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Trailer for Ben Wheatley-directed action thriller Normal starring Bob Odenkirk

December 15, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

The first trailer has landed online for Normal, the upcoming action thriller from director Ben Wheatley (Meg 2: The Trench) and writer Derek Kolstad (John Wick). Bob Odenkirk stars as a temporary Sheriff in the small town of Normal, who finds himself the target of its citizens – including his own police deputies – when […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, Bob Odenkirk, Derek Kolstad, Henry winkler, Lena Headey, Normal

Bob Odenkirk action thriller Normal sets April 2026 release

October 25, 2025 by Ricky Church

Bob Odenkirk’s era as an action star continues in Normal, a thriller which premiered at TIFF and was purchased by Magnolia Pictures, which has now set the film for an April 17th, 2026 release date. Normal sees Odenkirk as “an unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past who, after moving to a small, sleepy town, responds […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, Bob Odenkirk, Derek Kolstad, Henry winkler, Lena Headey, Normal

Ben Wheatley’s Bulk gets a teaser trailer and promo images

August 8, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival next week, a trailer has been released for Bulk, the new film from acclaimed director Ben Wheatley (Kill List, In the Earth). The film follows a man’s journey into a string theory experiment theory gone wrong as he is forced into the multidimensional house […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alexandra Maria Lara, Ben Wheatley, Bulk, Mark Monero, Noah Taylor, sam riley

Movie Review – Meg 2: The Trench (2023)

August 4, 2023 by Robert Kojder

Meg 2: The Trench, 2023. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Shuya Sophia Cai, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Skyler Samuels, Cliff Curtis, Page Kennedy, Sienna Guillory, Melissanthi Mahut, Whoopie Van Raam, Kiran Sonia Sawar, and Felix Mayr. SYNOPSIS: A research team encounters multiple threats while exploring the depths of the ocean, including a malevolent […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, Cliff Curtis, Felix Mayr, Jason Statham, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Meg 2: The Trench, Melissanthi Mahut, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Shuya Sophia Cai, Sienna Guillory, Skyler Samuels, The Meg, Whoopie Van Raam, Wu Jing

Can you train a Meg? More shark vs Statham action in The Meg 2 international trailer

May 30, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

An international trailer has surfaced online for Warner Bros. monster-mash sequel The Meg 2: The Trench, which features Jason Statham doing his best impression of Roy Scheider at the end of Jaws, as-well-as much more Megalodon vs Kraken action.  Directed by Kill List‘s Ben Wheatley, the film sees the return of Statham as Jonas Taylor, […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, Cliff Curtis, Jason Statham, Meg 2: The Trench, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Skyler Samuels, Sophia Cai, The Meg, Wu Jing

Jason Statham prepares for round two in Meg 2: The Trench trailer

May 9, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Warner Bros. has debuted the first trailer and posters for Meg 2: The Trench, the upcoming sequel to the 2018 Jason Statham-headlined blockbuster The Meg. Directed by Ben Wheatley, the film sees the return of Statham as Jonas Taylor, as he dives into another adventure when the research team he is leading into the deepest […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, Cliff Curtis, Jason Statham, Meg 2: The Trench, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Skyler Samuels, Sophia Cai, The Meg, Wu Jing

The Meg 2 CinemaCon footage featured Jason Statham fighting a shark with a sword

April 26, 2023 by EJ Moreno

As the powerhouse filmmaker Ben Wheatley steps into the director’s chair for Meg 2: The Trench, we see the ante upped for the sequel. Teased at CinemaCon as part of the Warner Bros. Discovery showcase, fans and theatre owners were lucky enough to get a brand-new look at the sequel, and it’s rumored to be […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, Jason Statham, The Meg, the meg 2: the trench

Arnie returning for Terminator, Marvel Zombies movie, Black Widow meets the Guardians of the Galaxy and more – Daily News Roundup

April 4, 2017 by admin

HE’LL BE BACK Although it was announced last week that The Terminator franchise was – thankfully – finally Terminated, its star Arnold Schwarzenegger has revealed he will be back for another film. “I’m looking forward to doing another Terminator movie, yes.” Schwarzenegger said. “I don’t want to call it, like, fake news, like the president calls […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Daily News Roundup, Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: 13 Reasons Why, Alien: Covenant, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Avengers: Infinity War, Beauty and the Beast, Ben Wheatley, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jessica Jones, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Zombies, Mary Poppins, Terminator

Meg 2: The Trench sets August 2023 release date

April 27, 2022 by Liam Waddington

During a panel at CinemaCon, Warner Bros. announced that the upcoming Ben Wheatley-directed sequel to the 2018 sharksploitation blockbuster The Meg will be released theatrically on August 4th, 2023. Meg 2: The Trench, which is based on the 1999 book The Trench by author Steve Alten, will see Jason Statham returning to his role as Jonas Taylor alongside […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, cinemacon, Jason Statham, Meg 2: The Trench, The Meg, The Meg 2

Movie Review – In the Earth (2021)

February 27, 2022 by Robert Kojder

In the Earth, 2021. Written and Directed by Ben Wheatley Starring Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires, Reece Shearsmith, Mark Monero, and John Hollingworth. SYNOPSIS: As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep in the forest for a routine equipment run. While it features a […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires, in the earth, Joel Fry, John Hollingworth, Mark Monero, Reece Shearsmith

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