One thing’s lurking within the water… once more. Warner Bros. Photos is ready to launch The Meg 2: The Trench, the sequel to 2018’s The Meg, subsequent 12 months.
The primary movie instructed the story of a bunch of scientists encountering the titular gigantic prehistoric shark. The Meg is an adaptation of 1997’s Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by creator Steve Alten. Audiences had been hooked, and the movie noticed a worldwide gross of greater than $530 million. Based mostly on these numbers, it is smart that Warner Bros. Photos can be desperate to churn out a sequel, maybe main this to be the subsequent blockbuster sci-fi/horror franchise.
So, what can we learn about subsequent 12 months’s The Meg 2: The Trench? How will it proceed the unique story, and what new adventures will we see? Who’s coming back from the primary movie, and can any new faces be a part of them? When and the place can we see the movie when it’s launched? And what else ought to audiences learn about The Meg 2: The Trench?
The Meg 2: The Plot
As talked about, the unique The Meg movie was primarily based on Alten’s 1997 novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror. Two years later, Alten printed the sequel novel, The Trench, which would be the foundation for the brand new movie. Whereas we don’t but know what the plot of the sequel will concentrate on, we will guess what we’d see primarily based on the story from the e-book.
The Trench picks off a number of years after the primary e-book ended, with Jonas Taylor learning a younger megalodon held in captivity. As different members of the analysis groups discover the Mariana Trench the place the megalodon was first discovered, they uncover one other prehistoric creature, the Kronosaurus.
This creature was a big marine reptile who had developed to hunt in packs and lived within the trench. Now, confronted with this new creature along with the megalodons, Jonas should confront his demons from the primary e-book to be able to try to hold his life collectively.
We don’t but understand how intently Meg 2 will comply with the plot of the sequel e-book, however we not less than have a foundation for what we will doubtless anticipate from the story. The title, The Meg 2: The Trench, appears to point that the movie will comply with the e-book, however once more, nothing concrete is thought. There are 4 sequel books following The Trench (with extra doubtlessly within the works), so there isn’t any scarcity of supply materials ought to Warner Bros. Photos wish to pursue this as their subsequent sci-fi action franchise.
The Meg 2: The Forged
Jason Statham is reprising his lead position of Jonas Taylor within the sequel. Cliff Curtis is ready to return as James “Mac” Mackreides, Taylor’s pal and the institute’s operations supervisor. Web page Kennedy will probably be again as DJ, and Shuya Sophia Cai’s Meiying, the daughter of Suyin, will probably be returning.
Past these 4, there aren’t any extra forged members from the primary movie set to return. It’s nonetheless early, and maybe their involvement is simply being stored a secret. Contemplating how most of the characters died within the first movie, some returns appear extra unlikely than others.
The returning forged will probably be joined by a wide range of new gamers. Resident Evil’s Sienna Guillory would be the new feminine lead. Not a lot is thought about her character, solely that she is the top of an utilized sciences division. Actress and mannequin Skyler Samuels will play a member of Jonas Taylor’s submarine crew who thrives on journey. The movie’s essential antagonist will probably be performed by Snowfall star Sergio Peris-Mencheta, who’s reportedly a hardened mercenary. Chinese language star Wu Jing can also be becoming a member of the forged, although his actual position and storyline are unknown at this level.
We will fairly anticipate extra casting bulletins and confirmations to comply with within the coming months.
Launch Date
Warner Bros. Photos is ready to launch The Meg 2: The Trench in theaters on August 4, 2023. As a co-production between america and China, the primary movie was launched concurrently within the two international locations in 2018. It’s unknown if the sequel will use the identical technique, as at present, it is just set to launch in america.
The Meg Franchise
With a complete of six books in The Meg franchise, Warner Bros. Photos has a wealth of supply materials ought to they wish to make a brand new franchise out of this property. Already evoking vibes of Jaws and Jurassic Park, this potential franchise might mix components of the 2 into a brand new fashionable sci-fi monster story — a mainstream, much less campy Sharknado. If something is an indicator of success, it’s sequels and reboots.
With the primary movie bringing in half a billion {dollars} alone, the recipe for a franchise is true there. All Warner Bros. Photos has to do is use the present supply materials and let the viewers deal with the remainder.
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