According to rumors, Jason Statham is set to play the lead in the live-action adaptation of the popular computer game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Given the game’s renowned evocative storyline, intense survival features, and intricately detailed universe, this possible adaptation has shocked the gaming and film worlds.

The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. franchise, based loosely on the 1972 sci-fi novel Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, takes place in the “Zone,” an alternate version of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone teeming with dangerous mutants, anomalies, and rival factions. Known for its harrowing atmosphere and deeply immersive gameplay, the series has amassed a loyal following since its debut in 2007.

Statham, widely celebrated for his action-packed roles in films like The Transporter series, The Mechanic, and Hobbs & Shaw, is rumored to be portraying a grizzled loner navigating the treacherous Zone. Industry insiders speculate that he will play a “stalker” — one of the daredevil scavengers risking their lives to retrieve artifacts from the Zone’s hazardous anomalies.