Jason Statham to take on Meg

[LoganPool]

Dwight Schrute is in this!? I'll give it a watch.

 

[TheVileOne]

I've wanted to see this movie happen for a long time, even if it's a trainwreck. I just hope the giant shark looks cool.

 

[Brian Braddock]

No excuse for it not to, given the post-production its being afforded.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

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WB's THE MEG is rated PG-13: action/peril, bloody images and some language...& a mother-luvin' shark chompin' people into fun-size pieces.

 

[Teelie]

And that's a blow to the movie. PG-13 for a horror movie like this? Watered down Jaws.

 

[Loki882]

Jaws was (and still is) rated PG.

 

[terry78]

The PG-13 I'm fine with as it probably will be something some of the tween kids will want to see. The title is what chafes my ass.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I read up on the thread and I'm frankly surprised to see TheVileOne fanboying over this movie. Heh.

I'm hoping for full on schlock. No half-hearted attempt at B-Movie fun, go full throttle with it. I'm here for the absurdity and the subsequent insanity.

 

[TheVileOne]

I'm not expecting a masterpiece here, but I want something entertaining with a giant cool looking shark. IMHO, I don't even really care about the PG-13 rating. Even the original Jaws was PG.

When that shark jumps through a giant wave and chomps down a surfer, I just want that cool artwork to come to life onscreen.

I've always been scared of sharks and had an attraction to them as well. That's probably why I really want to see this. I like Statham as Jonas as well even though it could turn out really goofy, but it could be a fun kind of goofy as well.

 

[Teelie]

Huh... the 70's were a less child friendly time. Maybe Meg won't be that bad but I still think a PG-13 rating is a letdown.

 

[terry78]

They're obviously going for Jurassic Park level stuff.

 

[TheVileOne]

They're obviously going for Jurassic Park level stuff.

I think Turteltaub did a good job with the National Treasure films. I think he can bring that aesthetic to the table.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Way things are going the sequel to this will be out before we even get our first teaser. I mean, not even a poster yet? A frikken image?

 

[Sithborg]

And that's a blow to the movie. PG-13 for a horror movie like this? Watered down Jaws.

The Shallows was rated PG-13. And that was great.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Yeah, I loved the Shallows.

 

[Schlosser85]

The Shallows was also pretty graphic.

 

[Loki882]

That "stitching scene" was really hard to watch. Props to Blake Lively for her performance in that film (especially since for most of it all she had to act off of was a seagull).

 

[Schlosser85]

Slight upgrade from a volleyball I guess.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

https://www.empireonline.com/people/jason-statham/jason-statham-stars-exclusive-image-meg/

After the year that was 2017, the idea of an upcoming film that sees Jason Statham face-off against a massive shark is music to our ears. As The Stath quite rightly puts it, “who doesn’t want to watch a film about the biggest shark that’s ever existed?”

The shark in question is ‘The Meg’, a prehistoric supershark that didn’t get the memo when all its mates went extinct. “I play a former navy captain and diver,” Statham tells Empire, “and I get hired to rescue a team of scientists who are trapped at the bottom of the sea in their research station by a giant shark. Then all hell breaks loose.” Check out a rather creepy-looking Meg below:

Director Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure) is the man taking control of the megalodon, and he’s keen to point out the credible explanation for the beast hanging around. “Think of it as a blind alley of evolution,” he tells Empire. “Our fish found a haven in the unexplored ocean, and has only just been disturbed after all this time.”

Will Statham’s Captain Jonas Taylor survive? Will we get to see Statham punch a shark? Find out when The Meg arrives on 10 August.

 

[terry78]

Well, it does look signficantly creepy.

 

[the last son]

Looks too small.

 

[Lily Adler]

Plot twist: It's several feet away.

 

[harlequinade]

I HAVE to see Jason punch that shark now

 

[TheVileOne]

Hard to really get much out of that image. I really hope we get a scene of the silhouette of Meg underneath that big wave and then jumping out to gobble a surfer.

This is one of my most anticipated movies of 2018

 

[Brian Braddock]

Well, at least its something, I guess. Cant wait for the teaser/trailer/teaser for the trailer.