Five years ago, the giant shark movie, The Meg, missed the chance for action icon Jason Statham to kick a shark. Judging from the trailer for the newly arrived sequel, Meg 2: The Trench, Statham finally gets to rectify that mistake. But this time, there’s more than one shark to dispatch, and Statham’s Jonas Taylor has some human adversaries to deal with as well. Meg 2 picks up a few years after the original movie with Taylor assuming the role of a step-father to Meiying Zhang (Sophia Cai) after she was orphaned in the previous film. Taylor is also working alongside Meiying’s uncle, Jiuming Zhang (Wu Jing), when they are called upon to return to the Trench and reunite with James “Mac” Mackreides (Cliff Curtis) and DJ (Page Kennedy). Unfortunately, there are three giant Megalodon sharks to contend with, as well as a mercenary crew led by Montes (Sergio Peris-Mencheta) who are willing to kill Taylor and his friends to cover up their crimes. Skyler Samuels also stars in the film as Jess, with Sienna Guillory as Hillary Driscoli, Melissanthi Mahut as Rigas, Kiran Sonia Sawar as Sal, Felix Mayr as Lance, and Able Wanamakok as Friend. Ben Wheatley directed the film, which was written by Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, and Dean Georgaris. Now, it’s time to answer the most important question about Meg 2: The Trench, and where you can find it. No, not yet. At this very moment, Meg 2 is in a fierce battle for second place at the box office. Barbie will remain queen of the cinema for at least another weekend, but Meg 2 is apparently holding its own against Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and Oppenheimer. This may be a photo finish where we won’t know which of those three films claimed second place until Monday morning. This is very good news for the team behind Meg 2 and for Warner Bros. itself. It also means that this shark story has some teeth at the box office, and it could be on the hunt for moviegoers throughout the rest of August. If it makes enough money, it may even lead to Meg 3. Yes, and as a Warner Bros. film, it will be going to Max. The only question is how soon. Meg 2‘s strong opening may mean a long run at the box office, which would delay its streaming premiere until this fall at the earliest. But the smart bet is that Meg 2 will arrive on Max in either late September or early October. In the meantime, the first film, The Meg, is already on Max alongside knockoff films, other killer shark movies, and a lot of shark-related documentaries from Discovery. Shōgun season 2 will return to FX. The network has revealed the production start date, cast, and plot details for the Emmy Award-winning series. Shōgun season 2 will begin production in Vancouver in January 2026. Hiroyuki Sanada and Cosmo Jarvis will return in season 2. Sanada played Lord Yoshii Toranaga, one of the five Regents ruling Japan, while Jarvis depicted John Blackthorne, an English maritime pilot looking to establish trade with the Japanese. Sanada will be an executive producer on season 2, and Jarvis will be a co-executive producer. Murder, mayhem, and the Addams family return in the first look at Wednesday season 2. Netflix released the official trailer for the second season of Wednesday, the supernatural comedy about the Addams family daughter with a dark sense of humor and psychic power. Jenna Ortega returns in the titular role that helped skyrocket her popularity as an emerging star. There are spoilers ahead for the first three episodes of Andor season 2! Don’t go any further if you want to remain unspoiled. As dark as Andor season 1 was, it was still largely in the sci-fi/fantasy parameters that George Lucas set up in Star Wars nearly five decades ago. Andor season 2 has already pushed things further with Adria Arjona’s Bix Caleen. The second season premiere established that Bix is still traumatized by the torture she endured as a captive of the Empire in season 1. But after the events of season 2, episode 3, Bix has now had to endure an attempted sexual assault.
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