Jason Statham Pulls out of <br />'The Man From Toronto' Statham was set to play the <br />"world's deadliest assassin" <br />in the upcoming movie. Kevin Hart will be portraying <br />a character named Teddy. The project would have seen the <br />two actors reunited on screen. They briefly shared scenes in the <br />'Fast & Furious' spin-off, 'Hobbs & Shaw.' Deadline is reporting that Statham has dropped <br />out of the film because of "creative issues." Statham wanted it to <br />be an R-rated story, but studio executives were aiming for a PG-13 <br />classification to attract a bigger audience to the cinema. The film is slated to go <br />into production in six weeks.