Jason Statham Battles A 75-Foot Shark In The Meg

The Meg

Warner Bros. has now released an official synopsis forThe Megand fans can relish the hangdog pleasance that it promise . detail regarding the WB monster motion picture have been pretty sparse up until now . Since the ' Mega - Shark Vs . Jason Statham ' saw its release datepushed back to Summer 2018 , the only notable update has been that the championship has undergone a slight variety and is nowThe Meginstead of simplyMeg .

The Megis an adaptation of the 1997 Steve Alten novel about a live prehistorical Megalodon shark , which surfaces from the Mariana Trench . The book was so successful that it resulted in 5 literary sequels and an ongoing franchise . Tentative development plans were made for a Hollywood film as soon as it was publish , with theater director like Jan de Bont ( f number ) and Guillermo del Toro ( The Shape of Water ) link up to it in the early stage . Eli Rothwas then onboard to shoot it , but it ultimately accrue toNational Treasuredirector Jon Turteltaub to helm it . Statham was then recruited to play the role of main booster and expert underwater diver , Jonas Taylor .

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The canonical premise of action - hero Statham lining - off against a monumental shark pretty much sells itself , but a full official precis of the version has now been made available online by WB . you could read the whole plot of land sum-up below :

" A deep - sea submergible - part of an external undersea observation program - has been attacked by a massive creature , antecedently mean to be nonextant , and now rest handicapped at the bottom of the rich trench in the Pacific … with its work party trapped inside . With fourth dimension run out , expert thick sea saving diver Jonas Taylor ( Statham ) is recruited by a windy Formosan oceanographer ( Winston Chao ) , against the wishes of his daughter Suyin ( Li Bingbing ) , to save the gang - and the ocean itself - from this unstoppable threat : a pre - historical 75 - groundwork - tenacious shark cognise as the Megalodon . What no one could have imagined is that , years before , Taylor had bump this same terrific creature . Now , teamed with Suyin , he must confront his fear and risk his own life story to save everyone trapped below … bringing him face to face once more with the bully and with child predator of all time . "

Along with Statham , the movie also costars Jessica McNamee ( Battle of the Sexes ) , Ruby Rose ( John Wick : Chapter Two ) , and Rainn Wilson ( The Office ) . Along with the recent statute title change , it has been reassert that the movie will be a PG-13 affair , meaning that in writing gore and degree Fahrenheit - bombardment will be absent from the plot of land . Of course , when you ’ve dumbfound a shark capable of eating a sauceboat , Jaws - same injuries are n’t really an ongoing concern .

The Megcompleted principal sum picture taking back in January of this year , so hopefully all the post - production work and delay will make for a good - looking monster moving-picture show once it hits the field . Statham himself has described it as being ' a cross betweenJawsandJurassic Park ' , and also ' really good ' . At any rate , the eclectic plaster bandage and SFX should ensure that it ’s a snack above the plethora of SyFy channel motion-picture show and otherJawsrip - offs that have been release over the years . It could just a film to keep an optic on when it arrives next summer on August 10 , 2018 .