The biggest thing to hit the ocean is gearing up to drop in cinemas, and the highly anticipated sequel of The Meg looks set to knock the first movie out of the water.
Meg 2: Trench has drifted out of the depths and to the surface to deliver a chilling first trailer of monstrous proportions.
Based on the novel of the same name, the 2018 movie became a ripple, then a surge, then a tidal wave at the box office.
The off-the-wall monster movie grossed over USD$530 million (£420 million, AUD$782 million) at the worldwide box office.
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After the first film refused to sink, conversation quickly erupted about a sequel.
And here it is, with Jason Statham taking on a prehistoric underwater monster.
You know the deal.
So, we know Meg 2: Trench will be based on the second book in the series.
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No further details have been released, but we're sure this one is going to be a real whale of a time.
Warner Bros studios hired epic indie director Ben Wheatley who has won plenty of acclaim over the years ever since his debut film Down Terrace.
Wheatley really made a name for himself in 2011 with with Kill List, and followed that up with High-Rise and Free Fire, with the former starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, and Sienna Miller, and the latter showcasing a future Oscar-winner in Brie Larson, as well as Sharlto Copley and Armie Hammer.
The original megashark movie, The Meg, starred the Stath as rescue diver Jonas Taylor, and was released back in 2018.
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While it was something of a mildly bonkers sci-fi-action-horror, for all the movie’s absurdity it saw audiences flood into cinemas.
It's based around the idea of the megalodon: an ancient species of shark that was goddamn huge.
Fossils of the beast project the shark could grow up to 18 metres long, had seven inch long teeth and was considered to be one of the most formidable predators on the planet when it roamed the seas between 23 to 2.6 million years ago.
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But 18 metres long isn't big enough for Hollywood so they've jacked up this giant fish for The Meg.
In the first book, the protagonist drove a bloody a submersible into the mouth of the Meg and slicing through its body until it gets to its heart and kills it.
The first film ended a little differently, with our heroes wounding the beast with a damaged submersible.
They stab it in the eye, spilling its blood and attracting a swarm of modern sharks that devour the dying Meg before somehow escaping, right on time to resurface for the sequel.
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Meg 2: Trench splashes into cinemas on August 4.
Topics: Entertainment, Film and TV, Jason Statham
Rachel Lang