"The Meg 2" will start filming in January 2022, Jason Statham will return

Jason Statham recently confirmed in an interview with foreign media Collider that he will return to star in the movie "The Meg 2", and the film is scheduled to start shooting in January 2022! The sequel is directed by Ben Wheatley, the director of the new version of "Rebecca", and the screenwriters of the previous film, Erich Hobel and Joe Hobel, will continue to be responsible for the script.

Jason Statham said in an interview: "If I can arrange it, we will start shooting in January (2022). Ben Wheatley is the director and I am very happy to work with him. I am very happy that the sequel can start shooting. It has been a while. We have been waiting for the right script to come and the right director to appear. We have all these things and now they are all together. "

Directed by Joe DeTurduba, The Meg grossed over $530 million worldwide, including 1 billion RMB (nearly $150 million) in China, with a budget of around $130-178 million. The film revolves around an international scientific research project led by China, in which scientists were attacked by unknown creatures in the depths of the Mariana Trench.