This is definitely the case with the first trailer for The Meg, starring Jason Statham, which is based on the popular Steve Alten book, Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror.
Angry readers took to social media to share their displeasure with The Meg trailer, some even going as far as to call Steve Alten a “sellout.”
Fans of Steve Alten’s original book noticed some pretty big changes in the first trailer for The Meg, even in a few minutes.
Steve Alten felt so disheartened by the negative feedback of The Meg trailer that he took to social media to pen a lengthy response, which has since been deleted.