Camila Mendes
- Ben Foster
- Jonny Lee Miller
- Raúl Alejandro
Production
Jason Statham bought the rights to adapt the novel Viva La Madness by J. J. Connolly (his sequel to Layer Cake) in 2013. Connolly initially wrote the script adaptation himself.[1] The adaptation became a television series in 2015, in what would have been a first for Statham, with Connolly still writing.[2] However, by 2025, the adaptation returned to being a feature film that was taken to the 2025 American Film Market for sales. Guy Ritchie became attached to write and direct, and the details were revealed to be an adaptation of the book's plot without having a direct connection to the 2004 film Layer Cake.[3]
In February 2026, Vinnie Jones, Jason Isaacs, Babs Olusanmokun, Camila Mendes, Ben Foster, Jonny Lee Miller and Raúl Alejandro joined the cast, with production revealed to be underway in London.[4]
Release
Black Bear Pictures acquired the distribution rights in North America, with Amazon MGM Studios holding rights to most international territories.[4]