Caffeinated Clint
It’ll happen, just not with the current crowd
Doesn’t look like there are any Giant Sharks in New Line’s future.
‘Luke’ sent over his copy of the Steve Alten Newsletter – Steve’s the author of “MEG”, as you’d know – in which he essentially confirms the film version of his fab shark scarefest is dead in the water at Shaye’s shingle.
Good, bad, or ugly, I’ve always tried to keep you in the loop as best as I can in regards to progress on my books and movies. July’s GOOD news is in regards to THE SHELL GAME and MEG: HELL’S AQUARIUM. The BAD news deals with New Line Cinema. The UGLY the way New Line treated MEG. The key execs never embraced the big shark but there were other problems as well that handcuffed them.
Your update follows:
MEG MOVIE: Extinct at New Line Cinema
Yes, this is bad news mostly in the wasted two years.
The key execs at New Line always treated MEG like an unwanted stepchild, and now, with my option set to expire in October, the[y] decided NOT to proceed.
In a way this is actually GOOD news. The MEG movie WILL HAPPEN and it is better to wait and do it right with the right team than accept mediocrity. From now until October 30th (the day I officially get MEG back) we’ll be hard at work! Until then, I am restricted from offering details publicly because (technically) New Line still owns the rights to MEG. There are many people at New Line that really did work very hard on MEG and I appreciate their efforts. No bad feelings let’s just move on and work with the right studio that ACTUALLY WANTS TO MAKE A GREAT MOVIE AND OWN A BILLION DOLLAR FRANCHISE.
New Line Cinema paid mid-six against seven figures to put “MEG” out of turnaround from Disney. Jan De Bont was attached to direct.
