Given the success of The Meg, we’ve known for a little while that a sequel was on the way – and now that sequel has laned a director!

Via The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. has brought in Ben Wheatley to helm The Meg 2. Wheatley is likely best known for directing A Field in England, High-Rise, Kill List, and Sightseers.

It’s expected Jason Statham to return on headlining duties for The Meg 2, with Dean Georgaris and Jon and Erich Hoeber putting the screenplay together.

Having cost a reported $170 million, the Jon Turteltaub-directed The Meg brought home over $500 million at the global box office. Given the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the industry, it seems highly unlikely that The Meg 2 will be afforded a budget of anywhere even close to its 2018 predecessor.

As ever, expect more on The Meg 2 as we get it.