Nearly four months after action iconJason Stathamsigned on to fight aprehistoric sharkin the upcoming Warner Bros. thrillerMeg, the rest of the cast is starting to come together. Today we have word thatJessica McNamee(Sirens) has come aboard as the female lead, with Chinese actressBingbing Fansigning on as well. Unfortunately, no details have been given about their characters at this time.
Eli Rothwas attached to directMegbefore he dropped out back in March, withJon Turteltaub(National Treasure) immediately coming aboard to replace him.Varietyreports that Warner Bros. has set a August 23, 2025 release date forMeg, putting it up against an untitled Fox/Marvel movie.Megwill also debut one week after Legendary’sPacific Rim 2on June 30, 2025 and one week before Disney’sWreck-It Ralph 2.
The movie is based on the novel bySteve Alten, which was adapted by screenwriterJames Vanderbilt(White House Down,Zodiac). The book centers on a top-secret dive into the Pacific Ocean’s deepest canyon, where Jonas Taylor found himself face-to-face with the largest and most ferocious predator in the history of the animal kingdom. The sole survivor of the mission, Taylor is haunted by what he’s sure he saw but still can’t prove exists -Carcharodon megalodon, the massive mother of the great white shark. The average prehistoric Meg weighs in at twenty tons and could tear apart a Tyrannosaurus rex in seconds.
The movie adaptation follows an international underwater observation program, led by Chinese scientists, which comes under attack by an unknown danger. After their deap-sea submersible craft is trapped at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest spot in the Pacific Ocean, this team is in need of rescue.Jason Stathamwill play a former Navy captain and expert diver, who has actually faced this massive shark before years earlier. He was forced to abort and abandon half his crew.
Warner Bros., Flagship Entertainment and the Chinese company Gravity Pictures will co-financeMeg, with Gravity Pictures handling distribution in China, with Warner Bros. handling the film throughout the rest of the world. Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Belle Avery and Colin Wilson are producing. Executive producers are Wei Wayne Jiang, Barrie M. Osborne, Randy Greenberg and Gerald R. Molen.Jessica McNameemost recently starred in the hit USA Network seriesSirens, and she will next be seen in HBO’sBattle of the Sexesand the big screenCHiPsremake.Bingbing Fancurrently stars inSkiptracealongsideJackie ChanandJohnny Knoxville, which recently opened in Chinese theaters and debuts in the U.S. on September 2.
