According to THR The Transporter actor is set to star in action thriller Viva La Madness for Gaumont International Television, the company announced Thursday. A network is not yet attached. The drama series is based on the book of the same name by J.J. Connolly and is the next installment to the author's novel " Layer Cake ," which was adapted for the big-screen in 2004 and starred Daniel Craig. Statham and Steven Chasman, who own the rights to the project, will exec produce alongside Connolly, who is set to pen the series. “ Viva La Madness , with its riveting characters and twisting storyline, is a volatile cocktail of action and comedy that only J.J. Connolly can create,” said Gaumont International TV CEO Katie O’Connell Marsh. “Jason Statham, known for his roles in the Transporter trilogy, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, The Bank Job, as well as the recent Furious 7 and Spy, brings such strength and credibility to his characters but also has an