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Movie Review – Meg 2: The Trench (2023)

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Meg 2: The Trench, 2023. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Shuya Sophia Cai, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Skyler Samuels, Cliff Curtis, Page Kennedy, Sienna Guillory, Melissanthi Mahut, Whoopie Van Raam, Kiran Sonia Sawar, and Felix Mayr. SYNOPSIS: A research team encounters multiple threats while exploring the depths of the ocean, including a malevolent […]

Meg 2: The Trench promo images tease more megalodon mayhem

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As director Ben Wheatley prepares to unleash his sequel to 2018’s blockbuster shark action thriller The Meg, Warner Bros. has now unveiled a whole bunch of promotional images from Meg 2: The Trench ahead of the film’s theatrical release this August. The sequel sees Jason Statham back as diver Jonah Taylor, who finds himself leading […]

Can you train a Meg? More shark vs Statham action in The Meg 2 international trailer

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An international trailer has surfaced online for Warner Bros. monster-mash sequel The Meg 2: The Trench, which features Jason Statham doing his best impression of Roy Scheider at the end of Jaws, as-well-as much more Megalodon vs Kraken action.  Directed by Kill List‘s Ben Wheatley, the film sees the return of Statham as Jonas Taylor, […]

Jason Statham prepares for round two in Meg 2: The Trench trailer

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Warner Bros. has debuted the first trailer and posters for Meg 2: The Trench, the upcoming sequel to the 2018 Jason Statham-headlined blockbuster The Meg. Directed by Ben Wheatley, the film sees the return of Statham as Jonas Taylor, as he dives into another adventure when the research team he is leading into the deepest […]

The Meg 2 CinemaCon footage featured Jason Statham fighting a shark with a sword

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As the powerhouse filmmaker Ben Wheatley steps into the director’s chair for Meg 2: The Trench, we see the ante upped for the sequel. Teased at CinemaCon as part of the Warner Bros. Discovery showcase, fans and theatre owners were lucky enough to get a brand-new look at the sequel, and it’s rumored to be […]

Meg 2: The Trench sets August 2023 release date

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During a panel at CinemaCon, Warner Bros. announced that the upcoming Ben Wheatley-directed sequel to the 2018 sharksploitation blockbuster The Meg will be released theatrically on August 4th, 2023. Meg 2: The Trench, which is based on the 1999 book The Trench by author Steve Alten, will see Jason Statham returning to his role as Jonas Taylor alongside […]

Meg 2: The Trench adds Sienna Guillory, Skyler Samuels and Sergio Peris-Mencheta

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Meg 2: The Trench, the upcoming Ben Wheatley-directed sequel to the 2018 Jason Statham-starring sharksploitation blockbuster The Meg, has added three new members to its cast. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sienna Guillory, the Resident Evil actress last seen in Clifford the Big Red Dog, Skyler Samuels, who starred in Fox’s superhero show The Gifted, and Snowfall actor Sergio Peris-Mencheta have all signed […]

Mid-Era Jason Statham Movies

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the middle era of Jason Statham movies (2010-2015)… He’s follicly challenged, raspy voiced and a double hard bastard. No, he’s not Vin Diesel, he’s Britain’s own Jason Statham. Statham began his film career almost by accident, plucked from obscurity to star in Guy Ritchie’s breakout film, Lock Stock and Two Smoking […]

The Meg star Jason Statham reveals that the sequel will start filming early next year

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Jason Statham has not only confirmed that he will return for the Ben Wheatley-directed sequel to the 2018 sharksploitation blockbuster The Meg, but he has also revealed when the film will begin production. “We’re gonna start shooting in January, if I get my dates right. Ben Wheatley is the director, I’m very excited to work with […]