Production has begun on director Jon Turteltaub’s adaptation of Steve Alten’s prehistoric shark thriller Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, and to celebrate Warner Bros. and Gravity Pictures have released the first image featuring Jason Statham (Mechanic: Resurrection) and Li Bingbing (Transformers: Age of Extinction), along with the official synopsis; check them out here… A deep-sea submersible—part of […]
Li Bingbing replaces Fan Bingbing in prehistoric shark thriller Meg
Chinese actress Li Bingbing (Transformers: Age of Extinction) has signed on to the cast of Warner Bros.’ prehistoric shark adventure Meg, replacing her namesake Fan Bingbing (X-Men: Days of Future Past), who has had to drop out of the project due to scheduling issues. Based upon Steve Alten’s Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, the […]
Rainn Wilson to star alongside Jason Statham in shark horror-adventure Meg
In the years since NBC’s The Office ended, Rainn Wilson, who played Dwight Schrute on the long-running show, has taken on a lot of smaller roles in such indie films and TV shows as The Boy, Roadies and Adventure Time, but a new report from Deadline confirms that the Emmy-nominated actor isn’t looking to turn […]
Ruby Rose joins Jason Statham in prehistoric shark thriller Meg
Orange is the New Black star Ruby Rose has signed on to appear alongside Jason Statham in Warner Bros.’ upcoming adaptation of Steve Alten’s 1997 book Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, Variety is reporting. The film – which revolves around the efforts to track and kill an ancient Megalodon species of shark – is […]
Jason Statham to battle a giant prehistoric shark in Meg
It looks like British action star Jason Statham is set to go up against his biggest challenge yet, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the actor has signed on to battle a giant prehistoric shark in Meg. The project, which is based upon Steve Alten’s book MEG: A Novel of Deep Terror, has been in development for […]
Flickering Myth Podcast #12 – Star Wars character not dead | DC beating Marvel?
Join Oli and Luke as they talk about the Star Wars: The Force Awakens supporting character that isn’t as gone as previously thought, the latest figures on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad and Captain America: Civil War, and an interview with horror director Eli Roth about the long-delayed release of his movie […]
Exclusive: Eli Roth compares monster movie Meg to Pac-Man
Eli Roth’s cannibal horror The Green Inferno is heading into UK cinemas (finally) on February 12th, and the director took the time out to talk to us about the film (which you will hear on an upcoming episode of the Flickering Myth podcast). Up next for the director, however, is the giant shark movie Meg, […]
Eli Roth to direct prehistoric shark thriller Meg
After close to twenty years in development hell, it looks like the adaptation of Steve Alten’s 1997 novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror is set to move ahead at Warner Bros., with Variety reporting that Eli Roth (Hostel) is in talks to direct. The book revolves around two men who attempt to track and […]