Master China and Jason Wu fight for their lives! Revealing the Three Highlights of Meg 2

Special feature of 1905 film network Five years ago, The Meg won 1.053 billion box office in mainland China, and the global box office reached 535 million US dollars. The Megalodon series became a hit IP.

This year, Megalodon 2: Abyss swept through again, with a familiar formula: Shark+Jason Statham and the latest addition of Jason Wu. At the world’s only premiere held in Beijing a few days ago, many filmmakers were present to support it.

Chen Kaige: "The whole process is thrilling, and it is very difficult to imagine that shooting is very complicated."

Zhang Yi: "(Jason Wu) You have risen to a higher level in my heart."

Chen Sicheng: "InBruce Lee、Jackie ChanAfter that, I hope Wu Jing can be known by more audiences in the world. "

Baoqiang WangJason Wu brought the spirit of Chinese to the world and let more people see it.

Huang Xiaoming: "Jing Ge is very thoughtful, implanted a lot of China elements and spoke a lot of Chinese."

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Jason Wu said, "We have our own war genre, science fiction genre, but there is no particularly mature monster film in the China market.". Jason Wu hopes that through this international cooperation, it will make efforts to make Chinese’s own monster movies to explore in the future.

As the first deep-sea monster blockbuster directed by China, Meg 2 is the first step. So, what is worth looking forward to in the film?　

Action cool film adapted to summer atmosphere

Jason Statham and Jason Wu, two tough guys, welcomed their first cooperation in Meg 2. The two men complement each other in character and skills, and work together against prehistoric behemoths.

As the only deep-sea monster blockbuster in the summer file, the wonders of the underwater abyss, the seascape of the water holiday on Happy Island, and the screen visual elements composed of the deep-sea monsters can be said to be adapted to the refreshing atmosphere of summer.

Compared with the previous series, the types of monsters are more abundant, and they are even more frightening under the realistic visual effects. There are not only Megalodon sharks with improved combat power, but also fierce and dangerous ancient monsters: amphibious dragon hunters with amazing speed and attack power and super giant octopus monsters.

Different from the marine monster films that only play monsters on the beach, Meg 2 superimposed the battle scenes between humans and deep-sea monsters layer by layer, which upgraded the sense of tension:

First, underwater, the expedition team led by Jason Statham and Jason Wu dived into the 7600-meter abyss and confronted Megalodon. On the water and at the seaside, Jason stormed the motorboat to outwit Megalodon, while Jason Wu beat the amphibious dragon hunter and fought the giant octopus, and staged a difficult scene of hanging a helicopter with one hand at high altitude. At the same time, they have to face the gun pursuit of the villain terrorists.

Mei Ying in the previous film grew up in the second minister. Grandfather and mother passed away, and Jonas played by Jason Statham and Zhang Jiuyao played by Jason Wu protected her together.

One is a stepfather, the other is an uncle, and the deep-sea adventure mode of taking the baby to grow up makes the film have the decompression attribute of family fun. For example, director Frant Gwo commented at the premiere, "It is especially suitable for taking children to feel this coolness together in summer."

China Culture Towards the World

"I hope we can make more and more movies like jiaozi. Outside, more world audiences can see China culture. " Jason Wu said at the premiere.

Jason Wu’s character is called Zhang Jiuyao, which means ocean and abyss. It comes from a poem by Song Lian, a scholar in the Ming Dynasty, which is the idea of Jason Wu and art consultant Yu Baimei.

In the past, there were few traces of Chinese in overseas monster films, let alone Chinese’s attitude towards the ocean, and "Nine styles" can reflect the elements of China. Yu Baimei revealed that it took many times for the name to be understood by foreign teams.

In the film, Jason Wu’s speech and the introduction of his name are used to quote Song Lian’s poems. The director wanted to delete this line, but Jason Wu insisted on keeping it. He thought that only in this way could the audience all over the world understand the spirit of Chinese exploring the unknown and the romance belonging to China culture.

The harmonious relationship between Jason Wu and Megalodon Haiqi in the movies shows China’s values of "animism" since ancient times.

When the deep-sea monster struck, he tried his best to protect his niece Mei Ying and rescued Mei Ying from the tentacles of the giant octopus at all costs. Protecting and attaching importance to family is also engraved in Chinese’s bones.

Mei Ying is full of curiosity about the deep sea. Jiu Ying shared the calligraphy "Four Seas Youlong" given to him by his father, as a message that Mei Ying can control her own destiny freely. The presentation form of this calligraphy work also has Jason Wu’s idea.

For this reason, he found Master Su Quan, the host of Luohan Temple. After discussion, he finally chose China’s modern calligraphy to write, in order to let the world audience see the current lifestyle and language expression habits in Chinese.

Jason Wu also specially designed a small detail for the role — — Wear a red rope on your hand. Chinese had the custom of wearing a red rope in the animal year, and it was also a gift from Jiuao’s sister to her younger brother in the film, which was of commemorative significance.

Although he has to speak long English lines, Jason Wu will show the charm of Chinese at an appropriate moment.In the interactive play with Jason Statham, Jason Wu occasionally popped up a few humorous Chinese slang words, which better conveyed the emotions of the characters at that time and showed the intimate relationship between the two characters.

In the face of the danger of the enemy’s attack, Wu Jingqiao used the other party’s inability to understand Chinese to attract their attention and give their companions a chance to fight back from behind. This design points out the sensitivity and wisdom of the role.

Jiu Yan is a scientist in China, who portrayed the image of Chinese with courage and resourcefulness. He knows how to use white light to avoid dragon hunting by Megalodon. Light up the base to attract megalodon sharks and let the team get away; It was also he who pointed out that he was going to Happy Island to rescue mankind threatened by monsters.

Jason Wu’s assumption of "brainpower" has broken the stereotype that many China actors can only do martial arts in English films.

Cooperation and mutual learning, Jason Wu shows the spirit of China filmmakers

Jason Wu is the kind of person who will say’ I’m fine’ even if he breaks his leg. Jason Wu’s hard work on the set left a deep impression on Meg 2 director Ben Wheatley.Jason Wu filmed the underwater Weiya drama for the first time, and was dragged back and forth in the water. continuous shooting’s eyes were bloodshot for 10 hours, trying to present a fierce scene of fighting with octopus underwater.

Jason Wu didn’t use body double when he jumped off the helicopter. Foreign teams advised him not to do this dangerous action by himself. Jason Wu insisted on completing it, which was the self-demand of the action actor. He also wanted to let the world filmmakers know the specialty of China filmmakers.

These professional performances have been recognized by foreign counterparts. Jason Wu said, "I told them that China actors are like this."

Meg 2 gathered international teams to challenge the genre of deep-sea monster films, which also provided a platform for Chinese and foreign filmmakers to exchange and learn from each other.

During The Wandering Earth’s creation, Jason Wu and Frant Gwo had the idea of putting monsters in China culture such as Shan Hai Jing on the screen. Obviously, Jason Wu participated in Meg 2 with a mission this time.

In his view, Hollywood has the strongest monster film production and team. He hopes to learn from each other’s mature experience in making monster films through international cooperation and explore the direction for Chinese to make his own monster films in the future. Jason Wu also wants to explore new techniques for shooting this film with the team and learn new techniques for underwater shooting.

At the same time, Jason Wu will share with the director the tradition of optimizing and adjusting the film industry in China while filming. Many action scenes in the film also have Jason Wu’s ideas, adding some highlights, such as participating in the design of the moving line of the helicopter jump, and the modified action has been affirmed by the director.

This year, the box office of the summer file keeps climbing, and I hope Meg 2 can continue to fuel the market. Looking forward to going abroad, Jason Wu can participate in more international blockbusters, showing the elegance of China filmmakers, and looking forward to Chinese’s own wonderful monster blockbusters in the future.