A unique quality regarding Ben Wheatley’s hiring on the well-awaited Jason Statham sequel is that while he’s definitely graduating into a higher budget bracket, the energy needed for such an adventure is already present in his films.
Wheatley himself even makes a fantastic example of such energy by citing the frenetic action-comedy Free Fire in his own defense.
The jump from indie-centric thrills to the auspices of a blockbuster studio like Warner Bros is always a trial by fire when it comes to projects like The Meg 2.