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‘Meg’ Author Confirms Sequels To The 2018 Film

With the success of The Shallows and 47 Meters Down, which opened in theaters this past weekend, it’s no surprise that sharks on the minds of studios. With the giant shark film Meg, directed by Jon Turteltaub, still a year away from arriving in theaters, it has already been said that the film will be open to sequels. Steve Alten, the author of the novel that film is is based on, told Bloody Disgusting that there will indeed be sequels to the film starring Jason Statham, Ruby Rose, Cliff Curtis, and Jessica McNamee. As for the MEG sequels – absolutely,” Alten said. “If the movie does well, there will be sequels. Of course, that goes for any successful Hollywood movie.” There will be no trouble finding a storyline for a sequel. Alten is currently writing the sixth book of the series, ‘Meg: Generations’, the follow up to ‘Meg: Nightstalkers’. In Meg, a deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 21, 2017
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The First Image From The Giant Shark Movie ‘Meg’ Surfaces

After being in development for nearly two decades, the giant shark movie ‘Meg’ is finally filming. The big screen adaption of the novel ‘Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror’ by Steve Alten is being directed by Jon Turteltaub. To celebrate the first day of production Warner Bros. Has released the film’s first official image. The photo features Jason Statham and Li Bing Bing. Let’s face it, only Statham could make a turtle neck look that badass. Model/actress Ruby Rose co-stars alongside Robert Taylor, Rainn Wilson, Masi Oka, Jessica McNamee, Page Kennedy and ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ actor Cliff Curtis. The Official Synopsis: A deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has been attacked by a massive creature, previously thought to be extinct, and now lies disabled at the bottom of the deepest trench in the Pacific…with its crew trapped inside. With time running out, expert deep sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Statham) is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer (Winston

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2016
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Rainn Wilson Boards Giant Shark Film Meg

Jon Turteltaub’s adaption of Steve Alten’s giant shark film ‘Meg’ has added another star to the cast. Deadline reports Rainn Wilson (The Office, Backstorm) has boarded the film that features an already impressive cast. ‘Meg’ centers on a Megalodon reeking havoc on present day China. Wilson will play the role of tech billionaire Jack Morris. Morris funds an underwater observation program that unwittingly unleashes a 70-foot, 40-ton Carcharodon Megalodon, the prehistoric relative of Great White sharks. Action star Jason Statham will play a former Navy Captain and expert deep-sea diver. Statham’s character is recruited for a likely suicide mission – even though he faced the predator years before and was forced him to abort his mission and abandon half his crew. We reported earlier this month that ‘Orange is the New Black’ actress Ruby rose has also boarded the film. Rose will play “a kick-ass engineering genius and member of the marine research team.” Bingbing Fan (Iron Man 3) and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 20, 2016
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Ruby Rose Boards The Giant Shark Movie Meg

DJ/Model/Actress Ruby Rose has been busy, between appearing in Orange Is the New Black, filming Resident Evil: The Final Chapter and xXx: Return of Xander Cage and preparing for her role in John Whick: Chapter Two. Now, she’s added another upcoming role to her list. Rose has signed on to co-star in the giant shark film Meg. She is set to play the character Jaxx, “a kick-ass engineering genius and member of the marine research team.” Rose will co-star alongside Jason Statham, Fan Bingbing, and Jessica McNamee. Jon Turteltaub will be directing the film written by Belle Avery, based on the 1997 novel by Steve Allen featuring a Megalodon (prehistoric shark). Meg follows an international underwater observation program, led by Chinese scientists, which comes under attack by an unkown danger. With its deep-sea submersible disabled and trapped at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, they need rescue. A former naval captain and expert deep-sea diver, played by Statham, is recruited

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 4, 2016
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Jason Statham Will Go Head To Head With A Giant Shark In Meg

Action star Jason Statham has joined the cast of the giant shark film Meg. The film, based on Steve Alten’s New York Times best-selling novel, will be directed by Jon Turteltaub and written by James Vanderbilt (Independence Day: Resurgence). Which role Statham will play has not been announced, but it is probable that he will play the lead, Jonas Taylor. In the novel, Taylor finds himself “face-to-face with the largest, most ferocious predator in the history of the animal kingdom while diving during a mission. The sole survivor of the mission, Taylor is haunted by what he’s sure he saw but can’t prove exist -Carcharodon Megalodin.” Written off as a crackpot, suffering from P.T.S.D.,Taylor refuses to give up and sets out to prove that he isn’t crazy and that the shark, big enough to swallow a truck, is very real. Statham, known for his skills as a fighter, has starred in many films including the Crank franchise, The Expendibles films,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 16, 2016
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Giant Shark Movie ‘Meg’ Looses Eli Roth But Finds A New Director

Last summer it was announced that director Eli Roth had signed on the make the big-budget screen adaption of Steve Alten’s novel series Meg, based on the screen play by Dean Georgaris for Warner Bros. News has come that Roth has stepped away from the project and will be replaced by Jon Turteltaub, the director behind films such as National Treasure, 3 Ninjas and Cool Runnings. Word is Roth left the project due to possible budget concerns, but the exact details have not been revealed at this time. Eli Roth The novel series follows a deep sea diver named Jonas Taylor. Taylor believes that a prehistoric Megalodon is alive and lurking in the Mariana Trench. The giant shark has escaped the temperature barrier that has kept it prisoner for so long. Now ‘Meg’ is loose in the waters of the California coast. It has been said the film adaption of Meg will follow a hunt for a killer Megalodon that

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 5, 2016

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‘Meg’ Author Confirms Sequels To The 2018 Film

With the success of The Shallows and 47 Meters Down, which opened in theaters this past weekend, it’s no surprise that sharks on the minds of studios. With the giant shark film Meg, directed by Jon Turteltaub, still a year away from arriving in theaters, it has already been said that the film will be open to sequels. Steve Alten, the author of the novel that film is is based on, told Bloody Disgusting that there will indeed be sequels to the film starring Jason Statham, Ruby Rose, Cliff Curtis, and Jessica McNamee. As for the MEG sequels – absolutely,” Alten said. “If the movie does well, there will be sequels. Of course, that goes for any successful Hollywood movie.” There will be no trouble finding a storyline for a sequel. Alten is currently writing the sixth book of the series, ‘Meg: Generations’, the follow up to ‘Meg: Nightstalkers’. In Meg, a deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 21, 2017
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The First Image From The Giant Shark Movie ‘Meg’ Surfaces

After being in development for nearly two decades, the giant shark movie ‘Meg’ is finally filming. The big screen adaption of the novel ‘Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror’ by Steve Alten is being directed by Jon Turteltaub. To celebrate the first day of production Warner Bros. Has released the film’s first official image. The photo features Jason Statham and Li Bing Bing. Let’s face it, only Statham could make a turtle neck look that badass. Model/actress Ruby Rose co-stars alongside Robert Taylor, Rainn Wilson, Masi Oka, Jessica McNamee, Page Kennedy and ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ actor Cliff Curtis. The Official Synopsis: A deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has been attacked by a massive creature, previously thought to be extinct, and now lies disabled at the bottom of the deepest trench in the Pacific…with its crew trapped inside. With time running out, expert deep sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Statham) is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer (Winston

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2016
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Rainn Wilson Boards Giant Shark Film Meg

Jon Turteltaub’s adaption of Steve Alten’s giant shark film ‘Meg’ has added another star to the cast. Deadline reports Rainn Wilson (The Office, Backstorm) has boarded the film that features an already impressive cast. ‘Meg’ centers on a Megalodon reeking havoc on present day China. Wilson will play the role of tech billionaire Jack Morris. Morris funds an underwater observation program that unwittingly unleashes a 70-foot, 40-ton Carcharodon Megalodon, the prehistoric relative of Great White sharks. Action star Jason Statham will play a former Navy Captain and expert deep-sea diver. Statham’s character is recruited for a likely suicide mission – even though he faced the predator years before and was forced him to abort his mission and abandon half his crew. We reported earlier this month that ‘Orange is the New Black’ actress Ruby rose has also boarded the film. Rose will play “a kick-ass engineering genius and member of the marine research team.” Bingbing Fan (Iron Man 3) and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 20, 2016
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Ruby Rose Boards The Giant Shark Movie Meg

DJ/Model/Actress Ruby Rose has been busy, between appearing in Orange Is the New Black, filming Resident Evil: The Final Chapter and xXx: Return of Xander Cage and preparing for her role in John Whick: Chapter Two. Now, she’s added another upcoming role to her list. Rose has signed on to co-star in the giant shark film Meg. She is set to play the character Jaxx, “a kick-ass engineering genius and member of the marine research team.” Rose will co-star alongside Jason Statham, Fan Bingbing, and Jessica McNamee. Jon Turteltaub will be directing the film written by Belle Avery, based on the 1997 novel by Steve Allen featuring a Megalodon (prehistoric shark). Meg follows an international underwater observation program, led by Chinese scientists, which comes under attack by an unkown danger. With its deep-sea submersible disabled and trapped at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, they need rescue. A former naval captain and expert deep-sea diver, played by Statham, is recruited

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 4, 2016
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Jason Statham Will Go Head To Head With A Giant Shark In Meg

Action star Jason Statham has joined the cast of the giant shark film Meg. The film, based on Steve Alten’s New York Times best-selling novel, will be directed by Jon Turteltaub and written by James Vanderbilt (Independence Day: Resurgence). Which role Statham will play has not been announced, but it is probable that he will play the lead, Jonas Taylor. In the novel, Taylor finds himself “face-to-face with the largest, most ferocious predator in the history of the animal kingdom while diving during a mission. The sole survivor of the mission, Taylor is haunted by what he’s sure he saw but can’t prove exist -Carcharodon Megalodin.” Written off as a crackpot, suffering from P.T.S.D.,Taylor refuses to give up and sets out to prove that he isn’t crazy and that the shark, big enough to swallow a truck, is very real. Statham, known for his skills as a fighter, has starred in many films including the Crank franchise, The Expendibles films,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 16, 2016
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Giant Shark Movie ‘Meg’ Looses Eli Roth But Finds A New Director

Last summer it was announced that director Eli Roth had signed on the make the big-budget screen adaption of Steve Alten’s novel series Meg, based on the screen play by Dean Georgaris for Warner Bros. News has come that Roth has stepped away from the project and will be replaced by Jon Turteltaub, the director behind films such as National Treasure, 3 Ninjas and Cool Runnings. Word is Roth left the project due to possible budget concerns, but the exact details have not been revealed at this time. Eli Roth The novel series follows a deep sea diver named Jonas Taylor. Taylor believes that a prehistoric Megalodon is alive and lurking in the Mariana Trench. The giant shark has escaped the temperature barrier that has kept it prisoner for so long. Now ‘Meg’ is loose in the waters of the California coast. It has been said the film adaption of Meg will follow a hunt for a killer Megalodon that

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 5, 2016