A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon.A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon.A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon.
- Director
- Writers
- Dean Georgaris(screenplay by)
- Jon Hoeber(screenplay by)
- Erich Hoeber(screenplay by)
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- Director
- Writers
- Dean Georgaris(screenplay by)
- Jon Hoeber(screenplay by)
- Erich Hoeber(screenplay by)
- Stars
- Awards
- 4 wins & 6 nominations
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Hongmei Mai
- Motheras Mother
- (as Mai Hongmei)
- Director
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- Dean Georgaris(screenplay by)
- Jon Hoeber(screenplay by)
- Erich Hoeber(screenplay by)
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'The Meg' Cast Dives Deep With IMDb
'The Meg' Cast Dives Deep With IMDb
IMDb spoke to Jason Statham, Ruby Rose, and the rest of the cast to prepare you for ar-Meg-geddon.
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? —Warner Brothers
- Taglines
- The most feared predator in history...is no longer history.
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for action/peril, bloody images and some language
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaIn real life, Jason Statham is an expert swimmer. In the 1990 Commonwealth Games, he represented England in diving. Footage of him competing can be found online. Most of the shots of him in the water are real. A stunt double was used for more hazardous shots.
- Goofs(at around 31 mins) When Jonas is making his rapid descent in the submersible he starts getting a nose bleed and the crew monitoring his vital signs are alarmed at gas build up in his bloodstream. He's in a pressurized vessel, rate of descent would have no effect on him physically.
- Quotes
Jonas Taylor: [to himself while swimming out to the shark] Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...
- Crazy creditsIn the closing credits, the credits are seen sinking into the water.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Honest Trailers: Deep Blue Sea (2018)
- SoundtracksMickey
Written by Mike Chapman (as Michael Donald Chapman) and Nicky Chinn (as Nicholas Barry Chinn)
Performed by Pim
Courtesy of CAPP Records, Inc. / NOMA Music
Top review
Mega mediocrity
My main reasons for seeing 'The Meg' were that there are classic shark films out there (there is an obvious example that won't be named by means of fairness in the review but has been mentioned elsewhere) and that it was part of my many quests to see as many 2018 films as possible. It did look from the cover that it would be some kind of guilty pleasure fun, which was my ideal kind of film for the day.
Apparently 'The Meg' had a lot of studio interference, meaning that what was initially intended (and from the sounds of it what was initially intended would have made it a much better film) was not seen in the film, and it shows in the final product. Wanted some guilty pleasure film, a kind of turn-the-brain-off-at-the-door sort of film. Instead, 'The Meg' turned out to be poorly written and mostly devoid of tension and fun, one where one is rooting for the shark than any of the human characters. Is it better than any of the shark-creature films from SyFy and The Asylum? Oh yes, so much better, now those are mostly abominations. That doesn't stop 'The Meg' from being potential unfulfilled.
There are positives. 'The Meg' does start off reasonably well with a sense of unsettlement and the climactic scene is pretty entertaining. The best character, kid you not, is the shark which had personality and one that was not too scary or goofy.
It's pretty decent visually, nicely shot in particular, the music fits well and Jason Statham brings charisma to his role and is believable in that aspect.
On the other hand, the rest of the acting is a mess. Worst of all is a dreadful Bingbing Li, with a character that bores and annoys and approaching the character in a way that's completely wrong and out of kilter with everything else. None of the characters are well written, too bland to be interesting and too annoying with dumb decision making to be likeable. A few of them are completely unnecessary. Development is zero.
Special effects are uneven, some times they are pretty good and at other times they look so artificial and like they were made in haste. The action scenes with the shark are too few and they are generally devoid of tension, scares and suspense, ruined by unintentional humour, tameness, stupid goofiness and lack of sense, even when taking it for what it is meant to be. The story is as shallow and predictable as can be, with the pace dulling significantly outside of the shark action and indicative of padding out the already overlong by 15-20 minute running time.
Faring worst is the script, which is even more atrocious than Bingbing Li's acting, bad enough to warrant a paragraph of its own. Far too much talk, very clumsy attempts at humour (unintentional and the cringe-worthy intentional), a good deal of waffle some of which adds nothing, a lot of ridiculousness and implausibility, excessive sentimentality, muddled and clunky scientific exposition and some of it perplexes in terms of clarity too.
In summary, has good things but ruined primarily by the script. 4/10 Bethany Cox
Apparently 'The Meg' had a lot of studio interference, meaning that what was initially intended (and from the sounds of it what was initially intended would have made it a much better film) was not seen in the film, and it shows in the final product. Wanted some guilty pleasure film, a kind of turn-the-brain-off-at-the-door sort of film. Instead, 'The Meg' turned out to be poorly written and mostly devoid of tension and fun, one where one is rooting for the shark than any of the human characters. Is it better than any of the shark-creature films from SyFy and The Asylum? Oh yes, so much better, now those are mostly abominations. That doesn't stop 'The Meg' from being potential unfulfilled.
There are positives. 'The Meg' does start off reasonably well with a sense of unsettlement and the climactic scene is pretty entertaining. The best character, kid you not, is the shark which had personality and one that was not too scary or goofy.
It's pretty decent visually, nicely shot in particular, the music fits well and Jason Statham brings charisma to his role and is believable in that aspect.
On the other hand, the rest of the acting is a mess. Worst of all is a dreadful Bingbing Li, with a character that bores and annoys and approaching the character in a way that's completely wrong and out of kilter with everything else. None of the characters are well written, too bland to be interesting and too annoying with dumb decision making to be likeable. A few of them are completely unnecessary. Development is zero.
Special effects are uneven, some times they are pretty good and at other times they look so artificial and like they were made in haste. The action scenes with the shark are too few and they are generally devoid of tension, scares and suspense, ruined by unintentional humour, tameness, stupid goofiness and lack of sense, even when taking it for what it is meant to be. The story is as shallow and predictable as can be, with the pace dulling significantly outside of the shark action and indicative of padding out the already overlong by 15-20 minute running time.
Faring worst is the script, which is even more atrocious than Bingbing Li's acting, bad enough to warrant a paragraph of its own. Far too much talk, very clumsy attempts at humour (unintentional and the cringe-worthy intentional), a good deal of waffle some of which adds nothing, a lot of ridiculousness and implausibility, excessive sentimentality, muddled and clunky scientific exposition and some of it perplexes in terms of clarity too.
In summary, has good things but ruined primarily by the script. 4/10 Bethany Cox
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Aug 12, 2018
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- Also known as
- Cá Mập Siêu Bạo Chúa
- Filming locations
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- Budget
- $130,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $145,522,784
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $45,402,195
- Aug 12, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $530,517,320
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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