Jason Statham in Talks to Take on a Really Big Shark in MEG

Meg has been a project that has been floating around Hollywood since 2006. It keeps trying to get traction, but for some reason it keeps failing to launch. Lately, it has found the traction that it needs and has even got its lead in place. If you haven’t heard about Meg, here's a brief synopsis:

A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.

According to Deadline action star Jason Statham is in negotiations to take on the Mega Shark film:

The Jon Turbeltaub-directed movie Meg has a big shark, and now it has a big star. Jason Statham is in negotiations to star in the adaptation of the novel of the same name that Warner Bros is moving forward with in conjunction with China-based Gravity. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is producing along with Belle Avery and Colin Wilson.

It is always cool to see Statham take the lead in a film. He has got the action chops and probably one of the coolest voices in Hollywood. I would totally let him narrate my life.

There isn’t a release date set for this movie yet, but I am getting excited to see it.

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