Get your harpoons and fancy underwater submarines, people, as a result of our first prolonged take a look at “Meg 2: The Trench” is right here. I do not find out about you, however my day has instantly improved exponentially. Who knew that the remedy to the weekday doldrums could be watching hordes of innocents getting terrorized by yet one more kaiju-sized shark — really, make that a number of kaiju-sized sharks — out for blood?

“The Meg” sequel options the return of Jason Statham, Cliff Curtis, Shuya Sophia Cai, and Web page Kennedy from the unique film, which was based mostly on the novel by creator Steve Alten. The sequel, as you will probably not be stunned to be taught, pulled from Alten’s follow-up e-book titled “The Trench,” which continues the misadventures of the person who merely cannot cease operating into prehistoric aquatic animals that ought to’ve been extinct by now. It is a fairly particular area of interest to search out your self in, admittedly, however any individual has to do it!

Directed by Wheatley with a script credited to writers Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, and Dean Georgaris (the unique writers on the 2018 movie, as nicely), “Meg 2: The Trench” additionally stars newcomers Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Sienna Guillory, Skyler Samuels, Wu Jing, and extra. 

The best cinematic sequel of our time (what, an excessive amount of?) swims into theaters on August 4, 2023.

Dive into uncharted waters with Jason Statham and international motion icon Wu Jing as they lead a daring analysis crew on an exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean. Their voyage spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them right into a high-stakes battle for survival. Pitted towards colossal Megs and relentless environmental plunderers, our heroes should outrun, outsmart, and outswim their cruel predators in a pulse-pounding race towards time.