Meg 2 The Trench (2023) [Hindi-English]

Meg 2 The Trench (titled Shark 2 in some territories)[2] is a 2023 science fiction action film directed by Ben Wheatley from a screenplay by Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, and Dean Georgaris. It is based on the 1999 novel The Trench by Steve Alten. 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. Like the previous film, it follows a group of scientists who must outrun, outsmart and outswim the titular Megalodons when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival. An exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean of a daring research team spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival. Plans for the sequel were announced to be in early development in October 2018 after the box office success of the first film. Wheatley replaced Jon Turteltaub as director, with the script being written by returning writers Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber. Filming began in various locations in Asia and the London-based Leavesden Studios in February 2022 with many of the cast joining the same month until May 2022. Meg 2 The Trench had its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival on June 9, 2023, and was released in the United States on August 4, 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received negative-mixed reviews from critics. Five years after the events of the first film, Jonas Taylor has been involved in ecoterrorism while also helping Mana One in exploring further a deep part of the Mariana Trench where the Megalodon has been found. Following the death of Suyin Zhang, his partner, he has been raising her teenaged daughter Meiying alongside her uncle and Suyin’s brother Jiuming Zhang, who has acquired his father’s company alongside wealthy financier Hillary Driscoli. Mana One has also been studying a Meg, Haiqi, who was discovered as a baby and trained by Jiuming in a reserve in Hunan. Haiqi has been acting erratic, leading to Taylor being concerned despite Jiuming’s enthusiasm.