In October 2020, Ben Wheatley was announced to direct. In his September 2020 newsletter, Alten confirmed the script, titled Meg 2: The Trench, to be complete, and expressed interest in its 'dark' tone. In March 2019, it was announced that a script for the film was in the works, with screenwriters Dean Georgaris, and Jon and Erich Hoeber returning. The producers have nailed it.' In October 2018, executive producer Catherine Xujun Ying announced a sequel was in the early stages of development. But to be done right you had to get the shark right, get the cast right, get the tone right. And if it doesn't do well, they'll soon sweep it under the carpet-but that's the way Hollywood works.' In August 2018, Steve Alten said 'My feeling has always been that this is a billion dollar franchise if it was done right. In April 2018, Jason Statham said a sequel to The Meg (2018) would happen if the film did well with the public, saying 'I think it's like anything in this day and age – if it makes money, there's obviously an appetite to make more money.

Cliff Curtis as James 'Mac' Mackreides.

Pitted against colossal, prehistoric sharks and relentless environmental plunderers, they must outrun, outsmart and outswim their merciless predators.

Their voyage spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival.

Jonas Taylor leads a research team on an exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean. Meg 2: The Trench is scheduled to be released in the United States on August 4, 2023, by Warner Bros.

Serving as the sequel to The Meg (2018), the film stars Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Skyler Samuels, and Cliff Curtis. Meg 2: The Trench is an upcoming science fiction action film directed by Ben Wheatley from a screenplay by Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, and Dean Georgaris, based on the 1999 novel The Trench by Steve Alten.

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