Movie Trailer: 'The Mechanic' Starring Jason Statham

CBS Films has released the official trailer for The Mechanic, British director Simon West's (Con Air, Tomb Raider, When a Stranger Calls) remake of the Charles Bronson thriller starring Jason Statham. He's got Ben Foster along for the ride, presumably taking over the role played by Jan-Michael Vincent in the original. Donald Sutherland also co-stars. The story follows Statham as a veteran hitman who takes on an apprentice (Foster) who has a connection to one of the hitman's previous victims.

Watch the trailer now embedded after the jump. Please leave your thoughts in the comments below.

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The Mechanic is set to hit theaters on January 28th 2010.