Jason Statham comes face to face with not one, not two, but three prehistoric sharks that dwell in the deep sea, along with a giant creature with loads of tentacles, in the first official trailer for "Meg 2: The Trench." .
Shortly after Megalodon grossed $530 million worldwide in 2018, a sequel was confirmed. The original film followed a group of scientists whose submarine was attacked by a Megalodon, a giant shark species previously thought to be extinct. Now, Warner Bros. has pulled back the curtain on the film after unveiling its first trailer ahead of the film's August 4 release.
The new video reveals that Statham has teamed up with Wu Jing, a huge star in China who has starred in blockbusters including "The Wandering Earth," "Wolf Warrior" and "The Battle at Lake Changjin." The pair embark on an underwater journey to the bottom of the ocean to investigate new creatures, before facing off against a trio of sharks at a sea-level resort destination. Of course, many people end up in the jaw.
“Meg 2” will star Statham, Wiu, Cliff Curtis, Sienna Guillory, Skyler Samuels, Page Kennedy, Shuya Sophia Cai and Sergio Peris-Mencheta. Li Bingbing, who directed "The Meg" alongside Statham, will not be a part of the sequel.
"The Meg" is based on Steve Alten's 1997 techno-thriller novel "Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror." The original adaptation was written by Dean Georgaris, Erich Hoeber, and Jon Hoeber, who also wrote "Meg 2."