Ben Wheatley undoubtedly blew some cinephile minds a few years ago when he was announced as the director of “Meg 2: The Trench,” a follow-up to 2018’s fun-enough August blockbuster “The Meg.” Turns out Wheatley’s attempt at being a popcorn salesman ain’t so good, but the pitch must have been spectacular: sea explorers navigating unchartered darkness and facing its monsters like “Alien”; massive, unforeseen creatures like “King Kong“; a bombastic human buffet like “Jurassic Park”; a big freakin’ shark à la “The Meg,” but now with even more sharks, with a pre-packaged Jason Statham kicking their tails one at a time.

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Since they formed their own production company, AGBO, the Russo Brothers have not been shy about reteaming with their ‘Avengers’ cast. To date, AGBO has teamed with Chadwick Boseman, Chris Hemsworth, and Tom Holland on films already. They’re also planning on working with Chris Evans on a new action film for Netflix. And now, it appears that Joe and Anthony Russo are reteaming with Chris Pratt on a new action-comedy, “Saigon Bodyguards.”

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According to Deadline, Chris Pratt is set to star opposite Wu Jing in a remake of the Vietnamese film, “Saigon Bodyguards.” And yes, AGBO is producing the film, giving the Russos another chance to work with Pratt, who starred in “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame.” Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck are set to write the script.

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