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.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 6 nominations
Bingbing Li
- Suyin
- (as Li Bingbing)
Shuya Sophia Cai
- Meiying
- (as Sophia Cai)
Hongmei Mai
- Mother
- (as Mai Hongmei)
'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.
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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.
- GoofsOwing to the general lack of sunlight at deeper sea levels, the Meg should realistically not be able to see at all as it surfaces, since the greater volume of light up there is much more overwhelming than what it's been accustomed to for millions of years. The book gets this right and has the important reoccurring plot-point that the Meg only surfaces at night because the sunlight hurts its eyes.
- 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
Featured review
Not quite a megalodon't, but not the mega success I had hoped for.
I first saw Jaws in 1975 at the tender age of seven; it scared the hell out of me then, and is an exhilarating ride to this day. The Meg, on the other hand, is a formulaic, big-budget B-movie that fails to get the pulse pounding, despite it's prehistoric shark being three times as big as Bruce, Spielberg's iconic great white.
Jason Statham stars as deep-sea rescue expert Jonas Taylor, who is brought to a high-tech facility to help save three scientists who have become trapped in a sub at the bottom of the sea after being attacked by something unseen. Jonas's mission results in the successful extraction of two of the boffins (one of whom is his ex-wife), but in doing so, he releases a very hungry Megalodon from the depths.
Directed by Jon Turteltaub (Cool Runnings, National Treasure), The Meg is slick but completely vapid popcorn entertainment that proves that bigger isn't necessarily better. The plot offers few surprises and little in the way of imagination, and Statham is his usual stoic self, indistinguishable from any of his other movie roles. Bingbing Li adds a bit of glamour as pretty scentist Suyin (this is an American/Chinese co-production, so the film features plenty of Asian actors) and Rainn Wilson is fun as billionaire Morris (destined to become shark fodder), but most of the cast are forgettable. As far as the other stars are concerned - the Megs (for there are more than one) - they are fairly impressive CGI creations, but this being a 12A certificate, their attacks don't result in anything too graphic.
As a big fan of shark movies, I had such high hopes when The Meg was first announced; what a shame that the finished film is so unremarkable and lacking in bite.
Jason Statham stars as deep-sea rescue expert Jonas Taylor, who is brought to a high-tech facility to help save three scientists who have become trapped in a sub at the bottom of the sea after being attacked by something unseen. Jonas's mission results in the successful extraction of two of the boffins (one of whom is his ex-wife), but in doing so, he releases a very hungry Megalodon from the depths.
Directed by Jon Turteltaub (Cool Runnings, National Treasure), The Meg is slick but completely vapid popcorn entertainment that proves that bigger isn't necessarily better. The plot offers few surprises and little in the way of imagination, and Statham is his usual stoic self, indistinguishable from any of his other movie roles. Bingbing Li adds a bit of glamour as pretty scentist Suyin (this is an American/Chinese co-production, so the film features plenty of Asian actors) and Rainn Wilson is fun as billionaire Morris (destined to become shark fodder), but most of the cast are forgettable. As far as the other stars are concerned - the Megs (for there are more than one) - they are fairly impressive CGI creations, but this being a 12A certificate, their attacks don't result in anything too graphic.
As a big fan of shark movies, I had such high hopes when The Meg was first announced; what a shame that the finished film is so unremarkable and lacking in bite.
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- BA_Harrison
- Nov 8, 2019
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Cá Mập Siêu Bạo Chúa
- Filming locations
- Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand(on-water scenes)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- 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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