The Meg (2018)

A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon.

Director:

Jon Turteltaub

Writers:

Dean Georgaris (screenplay by), Jon Hoeber (screenplay by)

Stars:

Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson

4 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Statham	...	Jonas Taylor
Bingbing Li	...	Suyin (as Li Bingbing)
Rainn Wilson	...	Morris
Cliff Curtis	...	Mac
Winston Chao	...	Zhang
Shuya Sophia Cai	...	Meiying (as Sophia Cai)
Ruby Rose	...	Jaxx
Page Kennedy	...	DJ
Robert Taylor	...	Heller
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson	...	The Wall
Jessica McNamee	...	Lori
Masi Oka	...	Toshi
Raymond Vinten	...	Dive Control Technician
Hongmei Mai	...	Mother (as Mai Hongmei)
Wei Yi	...	Awesome Kid on Beach

Storyline

Five years ago, expert sea diver and Naval Captain Jonas Taylor encountered an unknown danger in the unexplored recesses of the Mariana Trench that forced him to abort his mission and abandon half his crew. Though the tragic incident earned him a dismissal from service, what ultimately cost him his career, his marriage and any semblance of honor was his unsupported and incredulous claims of what caused it - an attack on his vessel by a mammoth, 70-foot sea creature, believed to be extinct for more than a million years. But when a submersible lies sunk and disabled at the bottom of the ocean - carrying his ex-wife among the team onboard - he is the one who gets the call. Whether a shot at redemption or a suicide mission, Jonas must confront his fears and risk his own life and the lives of everyone trapped below on a single question: Could the Carcharodon Megalodon - the largest marine predator that ever existed - still be alive - and on the hunt?

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Plot Keywords:

love interest | chinawoman | tattooed trash | cleavage | prehistoric animal | 

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Taglines:

The ultimate Lady Killer.

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

12

Did You Know?

Trivia

By using Viewport 2.0, Imageworks could turn around versions quickly in a kind of 'post-vis' workflow. This included shots that ultimately did not make the final cut of the film. Artists would quickly roto and matchmove plate photography of the actors filmed in a water tank (against an underwater bluescreen) and then hand that over to animation and layout. There was no lighting or compositing done for these early deliveries, but the results were more than good enough for the filmmakers to review shots, after which Imageworks could move onto generating finals with more precision through its traditional pipeline.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the movie Jonas is working on a rescue in the Philippine Trench when the meg forces them to abandon the rescue midway through. They later run into the shark in the Mariana trench saying it had been stuck down there. These trenches are ~1,200 miles apart so it shouldn't not have been able to get from one to the other.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jonas Taylor: [on radio] Look at the sonar. Let me know what you find.
D'Angelo: So far nothing new, my friend. It just keeps getting worse.

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Crazy Credits

The foreign language version of the song "Mickey" which appeared earlier in the film plays over the credits.

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Connections

Featured in Get Up!: Episode dated 10 August 2018 (2018)

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Soundtracks

Do Something Crazy (Good Vibes Only)
Written by Outasight (as Richard Andrew Conte), Shiben Bhattacharya and Cook Classics (as William Lobban-Bean)
Performed by Outasight
Courtesy of RPM MSC
By arrangement with The Greater Goods, LLC

User Reviews

Worst Dialogue Ever.

Honestly this film has not only the worst dialogue of any movie this summer/year. It is the worst dialogue I have ever heard in a bad movie ever. Deep Blue Sea, The Shallows, and Jaws 3 all had better dialogue than this cliche title.

The Room directed by Tommy Wiseau and this movie go hand and hand for some of the garbage lines and pacing. Halfway through this movie when it appears to be over, I wished it was finally over, however I knew that there was no way they would end it there.

Save your money. This will be streamable in 4 months and on sale for $15.

Details

Official Sites:

Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA China

Language:

English Mandarin Thai Japanese

Release Date:

9 August 2018 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Meg

Filming Locations:

Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

$130,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$45,402,195, 12 August 2018

Gross USA:

$145,443,742

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$530,259,473

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apelles Entertainment, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Flagship Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Sonics-DDP Auro 11.1 DTS (DTS: X) SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1