Chinese language action star Wu Jing will be a part of the British action star Jason Statham within the much-anticipated sequel to the sci-fi big monster horror movie “The Meg.” China’s CMC Footage, the movie’s producer and Chinese language distributor, introduced Wu and Statham will co-lead the worldwide mission. It additionally revealed a photograph of Wu on set with the director.
“The Meg 2: The Trench” will likely be directed by Ben Wheatley, recognized for his trendy thrillers comparable to “Kill Listing,” “Excessive-Rise,” and “Free Fireplace,” as a substitute of the primary installment’s director Jon Turteltaub.
However the authentic forged and crew members are returning, together with scriptwriters Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, and Erich Hoeber, will return to the sequel. The movie is loosely based mostly on the 1999 e-book “The Trench” by Steve Alten.
Additionally becoming a member of the forged of “The Meg 2” are returning actors Sophia Cai, Cliff Curtis, and Web page Kennedy from the primary installment in addition to Statham, and a brand new forged of famend Hollywood actors together with Skyler Samuels, Sienna Guillory, and Sergio Peris-Mencheta. Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Belle Avery will produce the movie, and Warner Bros. Footage will distribute it outdoors China.
In 2018, “The Meg,” loosely based mostly on Alten’s 1997 e-book “Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror,” additionally starred Chinese language actress Li Bingbing to attraction to Chinese language audiences and featured a ravenous prehistoric shark often called a megalodon.
The Sino-American co-production went on to earn greater than $530 million worldwide. In North America, it grossed $145 million, and in China, it took in 1.05 billion yuan ($166.8 million). It was seen as a giant success and a milestone for a global mission primarily managed and developed by a Chinese language firm to win common recognition.

In its press launch on Thursday, CMC Footage stated that the event of “The Meg 2: The Trench” may additionally grow to be a pivotal alternative to advertise the progress of Chinese language movie industrialization additional and promote Chinese language tradition to the world.
“It could possibly present the world the extent of Chinese language filmmaking and the energy of Chinese language filmmakers. On the identical time, it will create additional exchanges and cooperation with worldwide movie industries, promote the affect of Chinese language movies, and present the traits of latest Chinese language tradition in addition to the combo, integration, and inclusiveness of Chinese language and overseas cultures,” it reads.
The press launch added that China’s movies have prioritized fostering cultural exchanges and exhibiting Chinese language tradition globally. Wu Jing, a well-known actor starring in lots of phenomenal blockbusters, together with the “Wolf Warrior” franchise, “The Battle at Lake Changjin,” and “The Wandering Earth,” has grow to be a cultural image and gained affect internationally.

“It is usually his want to make use of the movie artwork, the cultural change type, to convey China’s up to date tradition and philosophy.” “The Meg 2: The Trench” is at the moment filming within the U.Ok. and can launch worldwide in 2023.

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