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Watch: Jason Statham versus a giant prehistoric shark

Fans of big stupid movies (especially big stupid movies that know they're big stupid movies that know they're big stupid movies) are in for a treat - the first trailer for The Meg has dropped.

For the uninitiated, The Meg stars Greatest British Actor Jason Statham (Daniel Day Lewis has retired, leaving the position unchallenged) as deep sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor, the only man brave enough - some might say crazy enough - to take on a giant megalodon shark. Wecan only presume that Statham's Fast & Furious co-star Dwayne Johnson was busy doing that movie where the giant gorilla fights the giant crocodile and the giant flying wolf. We're looking forward to that one, too. 

The Meg hits Irish cinemas this August - we're counting the days, and will pass the time re-watching our favourite scene from the last great giant shark movie, Deep Blue Sea. Fans of classic Samuel L. Jackson monologues will know exactly which bit we're talking about

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