According to Variety, Chinese blockbuster superstar Wu Jing has been tapped to star opposite Jason Statham in Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming Meg 2: The Trench.
The Meg 2: The Trench is being directed by Ben Wheatley (High-Rise) from a screenplay written by Jon and Erich Hoeber, based on the second novel in Steven Alten’s best-selling series of the same name.
It has also been confirmed that The Meg‘s female lead Li Bingbing won’t be reprising her 2018 role as Suyin in the action-thriller sequel.
The sequel will feature returning cast members Jason Statham, Cliff Curtis, Sophia Cai, and Page Kennedy along with franchise newcomers, Sienna Guillory, Skyler Samuels, and Sergio Peris-Mencheta.