Tag: The Trench
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How ‘Aquaman 2’ Incorporated Elements from a Cancelled Spinoff
Back when Aquaman proved to be a big success for Warner Bros., the studio was focused on developing an entire franchise based on the world of Atlantis. One of the proposed ideas for expansion was The Trench, a spinoff focused on the place where the amphibious monsters from the first installment came from. Unfortunately, the…
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Tmnt: Mutant Mayhem Oozes Past Meg 2: The Trench At The Box Office
Last weekend’s box office top five was hotly-contested, with “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” “Meg 2: The Trench,” and “Oppenheimer” all vying for second place. “Meg 2” ultimately landed the No. 2 spot, with “Mutant Mayhem” settling at No. 4. It’s worth noting that “The Trench” owed its victory to $3.2 million in Thursday…
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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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New ‘The Meg 2: The Trench’ Poster: Dangers Lurk Below the Water
The ocean is ready to deliver new threats to the surface, as Warner Bros. has released a new poster for The Meg 2: The Trench. Jason Statham has returned for the sequel, starring as the former rescue diver who now spends his time fighting against evil monsters from the bottom of the ocean. The new…
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James Wan’s Canceled Trench Movie Was A Secret Black Manta Spin-Off
The coolest scene in “Aquaman,” where our hero contends with the monsters of the Mariana Trench, almost had its own horror movie spin-off — “The Trench” — before Warner Bros. got cold webbed feet and canceled it. The Jason Momoa-led superhero flick still has a sequel on the way called “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,”…
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DC Films Shelving ‘New Gods’ With Ava DuVernay, ‘The Trench’ With James Wan
The DC movie-verse is getting a little bit smaller.Long gestating DC Comics adaptations “New Gods” with director Ava DuVernay and screenwriter Tom King, and “The Trench” with director James Wan and producer Peter Safran are not moving forward at Warner Bros., the studio announced on Thursday.“As part of our DC slate, some legacy development titles…
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‘New Gods’ and ‘Aquaman’ Spin-Off ‘The Trench’ Canceled by Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. has canceled two of their upcoming DC superhero-related titles – New Gods, which was going to be directed by Ava DuVernay, and the Aquaman spin-off The Trench. Reasons for the cancelations vary – New Gods was set to have Darkseid as a villain, and Warner Bros. apparently doesn’t want to return to that…
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Warner Bros. Drops Ava DuVernay’s DC Film ‘New Gods’ and Won’t Revive It Without Her
As Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe expands, it’s also reportedly contracting. Two films as announced by The Hollywood Reporter will not be moving forward as part of the studio’s DC slate: Ava DuVernay’s tentpole “New Gods” and James Wan’s Aquaman spinoff “The Trench.”“As part of our DC slate, some legacy development titles including New Gods…
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‘Aquaman’ Writer Reveals When Spinoff ‘The Trench’ Takes Place
Hey, remember 1,000 years ago when DC’s live-action Aquaman made waves, back when movie theaters were still open? Wild times. Wilder still was Warner Bros.’ notion that fans would be back for more undersea action with not just a sequel but a horror-tinged spinoff film that would dive into the depths of James Wan’s aquatic…