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Jon Turtletaub’s shark thriller, The Meg, is currently poised for an August 10 release. This leaves off any number of projects that lie in wait for action star Jason Statham whose latest comes across as one of the actor’s several career maneuvers toward the Chinese market.
Such is also what appears to be according to Tuesday’s exclusive over at The Hollywood Reporter citing a new deal between Statham, STX Entertainment and Tencent Pictures. Statham, who currently reigns in box office success next to his fellow headliners in Universal Pictures’s Fast saga, will reportedly star and produce the project which will be a Chinese co-production.
Further details about the movie itself remain unknown as we await further news on a director and other cast. This comes after a year since it was confirmed that the star’s recent pairing between Statham and partner Steven Chasman for Hong Kong action thriller, Straw, for which news also remains stagnant.