200 miles off the Chinese coast, a 75-foot-long prehistoric megalodon shark, thought to be long dead, rises from the depths of the ocean and attacks a research submersible, leaving its crew stranded. Diver Jonas Taylor (Statham) is called into action to help rescue the crew and stop “The Meg” before it attacks the mainland.
Cast:
- Jason Statham as Jonas Taylor
- Li Bingbing as Suyin Zhang
- Rainn Wilson as Jack Morris
- Ruby Rose as Jaxx Herd
- Winston Chao as Dr. Minway Zhang
- Cliff Curtis as James “Mac” Mackreides
- Page Kennedy as DJ
- Jessica McNamee as Celeste
- Olafur Darri Olafsson as The Wall
- Robert Taylor as Dr. Heller
- Shuya Sophia Cai as Meiying
- Masi Oka as Toshi
- Rob Kipa-Williams as D’Angelo
- Tawanda Manyimo as Marks
Initial release:Â August 10, 2018 (USA)
Director:Â Jon Turteltaub
Budget:Â 150Â million USD
Based on:Â Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror; by Steve Alten
Screenplay: Belle Avery, James Vanderbilt