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Meet The New 'Transporter'

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Meet the new Transporter. He's British actor Ed Skrein taking over the role for Jason Statham as Frank Martin, the best driver money can buy.

He is the man who will deliver any package for a price.

CBS4's Lisa Petrillo asked Skrein what it was like to drive in those dangerous race scenes.

"I got to do the fun stuff and the stunt drivers got to do the horrifically dangerous stuff. I think it was best because they loved doing all that stuff," Skrein said.

The Transporter abides by three simple rules: no names, no questions and no renegotiations. All that disappears when he's tricked by a femme fatale named Anna who convinces him into driving the getaway car for a brilliant bank robbery.

French actress Loan Chabanol plays Anna.

Petrillo asked her,"The fact that women had a real strong presence in the film must have been fun for you, Yes?"

"That's what attracted me to the project. I was like yay, finally a woman I can play that is strong not only for her but for women all over. We women support each other and that's what we have to do," said Loan.

Skrein, whose a familiar face to Game of Thrones fans says when he was chosen for the role, it just felt right.

"I take my auditions seriously. I work hard for them. I prepare really hard , but I was relaxed from the beginning. It felt right and felt comfortable," said Skrein.

As for those intense combat scenes, they required lots of training from the best of the best.

"There was phenomenal amount of prep that went into it, to be able to work with these guys who became mentors to be able to work with these mentors and learn from them was a joy. It's something I'm very grateful," Skrein said.

Petrillo asked the actors what audiences should expect from this film.

"We've got beautiful women. We've got beautiful cars, amazing terrain .It was all shot in the South of France. There were jets skis and explosions," said Skrein.

"It's funny too. You will surely have fun," said Chabanol.

The fun and the action of The Transporter Refueled comes to theaters this week.

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