August 4, 2023
Meg 2: The Trench (titled Shark 2 in some territories) is a 2023 science fiction action film directed by Ben Wheatley from a screenplay by Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, and Dean Georgaris. It is based on the 1999 novel The Trench by Steve Alten. Serving as the sequel to The Meg, the film stars Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Skyler Samuels and Cliff Curtis. Like the previous film, it follows a group of scientists who must outrun, outsmart and outswim the titular Megalodons when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival.
Plans for the sequel announced to be early development on October 2018 after the box office success of the first film, Wheatley replaced Jon Turteltaub to attached to be director from the returning script by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber, with Alten completed the screenplay in 2019. Filming begin on various locations in Asia and the London-based Leavesden Studios on February 2022 with much of the cast joined the same month until May 2022.
Meg 2: The Trench had its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival on June 9, 2023, and was released in the United States on August 4, 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film has received mixed reviews from critics.
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Also See
- Meg 2: The Trench (2023) (Trailers)
- Meg 2: The Trench (2023) (TV Spots)
- The Meg (2018)
Sound Effects Used
- Boom Library, Large Wyvern Scream (Used for the Giant Squid.)
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, SCREAM - SCREAM: FEMALE, HORROR 03
- SoundDogs, Animals, Wild, Elephants - Elephant Roar (The Set 2 or an alternate variant is used for the T-Rex Roars.)
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