Meiying Maya Zhang is a supporting character of the 2018 film, The Meg and the tritagonist of 2023 film, Meg 2: The Trench. Meiying is also of daughter of the late Suyin Zhang, the granddaughter of the late Minway Zhang, the niece of Jiuming Zhang and the step-daughter of Jonas Taylor.
Suyin and Jonas got married not long after the events of the first film, and sometime before the events of the second film, Suyin died of unknown circumstances; leaving Jonas alone to care for her daughter Meiying.
But Suyin died sometime in 2021. Although the exact cause of her death was never stated, it is possible that; she had died from illness or perhaps one of her dives had gone wrong. After her passing, Jonas and her brother, Jiuming assume custody of Meiying, looking after her in Suyin's absence.
What happens at the end of Meg 2: The Trench? Jonas, Jiuming, Meiying, and the others survive their journey to the Oceanic trench. Jonas' latest adventures took an unexpected turn after their submarine expedition was heavily impacted by the prehistorical creatures.
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Why is Bingbing not in Meg 2?
The best explanation is that Bingbing may have quietly taken a step back from acting to pursue other interests. If she has retired from acting, Suyin's death in Meg 2: The Trench makes a bit more sense. The film was released in 2023 and she has no acting credits since 2022.
His 14 year old step-daughter Meiying also makes it to the end, though we knew she would, as it's a brave director of a “family” (ie 12A) disaster movie that kills off a child, however irritating. Actually while Meg 2: The Trench is heavy on deaths these are mostly villains and background screamers in bathing suits.
There Is No Confirmed Reason For Li Bingbing's Meg 2 Absence
However, there has been no official reason for the Li Bingbing Meg 2 absence. The only statement that has come to light is that she left for undisclosed reasons and had to be recast.
Jonas is also bringing up his 14-year-old step-daughter Meiying (Sophia Cai) after the death of his partner Suyin. Suyin's brother Jiuming (Wu Jing) is also an important adult in Meiying's life.
Meg 2: The Trench introduces a secret underwater mining station inside the trench, overseen by the villainous Montes and fueled by an investor of Mana One. The movie reveals that there is a mole inside Mana One, and it is eventually discovered that Jess is the saboteur, working with Montes and betraying her coworkers.
Sophia is best known for her role as NiNi in the Chinese feature movie "Somewhere only we know" (2015). In 2018, Sophia played MeiYing in the feature production The Meg (2018).
This led to other deaths as Jonas' team made their ocean-walk. This included Lance being murdered by the octopus and Sal sacrificing herself to a meg, so Jonas' crew could get into the Trench compound. Jonas avenges his crew mates when he fights Montes on a wooden bridge.
Despite the Meg's devastating attacks upon Mana One in which numerous members of its crew are killed, Lori survives the vicious man-eating attacks of the giant shark. Despite her survival and strong connection to Statham's character, Lori is nowhere to be seen in Meg 2.
Conveniently, Meiying's mother, Suyin (played in the first film by Li Bingbing) has died offscreen, and that's just one of a series of fortunate events – fortunate, that is, to move the script to the next place that screenwriters Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, and Dean Georgaris want to force it.
Suyin and Jonas got married not long after the events of the first film, and sometime before the events of the second film, Suyin died of unknown circumstances; leaving Jonas alone to care for her daughter Meiying.
A crucial point arises regarding why Suyin Zhang's death was shown off-screen. The producers have basically slammed the door on her potential reappearance in future sequels by using this narrative strategy. Although it restricts storytelling options, it might offer a sense of closure to her character development.
Instead of ignoring the character altogether, a big reveal comes early in the movie as Meg 2 reveals Suyin died between the movies. The cause of her death is not revealed, leaving questions about how exactly the franchise's lead female character passed away.
The Meg-2 lacked sharks, scares, and storyline. While it was a movie promising thrills and action, my only real fear was that it would never end and the most action packed event of the movie was me getting up to refill my drink. Overall a movie that clearly bit off much more than it could chew.
Plot. Six years after the events of the first film, Jonas Taylor has been involved in fighting environmental crimes while helping Mana One explore the Mariana Trench, where the Megalodon had been found.
The exact reasons for Li Bingbing leaving The Meg 2 were not confirmed – but it seems like she's just been busy. Since The Meg's release in 2018, the actress has only starred in one movie: 2022's Ordinary Hero.
Just like the first entry, Meg 2: The Trench is a Chinese-American co-production. Accordingly, the film is geared towards the Chinese market just as much as international audiences, which includes having a major Chinese star like Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior) in a lead role.
