Meg 2: The Trench (2023)

Directed by

Ben Wheatley

Genre

action film, horror film, adventure film, science fiction film, kaiju, thriller film

Country

People's Republic of China, United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 4,024 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of scientists face giant prehistoric sharks and a villainous mining operation. They fight for survival on land and at sea.

fast-pacedaction-packedover-the-toptensecampysuspensefulchaoticfun

What happens

Meg 2: The Trench (Chinese: 巨齿鲨2：深渊; titled Shark 2 in some territories) is a 2023 science fiction action film directed by Ben Wheatley and a sequel to The Meg (2018), based on the 1999 novel The Trench by Steve Alten. Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, and Dean Georgaris all return as writers from the first film, with Jason Statham, Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy, and Cliff Curtis reprising their roles alongside Wu Jing, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, and Skyler Samuels. Like the previous film, it follows a group of scientists who must outrun and outswim the megalodons when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival. Plans for the sequel were announced to be in early development in October 2018 after the box office success of the first film. Principal photography began in February 2022 and lasted until May, occurring in various locations in Asia and Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Meg 2: The Trench had its premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival on June 9, 2023, and was released in the United States on August 4, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received negative reviews but was a box office success, grossing $397.8 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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