'The Meg 2: The Trench' arrives in theaters on August 4, 2023. And that's it! Ben also added that the movie 'looks absolutely ridiculous, and like a total blast,' and that it takes things 'deadly seriously.' Clearly we're going to see a lot of snacks for The Meg.įinally, Ben described a 'rad' shot of Statham riding a jetski with a harpoon, where he crests a giant wave above the shark, poised to shoot the weapon at the shark. The giant shark wreaks havoc on a resort community before eating an influencer who is recording a video in front of a pane of glass. Statham is then seen running on a dock that the shark is tearing away at, and he's barely outrunning it. 'That's the biggest Meg anybody has ever seen,' is said. Steve Alten grew up in Philadelphia, earning his Bachelors degree in Physical Education at Penn State University, a Masters Degree in Sports Medicine from the University of Delaware, and a Doctorate of Education at Temple University. We see them all wearing exosuits and walking on the ocean floor. Naturally, our main characters must go down there, with Jason Statham leading the team. We then get a bit of context for the movie's subtitle, as the trench is an ancient ecosystem that has been untouched by man. Not only that, but /Film's very own Ben Pearson was on the ground to experience every single glorious second of the new aquatic horror film preview. Thankfully, it appears we are finally starting prehistoric shark week, because the very first footage from the upcoming Ben Wheatley-directed film just debuted at CinemaCon. It may surprise you to know that 'The Meg 2: The Trench' is not in development or even just filming, but it is set to be released this very summer. In 'The Trench,' Taylor discovers yet another prehistoric monster, named the Kronosaurus. That's right, Jason Statham, Cliff Curtis, Shuya Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy and the massive, humongous shark that gives the film its title are back for the second of hopefully many sequels - Steve Alten, who wrote the 'Meg' book the film is based on, is still writing sequels to this day, the second of which is called, you guessed it, 'The Trench.' We sadly don't know much about the sequel, but we can grab a few hints from Alten's book, which continues the adventure of paleobiologist Jonas Taylor.

The Trench by Steve Alten