Translating a major bestseller like The Meg to the screen isn’t always going to be a totally faithful enterprise. Bringing literature to life at the movies sometimes requires a bit of invention to spice things up, for better or for worse. In the case of author Steve Alten and his megalodon-centered franchise, there were some pretty ridiculous choices made in an earlier iteration of what would eventually lead to the 2023 movie release currently in theaters. The most ludicrous of them all, in Alten’s opinion, would have been a roaring mistake.
In honor of the release of Meg 2: The Trench, I was able to speak with the man who created Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) and his world of aquatic terror. While preparing to do so, I knew we had to talk about the long road that Steve and his team had taken to get this vision into theaters.
