Statham and Bingbing Li are expected to reprise their roles in the sequel: Statham as U.S. Navy rescue diver Jonas and Li as oceanographer Suyin.
The sequel will be directed by Ben Wheatley of Kill List and High-Rise fame; his last two projects were a remake of Rebecca and the horror film In the Earth.
No word yet on who is playing the Meg in this movie; probably a Meg, I imagine.
It has a scene where a little shark swims out of the mouth of a bigger shark.