Written By: Ken HulseySource: Collider.com / Bloody Disgusting / Avery Guerra
Update! Wait...not so fast! - Okay.....I'll Ask Again, "What Is Super 8? Cloverfield, Godzilla Or Something Else?
Wow, this story really mutated fast. Earlier today, J.J. Abrams "Cloverfield" prequel, "Super 8", went from the movie that nobody knew about, to the most talked about film in the entertainment industry.
And all of that happened in about two hours time.
Okay, J.J. Abrams is officially the sneakiest guy in Hollywood. Before today, nobody, and I mean nobody, had the slightest idea that Abrams "Cloverfield" prequel was even in production.
Honestly, the first that anyone had heard about "Super 8" was that it was supposed to be a mystery trailer, produced by Abrams, that was set to debut in front of "Iron Man 2" later this week.
Remember back in 2007 when the 'covert' film maker sprung the trailer for "Cloverfield" on the unsuspecting public who turned out to see "Transformers"?
Well, that's what Abrams was about to do again, this time, however, news traveled fast and before the speculation on whether the film was a "Cloverfield" sequel, the upcoming "Godzilla 2012" movie, or something else completely, could even get cold, news broke confirming it's connection to the 2008 monster movie.
Boy, that sure was quick.
The article that I had posted around lunch time was obsolete by 2pm.
What we know so far about "Super 8" is that it involves a bunch of kids who are playing around with a home movie camera and discover that they have accidentally filmed a monster. Reportedly this takes place a couple of decades before the events in "Cloverfield", in either the 70s or 80s.
How exactly all of this ties in with the monster in "Cloverfield" is not known at this time.
Fans that have been following news on the "Cloverfield" follow-up for the past two years know that Abrams and director Matt Reeves have been playing the old 'shell game' with their quotes to reporters. One month they are thinking about making the movie, the next, it's in early development, then it's years off.
Check out some of these comments from Reeves over the past couple of months:
"There's always an ebb and flow to the development of something. [JJ Abrams] is doing this or that now and I'm making [LET ME IN] now and I just started editing. He is starting to make a very personal project that's coming out and he just did a pilot. But there are things we've been talking about. Things that are developing. It comes and goes. The way in which I'd be involved hasn't hit a solid form yet. It's up in the air but also percolating. There are all kinds of approaches that have come up, some of which are very different. It's gonna be cool."
"I can tell you nothing, [but] there are these spikes in activity," he said when asked about a second "Cloverfield" movie. "There are things that we keep talking about and things spike up. It very well may happen."
"I don't know at this point... I think if we find something that would be incredibly fun to make and that we would want to watch then that's what would push it over the top. It's a weird puzzle."
Then Abrams, however, kinda spilled the beans with these statements:
"We're actually working on an idea right now. The key obviously at doing any kind of sequel, certainly this film included, is that it better not be a business decision. If you're going to do something, it should be because you're really inspired to do it. It doesn't really have to mean anything, doesn't mean it will work, but it means we did it because we cared, not because we thought we could get the bucks. We have an idea that we thought was pretty cool that we're playing with, which means there will be something that's connected to Cloverfield, but I hope it happens sooner than later because the idea is pretty sweet."
You tricky suckers.......
So, when you plop your firm little butts in the seats this weekend to see "Iron Man 2" there will be, yet another, of Abram's mysterious, "Cloverfield" related trailers for you to start numerous rumors and speculation about.
Let the viral marketing monster be unleashed!
See Also: Brookfield - Did A Giant Monster Attack Milwaukee? / What The Fans Want To See In An American Godzilla
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