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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

Statham Fights a Megalodon: How to Double Down on Silliness

March 7, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks back at The Meg and other ludicrous films that audiences will love or hate… Jason Statham has fought international terrorists, mobsters, the yakuza, probably carb cravings and more throughout his career as an action man. Some might say he’s become a little one note with his excessive scowling, growling and intense raspy […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Aquaman, fast and furious, Godzilla, Jason Statham, Kong: Skull Island, Mrs. Doubtfire, over the top, The Meg, Weekend at Bernies

Ben Wheatley to direct Jason Statham in shark sequel The Meg 2

October 25, 2020 by Gary Collinson

As he gears up to take on his first Hollywood production with Tomb Raider 2, British filmmaker Ben Wheatley has now added another big-budget sequel to his upcoming C.V. with THR reporting that he’s set to link up with Jason Statham for a sequel to the 2018 sharksploitation blockbuster The Meg. The first movie, an […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Uncategorized Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, Jason Statham, The Meg, The Meg 2

Work underway on the script for The Meg 2

March 25, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Having grossed a whopping $530 million worldwide last year, it came as no surprise to hear that Warner Bros. and Gravity Pictures were planning a sequel to the Jason Statham-headlined prehistoric shark thriller The Meg, and now comes word that work is underway on the script. “We’re working on a script. So you never know […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Jason Statham, The Meg, The Meg 2

Shark Attack: A Deep Dive Into Cinema’s Sinister Obsession

February 14, 2019 by admin

Sarah Myles has a close encounter with the shark movie genre… Movie trends ebb and flow, with thematically similar stories washing through our cinemas at regular intervals. War films, biopics, westerns, slasher movies, ghost stories – each has its season, and they return again and again in cyclical fashion. One trend that seems to be […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Sarah Myles Tagged With: 47 Meters Down, Deep Blue Sea, Jaws, Open Water, Shark Tale, Sharknado, The Meg, The Shallows

The Worst Movie Action Sequences of 2018

December 23, 2018 by Harrison Abbott

Harrison Abbott on the worst movie action sequences of 2018… With the imminent arrival of January 1st, it’s worth reflecting on all the different ways that we, as a society, celebrate the New Year. Some usher in the commencement of a fresh calendar by participating in lively social events and extravagant parties. Others indulge in […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Harrison Abbott, Movies Tagged With: Black Panther, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Rampage, Ready Player One, Roar Uthaug, shane black, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Steven Spielberg, The Meg, The Predator, tomb raider, Venom

Blu-ray Review – The Meg (2018)

November 21, 2018 by Ricky Church

The Meg, 2018. Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Starring Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Page Kennedy, Jessica McNamee, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Robert Taylor, Sophia Shuya Cai, Masi Oka, and Cliff Curtis SYNOPSIS: After escaping an attack by what he claims was a 70-foot shark, Jonas Taylor must confront his fears to […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Ricky Church Tagged With: Cliff Curtis, Jason Statham, Jessica McNaemee, Jon Turteltaub, Li Bingbing, Masi Oka, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Page Kennedy, Rainn Wilson, Robert Taylor, Ruby Rose, Sophia Shuya Cai, The Meg, Winston Chao

Warner Bros. in very early development on The Meg 2

November 1, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

The Jason Statham-headlined prehistoric shark thriller The Meg took a mighty chomp out of the box office earlier this year, amassing almost $530 million worldwide, and so it will come as little surprise to hear that Warner Bros. is now in early development on a sequel to the Steve Alten book adaptation. “That is definitely […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: The Meg, The Meg 2

The Meg passes $500 million at the worldwide box office

September 17, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema took a huge risk when they sunk between $130 million and $180 million into The Meg, an adaptation of Steve Alten’s Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, but that gamble has paid off with the filming hitting $500 million at the worldwide box office this weekend. The film, which […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Jason Statham, The Meg

Movie Review – The Meg (2018)

September 9, 2018 by Robert Kojder

The Meg, 2018. Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Starring Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Page Kennedy, Jessica McNamee, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Robert Taylor, Sophia Shuya Cai, Masi Oka, and Cliff Curtis SYNOPSIS: After escaping an attack by what he claims was a 70-foot shark, Jonas Taylor must confront his fears to […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Cliff Curtis, Jason Statham, Jessica McNamee, Jon Turteltaub, Li Bingbing, Masi Oka, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Page Kennedy, Rainn Wilson, Robert Taylor, Ruby Rose, Sophia Shuya Cai, The Meg, Winston Chao

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