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Netflix has announced the Jason Statham vehicle Dogfight, written, directed and produced by Guy Ritchie, as their seventh collaboration is slated for an early-2027 start with filming in the UK.

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**Dogfight** will star Jason Statham and be written, directed and produced by Guy Ritchie for Netflix as a “stylish revenge actioner” set in the London criminal underworld.

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**Netflix** says production is slated to begin in early 2027, with Dogfight filming in the UK.

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By Deadline · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-11-03

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Dogfight will star Jason Statham and be written, directed and produced by Guy Ritchie for Netflix as a “stylish revenge actioner” set in the London criminal underworld.
Netflix says production is slated to begin in early 2027, with Dogfight filming in the UK.
Guy Ritchie will produce alongside Jason Statham, Ivan Atkinson and John Friedberg.
Black Bear, Toff Guy Films and Punch Palace are the production companies behind Dogfight.
Jason Statham will reunite with Guy Ritchie on Dogfight, their seventh film collaboration, with earlier joint credits including Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch.

Why it matters: For Netflix, the early-2027 production start provides a concrete timetable, while Statham and Ritchie's seventh collaboration gives Dogfight an established creative pairing. The project also adds producing credits for Statham, Ivan Atkinson and John Friedberg, plus production credits for Black Bear, Toff Guy Films and Punch Palace.