- Original name: The meg 2
- Genre: horror, fantasy, action, thriller
- Producer: B. Wheatley
- World premiere: 2021
- Starring: J. Statham et al.
British director Ben Wheatley has joined the sequel to the giant shark blockbuster Meg: Monster of the Deep. Most of the actors from the original film will return to their roles (Ruby Rose, Rain Wilson, Chinese actress Li Bingbing, etc.), but so far only Jason State has been confirmed. Warner Bros. is in charge of production, and the exact release date and trailer for Meg: Monster of the Depth 2 are expected in 2021. Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Belle Avery are back as producers.
Plot
Jason Statham played in the first part of Jonas Taylor, the heroic shark killer. He was part of a group of scientists exploring the Mariana Trench and faced with the largest marine predator that ever existed - the megalodon.
Production
Directed by Ben Wheatley (Doctor Who: Deep Breath Ideal Doctor Who, Rebecca, Strange Angel, High Rise, Tomb Raider: Lara Croft 2).
Voiceover team:
- Screenplay: Dean Georgaris (Life of Pi, Tristan and Isolde, Once Upon a Time in Vegas), Brothers John and Erich Hober (RED, My Spy, Battleship, Whiteout, Montana ");
- Producers: Lorenzo di Bonaventura (A Case for the Brave, Constantine: Lord of Darkness, Back to the Matrix), Belle Avery (My Sexiest Year, Grizzly Park), Catherine Ying, Lee Ruigang, E. Bennett Walsh (I've Enough, Kill Bill, Paranoia), Gerald R. Molen (Jurassic Park, No Batteries Included, Little Rascals), Randy Greenberg (Cowboys vs. Aliens, "Chronicles of the Vampires").
Actors
Leading roles:
- Jason State (Lock, Stock, Two Barrels, Big Jackpot, The Italian Heist, Baker Street Heist, The Carrier).
Interesting Facts
Did you know:
- Rating of the original film in 2018: KinoPoisk - 5.9, IMDb - 5.6. Directed by John Turtletaub (Common Cause, Jericho, Harper's Island). Budget - $ 130 million. Box office: in the USA - $ 145,443,742, in Russia - $ 13,213,015, in the world - $ 384,800,000.
- The age limit is 16+.
- Meg: Monster of Depth 2 is based on Steve Alten's book Meg: A Novel of Deep Horror, which was released in 1997.
- Ben Wheatley represents WME and the Independent Talent Group.
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