There’s an over emphasis on how much CGI sucks as it’s how it’s used that complicates the result. It’s rare that I cringe at the idea of CGI being used, mostly because I reserve judgement for the final film. I prefer for there to be a mix of practical and CG effects to help the mind believe what’s on screen, but sometimes CGI is so good I can’t even tell. We’re not experts, so let’s not try and pretend to be…
With that said, Eli Roth is going to use CGI to create his massive shark in Warner Bros. adaptation of Steve Alten’s novel “Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror.”
“The thing is with Meg, the size of the creature, it sort of becomes impractical to do it practically, but I’ve seen how they’ve done the whale in In the Heart of the Sea,” Roth told Collider. “They showed me footage and they’re like, ‘Before you judge CG, take a look at this,’ and I was like, ‘Oh my god.’ The whale in In the Heart of the Sea looks so good. I was like, ‘All right, we’re good.’ I wouldn’t do the movie unless I believed the technology was there to do it, and the great thing is with Warner Bros. and the team that we’re doing [it] with, we’re gonna have the resources to do it right.”
In the book, the story revolves around two men who band together to neutralize an ancient shark that’s threatening the California coast. The Megaladon, considered one of the largest and most powerful predators in history, can reach a maximum length of 60 feet.
Belle Avery and Colin Wilson are producing Meg from a screenplay by Dean Georgaris.