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The Meg (Original title)
Date: 2018 (Copyright)

Countries: USA, People's Republic of China

Director: Jon Turteltaub

Synopsis: A submarine becomes trapped deep in the Pacific Ocean after being attacked by an unidentified underwater beast. A team of rescue divers set out yo save the submarine's crew and come face to face with its assailant - a massive prehistoric shark.

Genre:
Action and Adventure

Subjects:
Sharks, Carcharocles megalodon
Releases
Date: 10 August 2018Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - Sound - Dolby AtmosAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 113 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Warner Bros.
Date: 10 August 2018Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - Sound - Dolby AtmosAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 113 mins 6 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Warner Bros. Pictures International (UK)

Credits (102)
©: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., ©: Inc. Apelles Entertainment, ©: Gravity Pictures Film Production Company, An On A Roll Productions, Inc. production: Inc. On A Roll Productions, Production Company: di Bonaventura, Production Company: Flagship Entertainment Group, The filmmakers acknowledge the assistance of the: New Zealand Government’s Screen Production Grant, Production Company: Maeday Productions Inc., Production Company: Inc. Apelles Entertainment, Supervised by: China Film Co-production Corporation, A Warner Bros. Pictures and Gravity Pictures presentation: Warner Bros. Pictures, Gravity Pictures, With the participation of the: Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit Program, With the participation of the: British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit, Province of Ontario Production Services and Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credits, Production Services (China) by: Inc. BDI Films, Executive Producer: Wei Jiang, Executive Producer: Chantal Nong, Executive Producer: Barrie Osborne, Executive Producer: Catherine Xujun Ying, Executive Producer: Randy Greenberg, Executive Producer: Gerald R. Molen, Produced by: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Produced by: Belle Avery, Produced by: Colin Wilson, Co-producer: Ben Erwei Ji, Co-producer: Alexandra Loewy, Unit Production Manager: Simon Ambridge, Production Co-ordinator: Andrew Cochrane, Financial Controller: Dorothy Precious, Unit Manager: Boris Kunac, Post-production Supervisor: Wendy Chesebrough Lowe, H2O 2nd Unit Director: John Mahaffie, 2nd Unit Director: James Madigan, 1st Assistant Director: Geoff Hansen, 2nd Assistant Director: Betty Fotofili, 2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Ant Davies, 3rd Assistant Director: Matt Johnston, Key 3rd Assistant Director: Ngaire Woods, Script Supervisor: Dianne Moffatt, Casting by: Poping Auyeung, Mindy Marin, Australian Casting by: Nikki Barrett, New Zealand Casting by: Elizabeth Mullane, Background Casting: Rebekah Palmer, Sara Hart, Screenplay by: Dean Georgaris, Screenplay by: Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, Based on the novel Meg by: Steve Alten, Director of Photography: Tom Stern, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Andrew McGeorge, Underwater Director of Photography: Kina Scollay, A Camera Operator: Cameron McLean, B Camera Operator: Ulric Raymond, Digital Imaging Technician: Mike Urban, Still Photographer: Dan Smith, Visual Effects Supervisor: Adrian Dewet, Visual Effects by: Scanline VFX, Visual Effects by: Double Negative, Visual Effects by: Sony Imageworks, Visual Effects by: Soho VFX, Visual Effects by: Image Engine, Visual Effects by: uMedia, Instinctual VFX, Special Effects Supervisor: Steve Ingram, Edited by: Steven Kemper, Kelly Matsumoto, Production Designer: Grant Major, Supervising Art Director: Kim Sinclair, Art Director: Rob Bavin, Art Director: Jill Cormack, Art Director: Sam Storey, Art Director: Ken Turner, Set Decorator: Amber Richards, Graphic Designer: Sue Mercer, Graphic Designer: Electra Sinclair, Property Master: Tasha Lang, Costume Designer: Amanda Neale, Make-up and Hair Designer: Jane O'Kane, Original Title Graphic: Erik Hollander, End Titles by: Scarlet Letters, Main and End Titles Designed by: yU+co., Digital Intermediate Colourist: Jeff Pantaleo, Music by: Harry Gregson-Williams, Additional Music by: Stephanie Economou, Orchestrations by: Alastair King, Sound Designer: Jason W. Jennings, Production Sound Mixer: Tony Johnson, Boom Operator: Corrin Ellingford, Re-recording Mixer: Doug Hemphill, Re-recording Mixer: Ron Bartlett, Co-supervising Sound Editor: Jason W. Jennings, Supervising Sound Editor: Ethan Van der Ryn, Supervising Sound Editor: Erik Aadahl, Marine Co-ordinator: Steve MacIntyre, Marine Co-ordinator: Ken Durey, Dive Co-ordinator: David Murrell, Stunt Co-ordinator: Alan Poppleton, Unit Publicist: Moira Houlihan, Digital Intermediate by: Technicolor
Cast (14)
Jason Statham (Jonas Taylor), Rainn Wilson (Jack Morris), Ruby Rose (Jaxx), Winston Chao (Dr Minway Zhang), Page Kennedy (DJ), Jessica McNamee (Lori), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson ('The Wall'), Robert Taylor (Heller), Sophia Cai (Meiying), Masi Oka (Toshi), Cliff Curtis (James Mackreides, 'Mac'), Li Bingbing (Suyin), Raymond Vinten (dive control technician), Mai Hongmei (mother)