![]() Warner Bros.ĭuring The Meg's lengthy journey from the bookshelf to the big screen, there's been one constant: The shark is always enormous. But in the age of Sharknado, you can't afford to keep your huge CGI monster in the shadows for too long. ![]() ![]() Clearly a student of Spielberg's killer fish classic, he does his best to delay the onscreen debut of his finned thespian, building (some) suspense in the first half hour by obscuring the creature's full scale. These are questions that director Jon Turteltaub ( National Treasure) swims towards but eventually dodges throughout The Meg's 113 minute runtime. In addition to a rumored $150 million budget and a large international cast, it stars the biggest shark you've probably ever seen in a movie theater.īut how big is the shark exactly? Also, how did it get so sneaky? The last two summers brought us The Shallows with Blake Lively and 47 Meters Down with Mandy Moore, two modestly budgeted hits with modestly sized sharks, but this week's Jason Statham vehicle The Meg ups the ante in a big way. Ever since Steven Spielberg's Jaws made waves in 1975, effectively establishing the template for the modern blockbuster era, studios have used the summer months to thrill audiences with riveting tales of foolish humans and the scary beasts who love to eat them. Hollywood will always have a special place in its heart for menacing sharks. ![]()
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