She is also the coordinator of the New England Multifunctional Resource Center providing training and technical assistance to school districts and organizations working with langauge minority students, parents, and communities. Jason Statham starred as heroic shark-slayer Jonas Taylor, part of a group of scientists exploring the Mariana Trench who encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed – the Megalodon. WALSH is Associate Professor in the School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Jon Turteltaub’s The Meg, based on Steve Alten’s Meg novels, was released in theaters back in 2018, devouring over $500 million at the worldwide box office. Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Mhairi Macfarlane, and Christina Lauren.

The sequel’s script has been written by Dean Georgaris and Jon & Erich Hoeber. A totally gorgeous and escapist friends-to-lovers festive romance with a swoon-worthy hero. Sienna Guillory ( Resident Evil: Afterlife), Skyler Samuels (“Scream Queens”) and Sergio Peris-Mencheta ( Rambo: Last Blood) are the other fresh faces in the Warner Bros. Jason Statham will be back as Jonas Taylor in director Ben Wheatley‘s ( Kill List, Sightseers, A Field in England, High-Rise, Rebecca, In the Earth) upcoming sequel to the 2018 action-horror movie The Meg, along with Cliff Curtis, Sophia Cai and Page Kennedy. In other news, Chinese mega-star Wu Jing ( The Wandering Earth) has joined the cast. In recent years, the actress starred in Transformers: Age of Extinction as well as Resident Evil: Retribution in 2012, playing the character Ada Wong.

Li Bingbing played marine biologist Suyin Zhang in The Meg back in 2018, one of the few survivors of the action-horror movie. Variety reports that The Meg star Li Bingbing, who was originally set to return for the sequel (last we heard, at least), “is not returning to the franchise at this point.” Filming is underway on big budget shark attack sequel Meg 2: The Trench, and while many stars from the first film will be back, we’ve learned this week that Li Bingbing will not.

Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh