The highest-grossing Chinese actor of all time joins the cast after Li Bingbing exits the sequel
in the upcoming sequel Meg 2 : The Trenches has just announced some major casting shakeups after filming recently began. According to Variety, original Meg star Li Bingbing won't reprise her role as oceanographer Su Yin as expected. With news of her exit from the film, China's highest-grossing actor Wu Jing has also joined Mei Grid to play a major role.
Bingbing 's exit means "there is currently no Chinese heroine, but Sophia, a teenage daughter, a lot of women, and an incredibly diverse cast. This shows that in "The Meg" Sofia Tsai, who plays Li Na's daughter, will return with former star Jason Statham. Ben Wheatley as " Meg 2: The Trench" director, although screenwriters Dean George, Jon Hooper and Erich Hooper are back to write the script.With Statham and new cast member Jing Wu, the sequel stars Ray Strachan, Sienna Guillory, Skyler Samuels and Sergio Perez-Mencheta starring. Filming began earlier this month.
Wu Jing brings star power to Meg 2: The Trenches
As a former martial artist, Wu Jing has scored huge on both sides of the shot in China success. Although he has previously appeared with Brendan Fraser and Jet Li in 2008's The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor , he is best known for his work in China work. This includes, in particular, the writer and director of Wolf Warriors in 2015, which grossed $80 million at the box office. Its sequel, 2017's Wolf Warrior 2 , became one of the highest-grossing films of all time in China with $870 million.
Over the past few years, Woo has appeared in multiple films that have grossed over $100 million. In starring in " Wandering Earth ", "My People, My Motherland" and " My People,After films like My Parents , Wu starred in The Battle of Changjin Lake, which is 's second-highest-grossing film of 2021 and the highest-grossing film of all time in China , which grossed $913 million at the box office. Its sequel The Battle of Changjin Lake II opened earlier this month and has grossed more than $572 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of 2022 so far.
Wu Jing's casting will bring a lot of attention to the anticipated sequel release Meg 2: The Trenches . As of now, the studio has not set an official release date, but after the cast and crew began rolling cameras earlier this month, the project will continue filming over the next few months.
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