Jason Statham has confirmed that a sequel to Layer Cake is in the works, calling it "the most exciting thing on [his] plate".

It was first reported in 2013 that Statham would produce and star in an adaptation of JJ Connolly's follow-up novel Viva La Madness, replacing Daniel Craig in the lead role.

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"JJ Connelly's written a great book called Viva La Madness, and we're taking that book and doing something great with it," Statham confirmed to Digital Spy this week. "He's such a talented writer... the book was incredible. I loved Layer Cake and this is [if anything] better.

"The chance to work with someone of that calibre, do something back home, it's the most exciting thing on my plate... We're doing it next year, and it's full steam ahead. We're putting all the finance together, and we're off and racing."

Connolly is adapting the script from his own novel, which is set more than a decade after Layer Cake and follows the unnamed protagonist as he returns to London, where his friend Mister Mortimer attempts to drag him back into the criminal world.

Statham can next be seen in Spy, which is released in the US and UK on June 5. Watch a clip from the movie below:

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