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January 25, 2017 by J. Scott Butherus

Gigantic shark, Jason Statham to star in new horror movie

Primary filming on Meg, a suspense-thriller movie featuring The Transporter actor, Jason Statham, facing off against a bloodthirsty megalodon shark at the bottom of the ocean, wrapped up in New Zealand last month.

The big-budget blockbuster from Warner Brothers Films, which is being directed by Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure), is based  on the 1997 novel of the same name by author Steve Alten.

“It will be edge-of-your-seat scary,” Alten said in an interview with iHorror. “First and foremost, this is not just a shark, it’s a Megalodon, the most fearsome predator in the history of the planet.”

Statham will play the lead role of Jonas Taylor, who discovers a 70-foot long shark that was thought to be extinct while exploring the Mariana Trench. The movie will also star Suyin, Cliff Curtis and Rainn Wilson.

The film is scheduled for cinematic release in America in March of 2018.

 

A taster of what we may see in the new #megmovie roll on march 2018 can’t wait!! @rubyrose @jasonstatham @jessica_mcnamee @rainnwilson @pagekennedy

A photo posted by Matty (@mattyleake16) on Dec 7, 2016 at 5:41pm PST

Source: movieweb.com

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