Shelter 2026

Mason, Jason Statham, is a former government assassin and a longtime operative of the Black Kites who now lives in isolation on a windswept Scottish island with his loyal dog. Each week, he relies on Jessie, a young girl mourning her mother, to bring supplies, while she grows increasingly frustrated by his secrecy and reclusiveness. Sometime before the events, Mason went rogue from the agency and has been on the run ever since.

One stormy day, Jessie is marooned on the island; Mason takes her in and heads to the mainland to buy clothes, accidentally drawing the attention of his former handler Manafort, who dispatches a team to eliminate him. Mason kills the intruders and escapes with Jessie to a Scottish farm, where they meet a man named Angus.

Manafort then sends his lead assassin, Workman, after them. At Angus’s place, Angus’s son Callum phones the police, but Workman intercepts the call and shoots Angus dead at the doorway. Mason and Jessie slip past the police and flee, with Mason seeking safety at the home of his friend Arthur Booth, who offers shelter and a car to help them escape. Workman closes in again, and a tense confrontation ensues before Mason and Jessie make a break for it in Booth’s car.

Seeking shelter, Mason and Jessie head to a nightclub, only to have Manafort’s agents storm the place. Mason fights them off and rescues Jessie, sending her on a boat to Spain while he holds off the pursuers. He is ambushed by Workman, and the two men clash in a brutal fight, ending with Mason breaking Workman’s neck and securing the upper hand.

Mason then travels to Manafort’s house, eliminating two front guards and finally ending Manafort himself with a decisive shot to the head. After the carnage, Manafort’s assistant informs MI6 that, while they no longer want to kill Mason, they will still pursue non-lethal methods to recruit him back into the fold.

Back in a quiet cafe, Jessie sits with a chess piece that Mason has sent her, while he watches from a window. When she turns, she sees him in the distance and smiles, knowing that Mason will protect her if his former agency returns and that, in his own way, he will always be with her.