This article is about the 2018 film. For other uses, see Meg (disambiguation).
The Meg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Jon Turteltaub
Screenplay by
Dean Georgaris
Jon Hoeber
Erich Hoeber
Based on
Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten
Produced by
Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Belle Avery
Colin Wilson
Starring
Jason Statham
Li Bingbing
Rainn Wilson
Ruby Rose
Winston Chao
Cliff Curtis
Cinematography
Tom Stern
Edited by
Steven Kemper
Kelly Matsumoto
Music by
Harry Gregson-Williams
Production companies
Gravity Pictures
Di Bonaventura Pictures
Apelles Entertainment
Maeday Productions
Flagship Entertainment Group
Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
August 10, 2018 (2018-08-10) (United States)
Running time
113 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$130 million
Box office
$530.2 million[2]
The Meg is a 2018 science fiction action film directed by Jon Turteltaub from a screenplay by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, and Erich Hoeber, loosely based on the 1997 novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten.[3][1] The film stars Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, and Cliff Curtis. In the plot, a group of scientists encounters a 75-foot-long (23 m) megalodon shark while on a rescue mission on the floor of the Pacific Ocean.
Walt Disney Studios originally purchased the film rights to the novel in the 1990s, but the film spent years in development hell. The rights eventually landed at Warner Bros. Pictures, and the film was green-lit in 2013. Turteltaub and much of the cast joined by September 2014. Principal photography began in October 2016 and lasted until January 2017, occurring in New Zealand and China.[4][5]
The Meg was released in the United States on August 10, 2018. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was a box office success, grossing over $530 million worldwide against a production budget of $130 million. A sequel, Meg 2: The Trench, was released in 2023, with Georgaris and the Hoebers returning as writers and Statham, Curtis, Sophia Cai and Page Kennedy reprising their roles.
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