The Meg is a 2018 science fiction action film directed by Jon Turteltaub with a screenplay by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, and Erich Hoeber, loosely based on the 1997 book Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten. The film stars Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, and Winston Chao. A group of scientists encounter a 75-foot-long megalodon shark while on a rescue mission at the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Walt Disney Studios originally purchased the film rights to the book in the 1990s, but spent several years in development hell. The rights eventually landed at Warner Bros. Pictures, and the film was green-lit in 2015. Turteltaub and much of the cast joined by September 2016, and filming began the following month in New Zealand and Sanya, China, ending in January 2017. The film is an American and Chinese coproduction.
| Director | Jon Turteltaub |
| Produced by | Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Colin Wilson, Belle Avery |
| Screenplay by | Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber |
| Starring | Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Cliff Curtis |
| Music | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| Cinematography | Tom Stern |
| Edited by | Steven Kemper, Kelly Matsumoto |
| Production, company | Gravity Pictures, Flagship Entertainment, Apelles Entertainment, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Maeday Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Released | August 10, 2018 (United States and China) |
| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States, China |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $130–178 million |
| Box office | $530.2 million |
| Netflix ID | 80237937 |
Informazioni su The Meg
A deep sea submarine is attacked by a thought to be extinct Megalodon shark leaving a rescue diver and oceanographer to rescue the crew.
Realizzazione di The Meg
The Jon Turteltaub-directed film is based on Steve Alten's 1997 book titled Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror.
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