Who else misses Jason Statham’s crazy, action-packed adventures? Same here if your hand is raised! We are happy because “The Meg 2: The Trench” has received new updates. In November 2020, it was revealed that Jason Statham would be reprising his role and taking part in the overall creative process. Although the supporting cast hadn’t been formally revealed, many of the “important talent” is anticipated to return. You can see why profit is important to consider given that The Meg’s sequel, which reportedly cost $130 million to produce, made a total of $530.2 million in revenue from all sources.
What is Meg’s movie about?
“The Meg” is a 2018 American science fiction thriller film directed by Jon Turteltaub and written by Dean Georgaris. It is a sequel to the 2013 film “The Meg”. The film was released on August 10, 2018, by Warner Bros. Pictures. After returning to the surface, Jonas Taylor is invited by Dr. Minway Zhang to join his Jagged Reef research facility to study the Megalodon’s unique physiology. Shortly before the dive, Jonas and Midway meet with Andrew Renko, who reveals that he survived his encounter with the Megalodon by stabbing it in its gills. To get revenge on Joe for firing him, Andrew tells Midway that he intends to use a sound device at greater depths as a weapon against the creature.
About novel “The Meg”
The film is based on a book of the same name by Steve Alten. The book was published in 1997, and a sequel called “The Meg: Hell’s Aquarium” was released in 1998. Before writing the novelization, Steve Alten had already written two non-fiction books about megalodons, including “Hunt for the Great White Shark”, which inspired Peter Benchley to write “Jaws”. In this book, Alten describes his real-life experience with a megalodon nicknamed “submarine” in 1974 that he filmed from his small submarine.
The novel “The Meg” was published in Russia for the first time in 2001, where it became a bestseller, selling more than 20 thousand copies. In January 2002, the Russian translation of the novel “The Meg” was published by the publishing house “EKSMO”. The book received mixed reviews among readers, with some criticizing the plot and characters as uninteresting due to its similarity to other movies of this kind.
Excepted story of “The Meg 2: The Trench”
Which sea monster will Jason Statham confront this time? The novel The Trench, written by the same author who authored “Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror” in 1997, will be the subject of the second film, according to the rumor. Despite this, we are very certain about its subject matter. A few years have passed since the events of the first book when The Trench begins. A study team examines the Mariana Trench, where the megalodon was discovered, and finds the Kronosaurus, another extinct animal. Of course, the book does this, so we anticipate that the movie will follow this in some way.
Audience review on “The Meg”
“The Meg” was released by Warner Bros. on August 10, 2018. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and currently holds a rating of 42% on Rotten Tomatoes with the consensus stating “A dim-witted sequel to “The Meg”, “The Meg 2” amplifies its predecessor’s flaws but never goes beyond them.” On Metacritic, the film scored 46 out of 100 based on 46 critics, indicating “generally unfavorable reviews”.
Release date of “The Meg 2: The Trench”
The movie’s release date has already been announced, so there’s no need to chance a guess. On August 4, 2023, just in time for the summer and nearly exactly five years after the release of the original film, “The Meg 2” hits theatres.
In the Conclusion
Writer Jon Hoeber revealed that the monster was far too big to be a megalodon and nor was it the result of evolution. This is a great new twist in the movie, but it’s also something that fans have been waiting for since they last saw the movie back in 2018.
