Action star Jason Statham loves stunt work.<\/p>\n
According to Ben Wheatley, director of \u201cMeg 2: The Trench,\u201d Statham was always keen to do as many of his own stunts as possible.<\/p>\n
Anytime the actor is seen powering a jet ski through the water, that is indeed Statham.<\/p>\n
Wheatley offers, \u201cBecause the physics of a face are hard to fake \u2013 you have to be upside down to really look like you are upside down \u2013 we had Jason on this kind of giant hand drill setup, and we\u2019d pull the trigger and spin him around, firing water at his face. He wanted as few gimbal shots as possible, almost all of it is him \u2013 obviously not jumping a giant wave, but him riding a jet ski very, very quickly. And scarily, we were all at the monitors, saying, \u201cPlease come back all right!\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n
During an interview with Collider before filming for the sequel began, Statham talked about why he was excited to work with Wheatley, who took over directing duties from Jon Turteltaub, who helmed the surprise 2018 blockbuster, \u201cThe Meg.\u201d Wheatley\u2019s great, said Statham, \u201cwe have a great shorthand already. We\u2019ve got similar taste. I like his movies, I think he\u2019s a brilliant director. I think we\u2019ve got a good shot at making something good.”<\/p>\n