“The sequel to Jason Statham-fronted shark thriller ‘The Meg’ has begun shooting in the U.K., Variety can confirm. It turns out that Meg 2: The Trench has started shooting in a rather notable location as well when it comes to some other Hollywood blockbusters. This information comes via Variety, where they were able to confirm that the film has indeed entered production. Now a new sequel titled Meg 2: The Trench is on the way, and it’s currently shooting. Ultimately, however, it was quite a success – having made $530 million worldwide. The movie was in development for quite some time, which initially made fans cautious about the project. But until the trailer drops, we’re as mystified as you.One of the most surprising films from 2018 was The Meg, a film which adapted Steve Alten’s 1997 novel Meg. Hazarding a guess, the giant shark that was captured at the close of the previous film will get out and eat some people. Those details aside? No further data is at hand. Other than that, the OG cast are out, with a new roster on deck that includes Sienna Guillory, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, and Wu Jing. Statham is back on board as heroic rescue diver Jonas Taylor, once more ably assisted by Cliff Curtis’ Mac. It marks Wheatley’s biggest project to date, and we’re very curious about how his indie horror sensibilities will mesh with the big budget bombast of a giant shark flick.
What’s interesting about the sequel, this time based on Alten’s follow-up book The Trench, is that directing duties are being handled by British horror specialist Ben Wheatley, who gave us such wonderful oddities as A Field in England and High-Rise. Given that, the five year wait for a sequel seems like small fry.
The film is based on Steve Alten’s bestselling novel, Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, and spent a suitably giant-sized time in development, having first been optioned way back in 1996. Meg 2 is, of course, the sequel to 2018’s The Meg, which saw perennial action fave Jason Statham battle a remnant Megalodon (that’s a giant prehistoric shark, palaeontology fans) for our entertainment and elucidation.
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