EastEnders fans gobsmacked as they spot TWO soap legends in huge new Hollywood film with Jason Statham
THE soap stars have landed jaw-dropping roles in a brand new Hollywood movie with Jason Statham.
EastEnders viewers were left open-mouthed as they spotted two very familiar faces in the blockbuster line-up.
Jason Statham’s action thriller, The Beekeeper, sees two Walford favourites stepping into the spotlight - including one of the programme’s most notorious villains.
Alongside action film expert Jason and the Hunger Games star , none other than Don Gilet (who played the square’s serial killer Lucas Johnson) and David Witts (who starred as Joey Branning) have taken to our screens for the global hit.
Soap fans couldn’t believe their eyes as they spotted the TV legends when watching the film in the cinema, with plenty flocking to social media to point our their surprising appearances.
One wrote: “Surprised to see Lucas Johnson played by Don Gilet as Deputy Director Prigg in The Bee Keeper. Putting on a convincing American accent.”
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Another exclaimed: “I knew that was David Witts in #thebeekeeper.”
A third gushed: “Remember Joey Branning from Eastenders? Well he’s currently starring in the new Jason Staham movie The Beekeeper and it’s actually a pretty fun ride of a film, go check it out.”
A fourth joked: “Lucas from Eastenders is in this new Jason Statham film. The American accent attempt is killing me.”
Don Gilet's EastEnders character, a preacher turned murderer, was killed off the programme in 2021.
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It happened after he betrayed a drug dealer, by deliberately sabotaging his drug job and turning him into the police.
Meanwhile, after a year of playing the estranged son of Derek Branning, David decided to pursue other things.
The soap star later moved to the US after being signed by a top agent.
He returned to the UK in 2022 back and landed himself a job with drama school , which offers acting classes and online courses.
During his stint on EastEnders, David's alter-ego Joey was involved in a number of gripping storylines.
He started going out with Ian Beale's daughter Lucy, but soon dumped her and fell in love with his cousin Lauren Branning.
In 2016 Dave played Craig in American teen drama Recovery Road.
He also starred in Wings, An Unpleasant Surprise, The Devil's Hand and I Ship It.
The Beekeeper follows a mans campaign for vengeance after it is exposed that he is a former operative of a powerful organisation, named the Beekeepers.
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