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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

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

Exclusive Interviews – Ben Wheatley and Reece Shearsmith on In The Earth

June 14, 2021 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno speaks with the director and star behind In The Earth… In The Earth is a surreal and visually stunning horror experience. In speaking with its director and one of the actors, you can tell they enjoyed crafting this twisted film. Director Ben Wheatley opens up about his early memories of the horror genre […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Exclusives, Flickering Myth TV, Interviews, Movies Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, in the earth, Reece Shearsmith

Director Ben Wheatley wants to make a Doom or Counter-Strike movie

April 26, 2021 by Liam Waddington

Although director Ben Wheatley (Rebecca, Free Fire) recently departed the upcoming Alicia Vikander-led Tomb Raider sequel due to the film’s delayed production, the filmmaker is still interested in returning to video game adaptations and has recently named two projects he would like to work on. During a recent episode of The Playlist podcast, Wheatley revealed that he would […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News, Video Games Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, counter strike, Doom

The Meg 2 director Ben Wheatley teases what to expect from the sequel

April 14, 2021 by Liam Waddington

Director Ben Wheatley (Rebecca, Free Fire) is set to helm the sequel to the 2018 Jason Statham-starring sharksploitation blockbuster The Meg, and now, the filmmaker has teased what fans can expect from the film as well as stating he intends to honour the scope of the titular Megalodon shark. “A lot of it is respecting The Meg, and […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, The Meg, The Meg 2

Watch a tense new clip from Ben Wheatley’s In the Earth

April 13, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its US release this Friday, a tense clip has arrived online from writer-director Ben Wheatley’s low-budget horror In the Earth featuring Joel Fry and Reece Shearsmith; watch it here, courtesy of Bloody Disgusting… SEE ALSO: Read our review of In the Earth here As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, in the earth

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