The Mega Shark film series is made up of four monster and disaster films from The Asylum, an American independent film company and distributor that focuses on producing low-budget films. The movies in the series are:
Films Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Story by Producer(s) Original series Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus May 19, 2009 Jack Perez Jack Perez David Michael Latt, David Rimawi & Paul Bales Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus December 21, 2010 Christopher Douglas-Olen Ray Micho Rutare & Naomi Selfman David Michael Latt, David Rimawi & Paul Bales Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark January 28, 2014 Emile Edwin Smith Jose Prendes & H. Perry Horton David Michael Latt Mega Shark Versus Kolossus July 7, 2015 Christopher Douglas-Olen Ray Edward DeRuiter David Michael Latt & David Rimawi Crossover 2025 Armageddon December 16, 2022 Michael Su Marc Gottlieb, Glenn Campbell & Tammy Klein David Michael Latt
Original series Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus (2009)
Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus (2009), directed by Ace Hannah (a pseudonym for Jack Perez); starring Deborah Gibson and Lorenzo Lamas
Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus (2010)
Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus (2010), directed by Christopher Douglas-Olen Ray; starring Jaleel White, Gary Stretch, and Robert Picardo
Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark (2014)
Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark (2014), directed by Emile Edwin Smith; starring Christopher Judge and Elisabeth Röhm
Mega Shark Versus Kolossus (2015)
Mega Shark Versus Kolossus (2015), directed by Douglas-Olen Ray; Illeana Douglas, Amy Rider, and Brody Hutzler
The third film was direct to video; the others received limited theatrical releases.
Crossover 2025 Armageddon (2022)
The Mega Shark, Giant Octopus, and Crocosaurus all appear in The Asylum's 2022 film 2025 Armageddon, which celebrates the studio's twenty-fifth anniversary. In this film, they are created and sent to attack Earth by a hostile alien race that believes The Asylum's films are based on real creatures. To battle them, humanity creates several Mecha Sharks. Kolossus also makes a brief cameo through footage from Mega Shark Versus Kolossus.
See also List of killer shark films
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