It’s summer time, and in a few weeks,Shark Weekstarts. Every year millions of people sit to watch some of the most dangerous fish in the sea from the privacy of their own homes. However, the famous week is about to get overshadowed by an even bigger threat.The Meghits theaters a few weeks after the Discovery Channel event and features a75-foot-long prehistoric sharkknown as Megalodon, which puts any Great Whites out there to shame. And now, we have two new posters forThe Megto pump up the hype machine.
The first new poster forThe Megfeatures the underwater diving tank that has been teased in the promotional material, except this time, the Megalodon is about to take it down as a snack with human filling. Another diver is trying to secure a cable to the tank, but it looks like it’s too late. All of the posters for the film have been great, but this one might take the cake as the best one, showing off the immense size of the prehistoric shark while alsoteasing the thrilling actionthat will be hitting theaters later this summer.
The other new poster fromThe Megfeatures starJason Stathamin the water with a tiny spear gun, dangerously close to theMegalodon. There is a major role reversal as Statham goes from hunter to hunted, swimming away from the giant shark. One has to wonder about what Statham’s character planned to do with that little spear gun, becasue there’s no way that thing was going to take down the Meg. Unless there’s some dynamite involved, which could be the case.
The Meghas already come under fire for looking like a big budget version of theSharknadoseries. That may be the case, but this actually looks good and something that is perfect for the end ofsummer popcorn movie blues. The whole premise behind the movie is ridiculously awesome and the promotional material has been just as good, blurring the lines between comedy and horror with a 75-foot-long prehistoric shark hunting down humans, treating the ocean like one giant bowl of cereal.
The Meglaunches into theaters on August 10th, a few weeks afterShark Week, which means it’s going to be a lot more like Shark Month this year. In addition,Sharknado 6will premiere during the week-long event, perfectly setting upThe Megfor an explosive shark attack overload. And this is just the beginning. Jason Statham has revealed that if the movie ends up doing well at the box office, we’ll get to see a Megalodon franchise, which might just be too much to handle. We’ll find out soon enough if a sequel toThe Megis in the cards or not. While we wait, you can check out the two brand-new posters for the underwater thriller below, thanks toWarner Bros.
