Jason Statham has taken on plenty of legendary foes and enemies through the years, and one in all his most dangerous opponents got here simply final yr, however to nobody’s shock, he nonetheless got here out on prime. Statham stars alongside Cliff Curtis in Meg 2: The Trench, the 2023 kaiju thriller that grossed a whopping $397 million on the worldwide field workplace, with over $300 million of the earnings coming from worldwide markets. Meg 2: The Trench has develop into a world streaming hit over the previous few weeks, reaching the #9 spot on Prime Video’s chart. The movie additionally stars Jing Wu and Shuya Sophia Cai and earned a rating of 27% from critics however a 73% ranking from normal audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

That is removed from the primary time a Jason Statham film has been panned by critics however beloved by normal audiences, and it probably received’t be the final. Jon and Erich Hoeber wrote the screenplay for Meg 2: The Trench with assist from Dean Goergaris, and the script relies on the novel The Trench by Steve Alten, who additionally earned a writing credit score on the movie. Ben Wheatley, who didn’t direct the unique Meg movie, was tapped to direct the sequel, which got here two years after he helmed Within the Earth, the R-rated supernatural horror movie starring Joel Fry and Reece Shearsmith. He additionally labored with Lily James and Armie Hammer in 2020 on Rebecca, the psychological thriller streaming solely on Netflix. Wheatley will subsequent direct Regular, an motion thriller starring Sport of Thrones veteran Lena Headey alongside Bob Odenkirk.

What Motion pictures Does Jason Statham Have within the Works?

Statham has subsequent been tapped to star in A Working Man, previously titled Levon’s Commerce, an motion thriller that includes David Harbour and Michael Peña that’s been set for launch on March 28, 2025. He will even reprise his function as Deckard Shaw in Quick X: Half 2, and whereas the movie is predicted to launch in 2026, it nonetheless has but to start manufacturing. Statham will even be seen sooner or later in Mutiny, one other motion movie starring Anabelle Wallis, and in an untitled motion thriller alongside Bodhi Rae Breathnach.

Meg 2: The Trench stars Jason Statham and Cliff Curtis and was directed by Ben Wheatley. Keep tuned to Collider for extra streaming updates and watch Meg 2: The Trench on Prime Video globally and on Max within the U.S.

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