{"product_id":"crank-it-up-jason-statham-star-9781526163943","title":"Crank it Up: Jason Statham: Star!","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJason Statham has risen from street seller through championship diving and modelling to become arguably the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebiggest British male film star of the twenty-first century. This is the first book to offer a critical analysis of his work across a variety of media, including film, television, video games and music videos. Each chapter focuses on a particular aspect of Statham’s career, from his distinctive screen presence to his style, branding and celebrity. Accessibly written, and featuring a contribution from Hollywood director Paul Feig, who worked with Statham on the 2015 action-comedy \u003ci\u003eSpy\u003c\/i\u003e, the collection will appeal to a wide audience of scholars, students and fans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction – Steven Gerrard and Robert Shail\u003cbr\u003e1 Reframing the British tough guy: Jason Statham as postmodern hero - Robert Shail\u003cbr\u003e2 ‘I’m certainly not Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt’: Jason Statham, fandom and a new type of (anti)hero - Renee Middlemost\u003cbr\u003e3 The power of Statham - Paul Feig\u003cbr\u003e4 ‘It’s that peasant mentality’: the cult persona of Jason Statham, Hollywood outsider - Jonathan Mack\u003cbr\u003e5 A balancing act(or): Jason Statham and the ensemble film – Sarah Thomas\u003cbr\u003e6 Blagging it both ways: \u003ci\u003eThe Bank Job\u003c\/i\u003e and the British heist movie - James Chapman\u003cbr\u003e7 Jason Statham in \u003ci\u003eSpy\u003c\/i\u003e: subverting genre and gender - Clare Smith\u003cbr\u003e8 Arthouse Statham - Martin Carter\u003cbr\u003e9 Transporting Jason Statham: national identity in the Transporter trilogy - Jennie Lewis-Vidler\u003cbr\u003e10 The avatar hero: exploring the virtualisation of the Statham brand - Dean Bowman and Erin Pearson\u003cbr\u003e11 Ageing Statham: expendable expendable? - Nathasha Parcei\u003cbr\u003e12 Crank it up! Scoring Statham - Shelley O’Brien \u003cbr\u003e13 Clothes make the man: Statham’s sartorial serendipity - Steven Gerrard\u003cbr\u003eConclusion - Steven Gerrard and Robert Shail\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041029947735,"sku":"9781526163943","price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526163943.jpg?v=1750948667","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/crank-it-up-jason-statham-star-9781526163943","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}