can do Jason Statham Complete the shark-winning job you started in 2018 meg, The answer will come with the release on August 4 Meg 2: The Abysswhich just released its first trailer (above).
“Hope it's better than last time,” says Melissanthi Mahut's character in the trailer while swimming in the ocean. What happened last time? “You don't want to know,” warned Statham's Jonas.
cast of Meg 2: The Abyss Sienna Guillory, Sergio Paris-Menchetta, Cliff Curtis, Shuya Sophia Cai, Paige Kennedy and Chinese superstar Wu Jing are also in attendance. The film is directed by the British Ben Wheatleywhose fascinatingly eclectic filmography includes 2011 kill listof 2013 a field in englandof 2015 skyscraperof 2020 Rebeccaand tv shows am doctor,
meg It was directed by John Turtletaub and starred Statham as a rescue diver named Jonas Taylor who battles a giant megalodon shark. The film came out in the summer of 2018 and proved to be a huge hit, earning $530 million at the global box office.
warner brothers Jason Statham in ‘Meg 2: The Trench'
Prior to the release of the original film, Statham told EW there's likely to be a sequel meg If the film is successful.
“I think it's anything in this day and age – if it makes money, there's clearly an appetite to make more money,” transporter And said the actor. “And if it doesn't do well, they'll just sweep it under the carpet. But that's how Hollywood works.”
Statham also revealed that he came in contact with some real-life sharks during the filming of the film.
“We took a trip to Fiji, and we went diving with some bull sharks,” he said. “They feed them by hand, and it's a spectacular thing to see. These things are three meters long, huge things – when you're in the ocean, and you're six, eight, 12 inches away from these things, it's quite tough test. there were 20 or 30 of these things and they were hand feeding [them] Large Tuna Head. We came very close and it was a great moment. Anyone and everyone is advised against swimming close to a large, three-metre shark.”
Meg 2: The Abyss Released in cinemas on 4th August. Watch the trailer for the film above.
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