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Movie Review: The Meg
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The Meg
Directed by Jon Turteltaub
Screenplay by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber
Starring Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Cliff Curtis, Shuya Sophia Kai
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: August 10, 2018
The Meg was fine. It’s not awful in anyway. But it’s also not spectacular in any way. That is the real issue with the latest summer blockbuster shark movie. Any shark movie is going to inevitably compared to Jaws and that is not fair. Jaws was perfect, a classic of unparalleled status. Most of the immediate post-Jaws shark movies were rip-offs. Some have towed the line and were homages. Since Shark Week and the advent of cable TV, specifically the SYFY channel, shark movies essentially take two forms: thrillers that aim to provoke reactions of fear a la The Shallows (2016) and The Reef (2010), and the much more common go for absurdity and silliness like Deep Blue Sea (1999) or the any of the thousands of “shark movies†on cable such as the Sharknado franchise and Sharktopus. The Meg falls in the one place you don’t want to be… the middle.
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Come Face To Face With A Megalodon In ‘The Meg’ VR Experience Video

The long-awaited adaptation of author Steve Alten‘s MEG: A Novel of Deep Terror, simply titled The Meg, is just a little over a week away from finally being released.
Ahead of its arrival Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new virtual reality experience for the movie, in which you’ll come face to face with the giant megalodon shark that wreaks havoc in the movie.
Continue below for much more info on The Meg and to watch the VR video.
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Tags: Amanda Neale, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Barrie Osborne, Belle Avery, Cliff Curtis, Colin Wilson, Dean Georgaris, Erich Hoeber, Gerald R. Molen, Grant Major, Jason Statham, Jessica McNamee, Jon Hoeber, Jon Turteltaub, Li Bingbing, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Masi Oka, MEG, MEG: A Novel of Deep Terror, Page Kennedy, Rainn Wilson, Randy Greenberg, Robert Taylor, Ruby Rose, Sophia Shuya Cai, Steve Alten, Steven Kemper, The Meg, Tom Stern, Warner Brothers, Wayne Wei Jiang, Winston Chao
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‘The Meg’: Monster Shark Movie Gets New International Trailer and Poster

We’ve already seen an official trailer for The Meg, the long-awaited giant shark movie based on author Steve Alten‘s book MEG: A Novel of Deep Terror.
Now a new international trailer and poster for the movie have surfaced. You can read a lengthy synopsis for The Meg and check out the new trailer and poster below.
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Tags: Amanda Neale, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Barrie Osborne, Belle Avery, Cliff Curtis, Colin Wilson, Dean Georgaris, Erich Hoeber, Gerald R. Molen, Grant Major, Jason Statham, Jessica McNamee, Jon Hoeber, Jon Turteltaub, Li Bingbing, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Masi Oka, MEG, Page Kennedy, Rainn Wilson, Randy Greenberg, Robert Taylor, Ruby Rose, Sophia Shuya Cai, Steve Alten, Steven Kemper, The Meg, Tom Stern, Warner Brothers, Wayne Wei Jiang, Winston Chao
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‘The Meg’ Trailer: Like You Don’t Want To See Jason Statham vs A Giant Shark

Summers may be full of those superhero movies and some fun comedies, but this one may belong to The Meg. The film, starring Jason Statham, sees the actor going up against a giant shark. No, literally. It’s a giant shark.
The shark is the once thought to be extinct megalodon, and it is so big that not only can it tip over a ship with ease, but it can swallow people whole. Check out the full trailer below.
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Tags: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Cliff Curtis, Jason Statham, Jessica McNamee, Jon Turteltaub, Li Bingbing, Masi Oka, MEG, Page Kennedy, Rainn Wilson, Robert Taylor, Ruby Rose, Sophia Shuya Cai, The Meg, Warner Brothers, Winston Chao
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‘Dundee’ Trailers We Wanted To Be Real Are Tourism Ads, Because Of Course They Are
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We pretty much knew that the trailers for the Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home “movie” (here here, and here) were fake and actually ads for Australian tourism. And yet, we wanted to believe that somehow it would become a real film. And can you blame us? I mean, Danny McBride playing the estranged American son of the Australian legend, Crocodile Dundee. And in the trailers that have been released so far, we’ve seen Chris Hemsworth, Hugh Jackman, Margot Robbie, Russell Crowe, Isla Fisher, Ruby Rose, Luke Hemsworth,, and more trick us in to believing that this was a real movie… or at least get us to want to visit Australia.
But now, comes the terribly sad news: There is no Dundee movie. But if you are thinking about going to Australia any time soon, well, then this ad might be just the thing to get you to buy a plane ticket. Check out the latest ad here below, which aired during last night’s Super Bowl.
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Tags: Chris Hemsworth, Crocodile Dundee, Danny McBride, Dundee, Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher, Jessica Mauboy, Luke Bracey, Luke Hemsworth, Margot Robbie, RimFire Films, Ruby Rose, Russell Crowe, Steve Rogers, Super Bowl, Super Bowl 52
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‘Dundee’ Trailer: Margot Robbie, Russell Crowe, Isla Fisher, Ruby Rose, and More Join Ad Campaign

For the past two weeks, the Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home trailers have only featured Danny McBride, Chris Hemsworth, and Hugh Jackman. McBride, who plays the title character, is the “estranged son” of the legendary Crocodile Dundee, although he lacks the spirit of the Outback, as seen in his broken Australian accent and inability to remove the water buffalo with his “Outback Powers.” Last week, Jackman “joined” the cast of this otherwise fake film that appears to be nothing more than a Super Bowl ad to promote Australian tourism.
Now a full-length trailer has appeared, showing more from the fake movie. And as you might have expected, it features an all-star Australian cast including Margot Robbie, Russell Crowe, Isla Fisher, Ruby Rose, Luke Hemsworth, and more. Check out the trailer below.
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Tags: Chris Hemsworth, Crocodile Dundee, Danny McBride, Dundee, Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher, Jessica Mauboy, Luke Bracey, Luke Hemsworth, Margot Robbie, RimFire Films, Ruby Rose, Russell Crowe, Steve Rogers
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‘Pitch Perfect 3’ Trailer: The Pitches Are Back For One Last Call

It’s hard to deny the absolute charm of Pitch Perfect, and because the first film was so successful, we got a trilogy. Though the second one was a somewhat flawed installment, it still had that hilarious chemistry between the cast. But the upcoming third promises to be the end of the Bellas, at least the ones that started this cinematic a cappella journey.
A new trailer for Pitch Perfect 3 just hit the web, and it reminds us of why this musical ensemble is not only hilarious, but also musically infectious. Check out the latest trailer for Pitch Perfect 3 here below.
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Tags: Alexis Knapp, Anna Camp, Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Chrissie Fit, Elizabeth Banks, Ester Dean, Hailee Steinfeld, Hana Mae Lee, John Lithgow, John Michael Higgins, Kelley Jakle, Pitch Perfect 3, Rebel Wilson, Ruby Rose, Shelley Regner, Universal Pictures
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Movie Review: John Wick: Chapter 2
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John Wick: Chapter 2
Director: Chad Stahelski
Screenwriter: Derek Kolstad
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Common, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, Franco Nero, Ruby Rose, John Leguizamo, Peter Stormare, Peter Serafinowicz, Lance Reddick
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Rated R | 122 Minutes
Release Date: February 10, 2017
“Somebody please get this man a gun!”
With 2014’s John Wick, co-directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch delivered a stylish neo-noir action thriller with hyper-kinetic fight choreography and sophisticated “gun fu” a-la John Woo’s The Killer. In the follow-up, John Wick: Chapter 2, Stahelski and returning screenwriter Derek Kolstad attempt to delve deeper into Wick’s internal struggle and expand the franchise’s mythology.
After unleashing hell on the Russian mobsters who killed his dog, retired hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves)’s plans to resume a quiet civilian life are cut short when Italian gangster Santino D’Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio) shows up on his doorstep with a gold “marker†compelling him to repay past favors.
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Tags: Common, Franco Nero, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, Keanu Reeves, Lance Reddick, Laurence Fishburne, Peter Serafinowicz, Peter Stormare, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose
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‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ Super Bowl Spot Starring Keanu Reeves

Lionsgate has released online the 30-second TV spot for their upcoming film John Wick: Chapter 2 that aired during today’s Super Bowl pre-game show. The sequel to the 2014 action film sees the return of star Keanu Reeves as the title hitman.
Watch the Super Bowl TV spot here below.
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Tags: Bridget Moynahan, Common, Franco Nero, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, John Wick, John Wick 2, Keanu Reeves, Lance Reddick, Laurence Fishburne, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, with John Leguizamo
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How ‘xXx: Return Of Xander Cage’ Celebrates International Stars and Fierce Women
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The one film you’d least expect to be so much fun while at the same time smashing the Bechdel test into pieces is xXx: Return of Xander Cage. But the Vin Diesel-starring vehicle does it with ease. Not only that, but it also celebrates some of the biggest global stars without painting them as a villain. It would be way too easy to look past this film, given that it is not part of a very successful franchise. However, the sequel doesn’t care about any of that. Instead, it raises the bar on absurd stunts and pushes the envelope on logic and physics. So much so that the film actually gets meta and pokes fun at itself. But really, if you look past all of that, you’ll see that it is actually a celebration of global stars and fierce women.
We got a chance recently to sit down with our fellow journalists to talk to Diesel and some of the cast of the film from Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, Kris Wu, Ruby Rose, Tony Jaa, and Nina Dobrev to its director, D.J. Caruso. Each of one of them sharing the Diesel’s sentiment and all of them agreeing that it was so much fun to be a part of. Check out what they had to say here below.
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Tags: D. J. Caruso, D.J. Caruso, Deepika Padukone, donnie yen, F. Scott Frazier, Kris Wu, Nina Dobrev, Paramount Pictures, Ruby Rose, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Collette, Tony Jaa, Vin Diesel, xXx: Return of Xander Cage
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