Jaws 14...err... I mean Meg coming to big screen

[Guest Emperor]

I mean, there are already 3 books and if the author wants to sell his 4th book, he should think about changing the campy title.

 

Variety reports that Steve Alten's prehistoric shark story Meg may finally move forward in 2007.

 

Like many would-be tentpoles, the movie fell victim to escalating costs as well as New Line's focus on other pricey pics, says the trade about the delays.

 

New Line picked up the rights last year and put the film on the fast track for a 2006 release. At the time, it was hoping to make Meg for $75 million, with a significant chunk financed by selling off foreign distribution rights. But when the estimated budget came in much higher -- some put the figure at $150 million, mostly due to costly f/x -- New Line began scaling back.

 

Now, Meg is looking to shoot this spring for a summer 2008 release, at the earliest.

 

"I have no doubt Meg will swim," says director Jan de Bont. Alten, meanwhile, says he won't begin the book "Meg 4: Hell's Aquarium" until the movie is greenlit. "I need the movie to generate publicity for that book," he says.

[AissaJacarn]

Haha... sadly, I've read the original book...

 

And yeah, JAWS. Only bigger. And, uh, female and stuff.