XIHOO Meg 2: The Trench 2023 Movie Poster 11x17, Unframed

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Joining director Wheatley behind the camera are director of photography Haris Zambarloukous ( Belfast, Murder on the Orient Express), production designer Chris Lowe ( The Gray Man, No Time to Die) and editor Jonathan Amos ( Baby Driver, Paddington 2). The visual effects supervisor is Pete Bebb ( Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Inception), and costume designer is Lindsay Pugh ( The Matrix Resurrections, Krypton). The music is by Harry Gregson-Williams ( The Meg, The Martian). Crowther, Jane (July 17, 2023). "Ben Wheatley is really hoping he'll get to make a Meg 3". Total Film . Retrieved August 5, 2023. Will there be a 'Meg 2'? Writer Steve Alten on the potential 'billion dollar franchise' ". Metro. August 13, 2018 . Retrieved March 5, 2020. Wheatley told Collider last year that he chose to direct Meg 2 because he “really loved” the first film. “ I usually just go with my gut, so if something comes across from my agent and I like it, then I just go for it. So this came up and I just went, ‘Oh, Christ! Meg 2, I’ll do that! That’s brilliant!’“ Meg 2: The Trench is directed by Ben Wheatley ( In the Earth, Free Fire), from a screenplay by Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber ( The Meg, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts) and Dean Georgaris ( The Meg, Lara Croft: Toom Raider – The Cradle of Life), and a screen story by Dean Georgaris and Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber, based on the novel The Trench by Steve Alten.

In March 2019, it was announced that a script for the film was in the works, with screenwriters Dean Georgaris, and Jon and Erich Hoeber returning. [12] [13] In his September 2020 newsletter, Alten confirmed the script, titled Meg 2: The Trench, to be complete, and expressed interest in its "dark" tone. [14] In October 2020, Ben Wheatley was announced to direct. [15] [16] Filming [ edit ] The screenplay for Meg 2: The Trenchhas been written by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, and Erich Hoeber, the same writing team that was on the first film. These films are inspired by a series of novels written by Steve Alten.

Jonas and Jiuming lead a routine submersible exploration to the Trench, with Meiying stowing away to see the trench for the first time. Fellow Meg survivors DJ and Mac observe the group from the Mana One. On their way down, the subs are pursued by Haiqi, who escaped captivity the previous night; the subs dive down through the thermocline to escape, but Haiqi forces her way through it anyway. Two much larger Megs, a massive alpha male and a slightly smaller beta male, appear and mate with Haiqi. While working on an escape plan, Jonas and his team discover an illegal mining operation in a station captained by the mercenary Montes, who has a vendetta against Jonas for his imprisonment some time before. Montes' crew was hired by Driscoll to covertly use the Mana One's access to the trench to farm rare earth minerals that could earn them billions. Montes kills his crew in an explosion to cover up their activities, which causes a rupture in the trench and grounds both Jonas’ and Jiuming's ships. Tallerico, Brian (June 23, 2023). " Meg 2:The Trench Review". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved August 9, 2023. Lawson, Richard (August 3, 2023). "Meg 2: The Trench Is Bigger, Sillier, and Better". Vanity Fair . Retrieved August 10, 2023. D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 13, 2023). "Greta Gerwig Breaks Global & US Box Office Records For Female Director With 'Barbie'; Why 'Demeter' Deep-Sixed – Sunday Update". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 13, 2023.

Night of the Missing is gory, frightening, and able to meld these differing stories into a wonderfully disturbing narrative! Kit, Borys (February 23, 2022). " Meg 2: The Trench Adds Sienna Guillory, Skyler Samuels and Sergio Peris-Mencheta (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved February 23, 2022.Speaking with ComicBook.com, Wheatley said he was also interested in the project because “ it’s an opportunity to do action on such an insanely large scale, that it’s just unbelievable. From doing Free Fire, which was, I thought, was all my Christmases came at once in terms of action, this is just unbelievable. And just doing the storyboards for it, just thinking and going, ‘Oh,’ it’s just … I feel a heavy responsibility for it, to make sure that it kind of delivers to all the big shark fans out there.“

a b " Meg 2: The Trench – Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC . Retrieved October 6, 2023. In April 2018, Jason Statham said a sequel to The Meg (2018) would happen if the film did well with the public, saying: "I think it's like anything in this day and age – if it makes money, there's obviously an appetite to make more money. And if it doesn't do well, they'll soon sweep it under the carpet--but that's the way Hollywood works." [9] In August 2018, Steve Alten said: "My feeling has always been that this is a billion dollar franchise if it was done right. But to be done right you had to get the shark right, get the cast right, get the tone right. And Warner Bros. have nailed it completely. The producers have nailed it." [10] In October 2018, executive producer Catherine Xujun Ying announced a sequel was in the early stages of development. [11] Pre-production [ edit ] The poster showcases the titular Megalodon as it swims up from the depths of the sea to devour an escaping airplane, which is minuscule in contrast to the shark's terrifying jaws. The image falls in line with the rest of the marketing material, which sizes up the creature to emphasize its approaching threat, effectively showing off the epic scale of the prehistoric beast. Centered in the poster is the official Dolby logo, reminding audiences to see the epic-sized action film on the best screen they can find.As the yuletide hour nears, a small-town sheriff finds out that the ghosts of the past do not always stay silent… Five years after the events of the first film, Jonas Taylor has been involved in fighting environmental crimes while also helping Mana One in exploring a further deep part of the Mariana Trench where the Megalodon had been found. Following the death of Suyin Zhang, Jonas has been raising her teenage daughter Meiying alongside her uncle and Suyin's brother Jiuming Zhang, who has acquired his father's company alongside wealthy financier Hillary Driscoll. Mana One has also been studying an 80ft (24m) female Meg called Haiqi, who was discovered as a pup and trained by Jiuming in a reserve in Hainan. Recently, Haiqi has been acting erratically, leading to Jonas being concerned despite Jiuming's enthusiasm. From award-winning filmmaker Samuel Gonzalez Jr. ( The Retaliators) and the producers of The Gallows, Night of the Missing is a four-part holiday anthology that could best be described as a twisted take on “A Christmas Carol.”