It seems that Jason Statham is a hot commodity right now and he's even getting roles that are not his usual genre. It will be interesting to me to see him as something other than a great fighter who kicks ass, but I am wary because he might be out of his comfort zone.
Now it's true that a great actor can excel in any genre movie and in any role. That's what makes an actor great. But the reason I liked Jason Statham so much as an actor is because he's a real fighter, really trained in martial arts, and has even competed in the Olympics, albeit as a diver. He was even a real race car driver, too.
So when you see Statham in the action movies, it's real. And it doesn't hurt that he is in top movies with top writers, directors, and producers.
So this new movie is called The Meg, which I'm assuming is short for Megalodon, which is a prehistoric shark. And if it is indeed a megalodon, then that is a very intriguing premise for a movie. Megalodons were giant sharks that make the great white shark of "Jaws" fame look like a minnow.
As for Statham's role, he's a deep sea rescue diver and the hero of the show. Well, it suits me. I'll be looking forward to seeing Jason Statham in a new movie, but instead of fighting bad guys, he'll be fighting a megalodon, and in it's own element, (the ocean), which I don't think will be an easy task at all, considering that megalodons were indeed quite monstrous.
I mean they made Jaws look good and that was with 70's technology. Think about the Jurassic Park movies, and how they made those dinosaurs look real. Now we'll be treated to some great visuals of a megalodon. Yikes.
Here's the difference between a great white shark's tooth and a megalodon's tooth. So, yeah, I'd say that Jason Statham will have his work cut out for him. To say the least. And no pun intended.
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