The Meg is an upcoming American-Chinese[7] monster film directed by Jon Turteltaub and written by Dean Georgaris, Jon and Erich Hoeber. In the film, set 200 miles off the Chinese coast[8] a deep sea submarine is attacked by Megalodon, a giant 75-foot shark that was thought to be extinct for millions of years. With the ship disabled at the bottom of the sea, a rescue diver and oceanographer must quickly work to rescue the crew. It is based on the 1997 science fiction book Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten. The film stars Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, and Cliff Curtis.
Production:
Initially the rights to the book were acquired by Disney in 1997,[9] however by 2015 Warner Brothers had acquired the rights instead.[9] By June of that year Eli Roth was reported to be in talks to direct,[10] although Jon Turteltaub would ultimately end up directing.
Release:
The Meg will be released on August 10, 2018 in 3D and IMAX.[4] The first official trailer was released on Youtube on April 9, 2018.
Li Bingbing as Suyin Zhang
Rainn Wilson as Jack Morris
Ruby Rose as Jaxx Herd
Winston Chao as Dr. Minway Zhang
Cliff Curtis as James "Mac" Mackreides
Page Kennedy as DJ
Jessica McNamee as Celeste
Olafur Darri Olafsson as The Wall
Robert Taylor as Dr. Heller
