The Meg Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 7, 2018

The Meg

Release Date: Friday, August 10, 2018 Theaters

Centers on a Carcharodon Megalodon, the 70-foot, 40-ton prehistoric kin to the great white shark.

Director: Jon Turteltaub

Starring: Jason Statham • Jessica McNamee • Ruby Rose • Rainn Wilson • Li Bingbing

PG-13 Action N/A

3.83 / 5.0

91% WILL SEE 9% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: In the film, a deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has been attacked by a massive creature, previously thought to be extinct, and now lies disabled at the bottom of the deepest trench in the Pacific…with its crew trapped inside. With time running out, expert deep sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer (Winston Chao), against the wishes of his daughter Suyin (Li Bingbing), to save the crew—and the ocean itself—from this unstoppable threat: a pre-historic 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon. What no one could have imagined is that, years before, Taylor had encountered this same terrifying creature. Now, teamed with Suyin, he must confront his fears and risk his own life to save everyone trapped below... bringing him face to face once more with the greatest and largest predator of all time.

Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi IMAX

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Who stars in The Meg – Cast List

Jason Statham
Shelter, A Working Man
J
Jessica McNamee
Mortal Kombat II , The Vow
R
Ruby Rose
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, xXx 3: The Return of Xander Cage
Rainn Wilson
... Jack Morris

Empire Waist, Code 3
Li Bingbing
Transformers 4: Age of Extinction, Resident Evil: Retribution
C
Cliff Curtis
Avatar: Fire and Ash, Avatar 4

Who is making The Meg – Crew List

A look at The Meg behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Jon Turteltaub last helmed Last Vegas and The Sorcerer's Apprentice. The film's writer Dean Georgaris last penned Tristan + Isolde and Paycheck.

Director: Jon Turteltaub
Screenwriter: Dean Georgaris
Producers: Belle Avery
Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Colin Wilson

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company: Gravity Pictures
Maeday Productions
New Line Cinema United States

Production – What we know about the The Meg

Key Facts

Main Themes: Deep Sea Adventure, Scientific Discovery, Prehistoric Predator, Survival, Man Vs. Nature
Ruby Rose will play Jaxx, described as a kick-ass engineering genius and member of the marine research team (8/5/16).
Per Variety (3/3/16), the project was originally set up at Disney in 1997, but fell into limbo after the studio was unable to get it into production before Deep Blue Sea hit theaters (released in 1999).
Based on Steve Alten's bestselling novel, "Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror".

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Nov 2017

Completed

Changed The Meg movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jul 2017

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jun 2016

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Mar 2016

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Jon Turteltaub is in early talks to direct. Dean Georgaris is writing the screenplay based on Steve Alten’s novel.

Jun 2015

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for action/peril, bloody images and some language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Swim faster.
Also known as: Meg: Primal Waters, Meg
Language: English

The Meg Trailers and Clips

The Meg

Theatrical Trailer

The Meg Release Date: When was the film released?

The Meg was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, August 10 , 2018. There were 11 11 other movies released on the same date, including Slender Man, The Package and Animal Crackers. Additional information: 3D/2D; IMAX.

The estimated home release date for The Meg is currently being determined. Stay tuned!