25 Most Hotly Anticipated Movies Of Summer 2018 - Ranked

14. The Meg

The Meg Jason Statham
Warner Bros

Release Date: August 10

Billed As: Jason Statham and an international cast battle a prehistoric 75-foot shark known as the Megalodon. What more do you need to know?

Hype: It's just incredible that we live in a world where someone paid $150 million for a giant shark movie starring The Stath, Li Bingbing, Ruby Rose, Dwight from The Office and Hiro from Heroes.

If you were worried the movie would be too dour and miserable to be any fun, well, just check out the trailer for yourself. With surprisingly impressive visual effects and a knowingly goofy tone, this could be the summer's quintessential movie you'll want to chug a six-pack before watching.

Major box office success is a tough prospect, but if it lands on the right side of silly, The Meg could score stronger reviews than you might expect (after all, 2010's Piranha remake landed an impressive 73% with critics).

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