Possibly.
But you can't really believe that Donner would have wanted the lame East Houston Idaho stuff. I'm pretty sure that he would have had the CGI villains rule the world scene if he hadn't been fired. It's an important part of the film. I can't believe that all the world leaders would...
If it was in the script, then it should be in the Donner Cut.
Without it, the Donner Cut is not truly Donner's vision (just like the blank bullets scene)
I'm quite surprised that it wasn't done, because nowadays creating CGI villains can't be that difficult.
Here's an interesting interview I found with Mr Thau on youtube:
Very informative. Thau explains the problems he faced with the CGI and also explains the choices and decisions he had to make.
The answer he gives to the last question is a bit open-ended. It seems like there MAY be a budget...
Title: The Meg (2018)
Tagline: Chomp On This
Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Shuya Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy, Robert Taylor, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Jessica...
Since this a total reboot (not a prequel) would anyone like to see remakes of the older films like Dr No, Goldfinger, etc.? Or should all the subsequent films be original stories?