The Jason Statham Shark Movie ‘Meg’ Will Open In Theaters In 2018
It looks likeMegmay have finally crawled its way out of development hell. An adaptation ofSteve Alten’sMeg: A Novel of Deep Terrorhas been in the works for a long time now, but the budget, time and time again, has proved to be an issue. In 2007, millions of dollars were spent onJan de Bont’s (Speed) version of the project before New Line pulled the plug.Eli Rothrecently ran into similar issues onMeg. After Roth had exited the project,Jon Turteltaubtook over the film.
OnceThe Sorcerer’s ApprenticeandCool Runningsdirector becameattachedto the adaptation, things began to look up forMeg, whichlandedthe all-powerfulJason Stathamand superstarFan Bingbing(X-Men Days of Future Past) as its two leads.
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Megwill be co-financed by China’s Gravity Pictures. Because of Gravity Pictures' involvement, Warner Bros. changedMeg’s location from California to China. Fan Bingbing, who’s a major film star and pop singer in China, will presumably play one of the lead characters, Dr. Zhang Suyin. Audiences in the states probably best know Fan from her appearance inX-Men: Days of Future Past.The Hollywood Reporterbroke the casting news. The outlet also got ahold of the official synopsis for the film, which reads as a notable departure from the source material:
Years before, Taylor had encountered this same terrifying threat, which forced him to abort his mission and abandon half his crew, resulting in disgrace and a dishonorable discharge. Now, Taylor must confront his fears and risk his own life to save everyone trapped below … bringing him face to face once more with the apex predator of all time.
Jason Statham coming “face to face” with a massive Megalodon is the kind of money shot you may almost guarantee will make its way into the trailer. We’ll see have to wait and see how Turteltaub, who typically makes very kid-friendly movies, fares with this sort of material, but Statham’s involvement certainly makes this project more appealing. Warner Bros. will releaseMegonMarch 2nd, 2018, which is the same release date asShane Black’sThe Predator.
