Meg 2: The Trench, the sequel to the big, dumb shark movie The Meg, has begun filming in the U.K.

Ava DuVernay and James Wan's DC Films projects have officially been put on ice.

Here's what we know so far about the upcoming DC spin-off, The Trench!

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Hey, remember 1,000 years ago when DC's live-action Aquaman made waves, back when movie theaters were still open? Wild times. Wilder still was Warner Bros.' notion that fans would be back for more undersea action with not just a sequel but a horror-tinged spinoff film that would dive into the depths of James Wan's aquatic actioner. That's right, plans were in motion for The Trench, a return to the horrifying deep-sea locale that was home to Aquaman's most terrifying creatures. But the last we heard about the movie was back in the …

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The Conjuring filmmaker is bringing a bit of horror to the world of Aquaman.

Not everybody loved these guys, but James Wan did.

One of the things that struck me the most when watching James Wan's Aquaman (besides what a metalocalypse Lisa Frank dream machine it was), was how vast and varied the underwater kingdoms are. Though we get a brief tour of each, there is clearly so much visually and narratively to continue to explore, and I'd be down to see all of it. But given his horror background, it's no surprise that Wan has chosen The Trench as the setting for a first Aquaman spinoff. We first reported that news in early February, when it was revealed that … The post ‘Aquaman’ Producer Gives More Details on Horror Spinoff ‘The Trench’ & the Wait for ‘Aquaman 2’ appeared first on Collider.

The Trench sequence was one of the most visually fascinating aspects of Aquaman, as James Wan's horror roots briefly reached the surface of the aquatic blockbuster.

Aquaman is getting a spinoff! Admittedly, it's not the spinoff we expected. Instead of a Mera or Black Manta film, we're actually getting a movie about the Trench, the monstrous creatures and current residents of a lost Kingdom of Atlantis. While this is definitely a surprising development, it is pretty exciting. A Trench movie opens the door to a new world of comic book movies, where monsters can headline films instead of superheroes. With that in mind, we compiled a list of other fantastic comic book monsters that deserve their own horror movies, and we wrote it down for your reading pleasure. Sharpen those claws and bear those fangs, because here are 10 comic book monsters who deserve ‘The Trench’ treatment.

Ever since Warner Bros. decided to soften the interconnected elements of the DCEU and focus on world-building, they’ve announced some unusual new movies. One that’s gotten fans talking is a horror movie about The Trench, which signals the studio’s intentions to make entire movies out of the smallest characters in their most popular DC movies.

Warner Bros. recently announced plans to develop an Aquaman spinoff, tentatively titled The Trench. As the name suggests, the film will focus on the Trench, a race of sea creatures that feature rather minimally in Aquaman, but leave a lasting impression.

On today's episode of Movie Talk, Perri Nemiroff, John Rocha, and Haleigh Foutch discuss the following: The LEGO Movie 2 was #1 at the box office over the weekend, but its $34.4 million dollar haul was well below the $50-55 million it was projected to make. Disney released a new Aladdin TV spot for their live action version of the animated classic and it featured the first look of Will Smith as the iconic Genie. THR reports that Warner Bros. is developing The Trench, a “horror-tinged” Aquaman spinoff movie. No word yet on who will be …

The acclaimed horror director throws in his two cents about the rumored Aquaman spinoff.

With Warner Bros.' Aquaman making more than $1.1 billion worldwide and counting, the highest yet for a DC Comics movie, you best believe there will be a sequel coming at some point. Curiously, no serious plans to get the follow-up film into motion have yet been announced. Neither director James Wan nor stars Jason Momoa and Amber Heard have been confirmed as even being in talks to come back for a sequel. Curiouser still, though there seems to be no rush to develop plans for a second film as a direct continuation, there is talk of a spinoff …

An Aquaman spinoff film centered on the Trench is reportedly in early development.