Serial dater Kate Hudson has hooked up with Dax Shepard, Owen Wilson (twice) and Lance Armstrong in the past year, but lately she’s been keeping a low profile when it comes to men. Now, sources are reporting that Kate is seeing hunky action star Jason Statham, star of the “Transporter” films.

SOCIALITE LIFE was tipped off by a spy that Kate Hudson and someone very much resembling actor Jason Statham were spotted Monday evening on a date. Statham is currently dating Alex Zosman and attended Hudson’s Halloween bash last month, so take this gossipy musing at face value.

A witness at the Bel Air hotel claims the Transporter actor lookalike was out with the star of My Best Friend’s Girl for a meet-up Monday evening. The couple enjoyed a steady flow of dirty martinis at the bar, according to the witness. Kate was reportedly sporting “a white pretty blouse, indigo jeans and a cool-looking ring on her finger.” And all this, on a school night. Scandalous!

[From Socialite Life]

Jason Statham doesn’t seem like Kate’s type…but then again, does she really have a type? Let’s hope that if this report is true, Kate takes her time with this one. She has a pattern of accelerating things from zero to serious relationship in a matter of weeks - it rarely works out well. My advice: the guy is total eye candy - savor it and enjoy yourself while you can!

You know we’re scratching for stories when we cover a premiere without a lot of big names, but Jason Statham could run around for two hours doing not much of anything and I would watch it, all wide-eyed and rapt. He adds a layer of swoon-inducing kick-ass testosterone to any film, and it looks like his new film, The Bank Job, doesn’t even need help in that department.

The Bank Job is based on the true story of a multi-million pound London bank heist in 1971, in which safety deposit boxes were stolen from a vault. The robbery was only covered by the press for a just a few days before the government issued a gag order and the story faded away. It is thought that the gang uncovered reams of information about a massive corruption scandal involving top government officials along with the royal family. (It has no relation to The Italian Job or the upcoming sequel The Brazilian Job (snicker) except for the fact that it also stars Statham and has “Job” in the title.)

Here’s the description from IMDB:

In September 1971, thieves tunneled into the vault of a bank in London’s Baker Street and looted safe deposit boxes of cash and jewelry worth over three million pounds. None of it was recovered. Nobody was ever arrested. The robbery made headlines for a few days and then disappeared - the result of a ‘D’ Notice, gagging the press. This film reveals what was hidden for the first time. The story involves murder, corruption and a sex scandal with links to the Royal Family - a story in which the thieves were the most innocent people involved.

And here’s the trailer. It looks pretty awesome.

The thing that I found amusing about these premiere pictures is that Guy Ritchie showed up looking sheepish in a cap and suit - but he’s not the director and had no hand in the movie that I can tell. He hasn’t had a critically acclaimed or successful film since 2000’s Snatch.

Anthony Hopkins was looking elderly in a plaid jacket and scarf and full white beard. He also has nothing to do with this movie.

The Bank Job is out in the UK on February 25, and comes out in US theaters on March 7. Thanks to PRPhotos for these pictures. There are also some stills from the film, thanks to AllMoviePhoto.

British hottie Jason Statham stars with Amy Smart in the action film “Crank” about a hit man trying to settle a score. I loved him in “Snatch,” “The Italian Job,” and even “The Transporter,” and from the trailer this looks like a slick and entertaining film.

Statham is also revising his role as “Handsome Rob” in a sequel to “The Italian Job” to come out in 2008. It’s called “The Brazilian Job,” and Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, Mos Def and Seth Green have all signed on.

Here are pictures of Statham in the movie with Amy Smart. “Crank” is out August 1st.

Pictures from All Movie Photo. The last few are high resolution.