Jason Statham is here to save the day yet again.
The frequent action hero stars in The Meg, which hit theaters on Friday, August 10. The film is about a massive shark, called a megalodon, that’s terrorizing the seas.
Eventually, the shark attacks a submersible, stranding the crew beneath the water. Rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Statham) has to figure out how to save the crew from the 75-foot shark — a task that seems almost impossible.
Jason Statham has built a successful career as an action hero, appearing in various stand alone thrillers and franchise films
Jason Statham plays an experienced rescue diver up against a megalodon in The Meg, in theaters now
Jason, 51, seems to be Hollywood’s go-to guy for action hero roles. The English actor has appeared in The Transporter, The Fate of the Furious, The Expendables, Spy, Safe and more.
What else do you need to know about him? Here’s the scoop.
Who is Jason Statham?
Jason Statham is an English actor from Derbyshire, England. He is both an avid football fan and diver. In fact, he was tapped by Britain’s national diving team to compete in the Commonwealth Games in 1990.
He eventually did some modelling before becoming a professional actor.
Jason began acting in the late ‘90s. He first appeared in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in 1998 and then landed a part in Snatch.
From there, Jason was pegged for the Transporter franchise, which spanned three films, The Italian Job, Crank, The Mechanic, Spy, The Expendables, and three Fast and the Furious films.
Jason typically plays similar characters in each of his roles. He’s been criticized for lacking depth as an actor.
He has never won an acting award aside from most offensive male character from the Women Film Critics Circle Awards. The award was for his role in Crank.
Jason Statham net worth
According to Wealthy Gorilla, Jason Statham’s net worth is $40 million (£31.3m).
How did Jason Statham make his money?
Jason Statham has made the majority of his money as an actor. While he hasn’t been in as many films as other actors, he’s appeared in a number of high-grossing action films as well as franchise films.
He’s also enjoyed work as a model, which has likely turned a decent profit for the actor.
Jason Statham girlfriend
Jason Statham is engaged to Rosie Huntington-Whitely. The pair have been together since 2010. They have one child together. His name is Jack Oscar Statham.
Jason and Rosie are careful to keep their son out of the public eye, but did recently share an adorable photo of the back of their son, who appeared to be walking to them as they posed for a pre-premiere photo together.
In a second photo, Jack can be seen grabbing onto Jason’s leg.
The Meg reviews
The Meg currently has a 50 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.3 out of 10 from IGN Entertainment.
Despite decent ratings from these sites, critics have been less than impressed with The Meg.
Ars Technica wrote a review entitled: ‘We’re going to need a stupider boat.’ In it, the reviewer said: ‘Making fun of The Meg might be more trouble than it’s worth.’
They added that much of the film’s plot ‘stretches the limits of human logic to a sinewy, gruesome extreme’.
‘This movie could have been renamed The Most Boring Air Strike and been done in 30 minutes,’ the reviewer wrote.
Variety called The Meg ‘a big, crass, brainlessly expensive B-movie leftover all dressed up to look like the real deal in blockbuster goods’.
‘It takes a cast of flatly “likeable” second-tier actors and hitches them to the lure of a special-effects creature that, in theory, will prove to be a crowd-pleasing attraction,’ the review read.
‘The Meg is Jaws on dumbed-down steroids, and proud of it.’
Movie Web didn’t beat around the bush with their review, writing simply: ‘It stinks!’
The reviewer added that The Meg ‘is populated by two-dimensional characters who aren’t the slightest bit endearing (the sole exception being 8-year-old Meiying, played by Shuya Sophia Cai). They even made Ruby Rose cold and uninteresting, and that itself is no easy task’.
