Tag: Steve Alten
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Could Meg 2’s Brutal Critical Reaction Mean Disaster For Its Box Office?
One of the biggest, most unexpected hits of 2018 was “The Meg.” Based on Steve Alten’s book of the same name and starring Jason Statham, the movie earned $530 million at the global box office, seemingly birthing a new franchise for Warner Bros. After all, Alten’s series does include five books to pull from. While…
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Can Meg 2: The Trench Be Another Giant Shark-Sized Success At The Box Office?
Back in 2018, Warner Bros. scored a massive, somewhat unexpected success with “The Meg.” The adaptation of Steve Alten’s book of the same name, in which Jason Statham takes on a thought-to-be-extinct megalodon, proved to be a big winner with audiences, raking in $530 million at the global box office. Now, five years and a…
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‘The Meg 2’ Producer Promises More Creatures, Shark Attacks, and Humor
Jason Statham – Shark Puncher. That’s the sort of four-word pitch that gets studios to say yes to something. It’s up there with “Snakes on a plane.” or “Margot Robbie is Barbie.” in terms of well let’s just do that right now. The Meg was something of a sleeper hit when it came out, grossing…