Steve Alten: This is the perfect director for MEG. WH: What was your reaction to Eli Roth being chosen as the director? Steve Alten: From what I can say, they’ve been looking to cast it, and they’re going through the final processes before they make the announcement of who’s going to be in it. WH: Do you know what the progress is so far on the movie? The rest of it is still pretty true to the book. In the book, the shark, when it rose from the Mariana Trench, headed east to Hawaii and then up the shore of San Francisco. In this version, the shark heads west, heading toward the Asian coastline. Steve Alten: The location has changed a little bit.
WH: You said you wrote a first draft of the screenplay? I’m happy to be involved, and I just trust the people that are involved right now.
I’m involved if they want me to be, but it’s not very usual for an author to be involved once the movie goes into production. From that point, I made sure the script was solid as far as the book was concerned, and it’s evolved since then. Steve Alten: The first script that the investors invested in was a combination of mine and Belle Avery’s. WH: How involved have you been and will you continue to be in the movie? A lot of time passed, and she worked very hard at independently financing the movie through investors, and so when she went to Warner Brothers to do distribution, they definitely wanted to become involved in it because she had all the pieces laid out. Back in 2006, when the movie was still at New Line Cinema and went into reversion, she was the only person I trusted to steer the ship. Steve Alten: The key piece of the puzzle was Belle Avery. WH: How did the pieces finally come together for the movie? So, it’s a really good team, but I’ve been left at the altar twice before, so I always sort of reserve things until the big announcement is made–it should be forthcoming–and of course, when I’m standing in line to get my movie ticket. is involved and that Eli Roth is going to direct and that we have the producers that we have attached to it. Steve Alten: I’m very excited that Warner Bros. CLICK HERE For 100s of FREE Trashy Horror Movies!
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