Tag: The Meg
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UK-Ireland box office preview: can ‘Meg 2: The Trench’ take a bite out of Barbenheimer?
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ looks for piece of the action.Shark sequel Meg 2: The Trench is the first major challenger to the Barbenheimer supremacy, opening in 544 cinemas at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend.Meg 2 will look to challenge both its Warner Bros stablemate Barbie, and Universal’s Oppenheimer, while benefitting from the…
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Where to Watch & Stream ‘Meg 2: The Trench’: Showtimes
The only thing better than one Meg is a school of Megs, hunting in packs. And that is exactly what we get in Meg 2: The Trench, the sequel to the 2018 monster hit The Meg which first brought the prehistoric megalodon back from extinction to take a massive bite out of box office sales…
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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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Meg 2: The Trench Director Ben Wheatley Wanted Every Dollar Of The Budget On Screen
Can we all just take a step back and appreciate how truly bonkers it is that Ben Wheatley made a sequel to “The Meg?” Ben “Kill List” Wheatley? Ben “High-Rise” Wheatley? It’s one of the most fascinating leaps from the realm of weird indie movies to studio filmmaking we’ve seen in recent memory. I like a…
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‘Meg 2: The Trench’: Release Date, Cast, and Everything We Know So Far
Often, movie lovers will look to critical reception to gauge whether a film is worth seeing. Online reviews and internet rankings are a great and efficient way to check out a little bit about a film without necessarily encountering spoilers, with most of us nowadays choosing this method to pick our next viewing experience. Often,…
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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…
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‘Mad Max’ Fans and More Raise Over $70,000 to Fund Brain Surgery for Injured Furiosa Stunt Woman
Fans of stunt woman Dayna Grant have donated over $73,000 and counting to help raise money for surgery after the stunt performer sustained a head injury while on set. As detailed by an official crowdfunding campaign, Grant was “experiencing symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury” after the injury and was later diagnosed with an “8mm Aneurysm…
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‘Tomb Raider 2’: ‘Lovecraft Country’s Misha Green Takes Over Directing Duties From Ben Wheatley
We finally have an update concerning that “Tomb Raider” sequel. There was some concern when director Ben Wheatly attached himself to direct “The Meg” sequel for Warner Bros., he might have to exit the “Tomb Raider 2” sequel he was developing with actress Alicia Vikander set to reprise the Lara Croft role.Continue reading ‘Tomb Raider…
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Ben Wheatley To Direct ‘The Meg 2’ Shark Sequel With Jason Statham
English filmmaker Ben Wheatley has had a terrifically eclectic and genre-hopping career. In fact, just this week, as his most lush and lavish picture, “Rebecca” premieres on Netflix, we covered the versatile director’s career in an Essentials Retrospective. Well, the timing is good because Wheatley’s got another project in the works, albeit one that has…