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[jond76]

Awesome! I really respect JJ as a showman. His discretion with spoilers is enviable.

This is how things should be. Awesome awesome awesome.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

OUTTA FUCKIN NOWHERE

CLOVERFIELD FANS REPRESENT


Releasing so close to BvS tho? Yikes...

Well the last Cloverfield made 90% of its box office in the first two weeks, so they probably consider BvS to be a nonissue, heh.

 

[munchie64]

If it's 'Valencia' with a new title, then it's not Cloverfield 2. Saw a preview a few months ago, and it's big twisty fun.

https://twitter.com/CharlesLandy/status/687873761203208192

 

[XANDER CAGE]

The monster sounds? I love them. It sounds sort of like a sad whale cry, which fits the idea that it's just a terrified deep sea creature, not some malicious nuclear demon dinosaur hellbent on destruction.
I never found the monster itself to be very scary, but it sure was a fascinating creature.

It's less the actual sound and more the way that it's mixed in the trailer/film. It doesn't sound anything like a loud noise from far away, it just sounds like it was dropped in.

 

[_woLf]

Holy shit I was just talking with my co-workers the other day about how I wanted a sequel to Cloverfield but I doubted we'd ever get one.

Out of NOWHERE. JJ da gawd

 

[CD'S BAR]

the wiki page says it was filmed from september to december 2014 on a $5 million budget. they kept it small and secret.

 

[BTM]

Haven't seen Cloverfield yet, but this is pretty fucking awesome.

 

[t hicks]

definitely gonna rewatch the first one tonight... i rarely freak out over anything movie related but i seriously never thought we would see a cloverfield sequel...
im so happy

 

[MattyG]

https://twitter.com/CharlesLandy/status/687873761203208192

This will make me a little less excited if true, but I'm sure it'll still be great.

I don't get Film Twitter's insistence on trying to delineate whether this is a Cloverfield sequel or not when it's got the word CLOVERFIELD in the fucking title.

Saw Lussier and now McWeeny like "It's not Cloverfield 2! Calm down!"

Like, why? Is it that disturbing that something got by all of us and it wasn't filtered through the blogosphere first?

"It's not Cloverfield, it's Valencia"

Seems way more obvious to me, considering the title on the trailer, that Valencia was never Valencia, and was always Cloverfield.

The way the trailer ends with the word CLOVERFIELD lingering for a few seconds before the rest of the title appears says otherwise unless they're using the Cloverfield title as a sort of anthology title or something.

Then why the secrecy?

I've thought this too though. The way Cloverfield pops up before "10 - Lane"... unless there's a good explanation we aren't thinking of, there's no way it's not at least in the same universe as the original.

 

[ultrazilla]

Ha! People are already posting again at the old Cloverfield unforum.

The madness never left. It just went dormant for a while.

I love it! Gonna head there now. There's some really smart people there. They'll break this down and find tons of clues. I bet there's viral stuff in the trailer they'll catch.

 

[gatti-man]

What the fuck? How can anyone hate cloverfield? So fucking good. Give me 3 sequels all hand held. Give me a tv show walking dead style. I want it all.

 

[MMarston]

https://twitter.com/CharlesLandy/status/687873761203208192

Hype slightly hurt.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

https://twitter.com/CharlesLandy/status/687873761203208192

I don't get Film Twitter's insistence on trying to delineate whether this is a Cloverfield sequel or not when it's got the word CLOVERFIELD in the fucking title.

Saw Lussier and now McWeeny like "It's not Cloverfield 2! Calm down!"

Like, why? Is it that disturbing that something got by all of us and it wasn't filtered through the blogosphere first?

"It's not Cloverfield, it's Valencia"

Seems way more obvious to me, considering the title on the trailer, that Valencia was never Valencia, and was always Cloverfield.

 

[brandonh83]

https://twitter.com/CharlesLandy/status/687873761203208192

The way the trailer ends with the word CLOVERFIELD lingering for a few seconds before the rest of the title appears says otherwise unless they're using the Cloverfield title as a sort of anthology title or something.

 

[Dicer]

https://twitter.com/CharlesLandy/status/687873761203208192

Then why the secrecy?

 

[OricWindstar]

How is 10 Cloverfield Lane not a Cloverfield sequel? C'mon, now.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

https://twitter.com/CharlesLandy/status/687873761203208192

Renaming it 10 Cloverfield Lane, with major emphasis on Cloverfield in the trailer, and then NOT having it be related? That would be some next level fuckery.

I'm gonna say it makes no sense to sabotage your film like that.

 

[PopeReal]

I don't get Film Twitter's insistence on trying to delineate whether this is a Cloverfield sequel or not when it's got the word CLOVERFIELD in the fucking title.

Saw Lussier and now McWeeny like "It's not Cloverfield 2! Calm down!"

Like, why? Is it that disturbing that something got by all of us and it wasn't filtered through the blogosphere first?

I get the feeling they like knowing things.

 

[Mushroomer25]

https://twitter.com/CharlesLandy/status/687873761203208192

So they've already done screenings? And the Cloverfield connection didn't leak?

This mystery just keeps rolling deeper. Did Abrams just slap the Cloverfield brand on an unrelated film for a quick buck? Or does that cut of the film not acknowledge the first film, whatsoever?

The movie could be a total fucking trainwreck, and I still want to know everything about it.

 

[kevin1025]

https://twitter.com/CharlesLandy/status/687873761203208192

I can see it being that it takes place in the Cloverfield universe, maybe after the "invasion", but that it's a tangent to the events of what happened in the original. People go in expecting a monster movie sequel, and come out seeing a tense sci-fi thriller of some sort. That would be pretty cool.

 

[Dalek]

I get the feeling they like knowing things.

I know. Such snark on that guys Twitter. "I know things! Wink wink!"

Still waiting to hear back from my friend. Maybe he can elaborate more on if there has ever been any screening of this movie.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

I don't get Film Twitter's insistence on trying to delineate whether this is a Cloverfield sequel or not when it's got the word CLOVERFIELD in the fucking title.

Saw Lussier and now McWeeny like "It's not Cloverfield 2! Calm down!"

Like, why? Is it that disturbing that something got by all of us and it wasn't filtered through the blogosphere first?

This, although to be perfectly fair I could see "Cloverfield" just becoming a sort of anthology style title for Bad Robot-helmed sci-fi horror, and this film not really having anything to do with the original directly.

 

[ultrazilla]

This will make me a little less excited if true, but I'm sure it'll still be great.

Hmmmm. I wonder if this is the first Cloverfield told from a different group's perspective?

I seem to recall that sequel ideas being tossed around at the time of Cloverfield mentioned that a possible sequel would be a news team covering the event or another group's story.

 

[Toa TAK]

https://twitter.com/CharlesLandy/status/687873761203208192

Blow me.

It's a Cloverfield sequel. It's got the damn name in it.

 

[munchie64]

Just posted that cause I found it interesting. I'm not sure how to feel as of right now tbh. I mean CLOVERFIELD is about as front and center as a title can come haha

I don't get Film Twitter's insistence on trying to delineate whether this is a Cloverfield sequel or not when it's got the word CLOVERFIELD in the fucking title.

Saw Lussier and now McWeeny like "It's not Cloverfield 2! Calm down!"

Like, why? Is it that disturbing that something got by all of us and it wasn't filtered through the blogosphere first?

Yeah, I'm definitely seeing it a lot more than I expected. You're probably on the money with the reasoning.

 

[ultrazilla]

Renaming it 10 Cloverfield Lane, with major emphasis on Cloverfield in the trailer, and then NOT having it be related? That would be some next level fuckery.

I'm gonna say it makes no sense to sabotage your film like that.

Gotta agree here. It's gotta be Cloverfield related. No way it's not. Too many people would be highly pissed off. Me included. Too much emphasis when the trailer focused on Cloverfield at the end as Geek said.

 

[Frozenprince]

Yoooooooo what?

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

I don't get Film Twitter's insistence on trying to delineate whether this is a Cloverfield sequel or not when it's got the word CLOVERFIELD in the fucking title.

Saw Lussier and now McWeeny like "It's not Cloverfield 2! Calm down!"

Like, why? Is it that disturbing that something got by all of us and it wasn't filtered through the blogosphere first?

"It's not Cloverfield, it's Valencia"

Seems way more obvious to me, considering the title on the trailer, that Valencia was never Valencia, and was always Cloverfield.

Yeah, it really makes no sense. Can you imagine the word of mouth if this was the case? Even if the movie was great, you'd be literally lying to people to get them to buy tickets. The backlash would be fucking outrageous.

 

[LycanXIII]

I don't get Film Twitter's insistence on trying to delineate whether this is a Cloverfield sequel or not when it's got the word CLOVERFIELD in the fucking title.

Saw Lussier and now McWeeny like "It's not Cloverfield 2! Calm down!"

Like, why? Is it that disturbing that something got by all of us and it wasn't filtered through the blogosphere first?

"It's not Cloverfield, it's Valencia"

Seems way more obvious to me, considering the title on the trailer, that Valencia was never Valencia, and was always Cloverfield.

Is it possible that there are two versions of the film? Valencia and Cloverfield? If principle filming has been done for over a year, what if they saw a preview of Valencia, before the Cloverfield parts got added? JJ giving the critics something to throw them off the trail sort of?

 

[jond76]

The way the trailer ends with the word CLOVERFIELD lingering for a few seconds before the rest of the title appears says otherwise unless they're using the Cloverfield title as a sort of anthology title or something.

Yeah, if it wasn't related they would have just splashed the whole title at once. Cloverfield just lingers there to make you think of a connection.

 

[dcelw540]

Is it possible that there are two versions of the film? Valencia and Cloverfield? If principle filming has been done for over a year, what if they saw a preview of Valencia, before the Cloverfield parts got added? JJ giving the critics something to throw them off the trail sort of?

That seems likely actually

 

[The Driver]

I mean, for $5 million you ain't gonna get anything like the first, and that was already sprinkles of monster attacks with the annoying leads taking over when things got good.

Unless they are also hiding the budget, it's probably all in the bunker. Seems weird they would drop this in IMAX though if that's true.

 

[industrian]

Both?

The only found footage movie I've ever liked was Europa Report because it had a sensible explanation for the footage existing. It didn't rely on people stupidly and constantly endangering themselves further by focusing on filming their life or death experiences. Makes complete sense for a huge space mission in the future to be littered with cameras recording everything.

I've not seen this one. I'll see about watching it within the next few weeks.

Personally my favourite found footage movie is The Poughkeepsie Tapes.

 

[adj_noun]

edit: old soup

 

[Doctor Ironic]

This, although to be perfectly fair I could see "Cloverfield" just becoming a sort of anthology style title for Bad Robot-helmed sci-fi horror, and this film not really having anything to do with the original directly.

Yeah, people in this thread who are literally mad at the suggestion that this might not be in the same universe as the original movie are more than a little crazy, and I have to wonder if they'd go insane if they ever watched, like, The Twilight Zone.

Also, Winstead is a wonderful actress with a career consisting basically entirely of either bad horror movies or great movies that made no money whatsoever. I'm so glad to see she's still getting work, especially in stuff as big as this.

 

[HalfBakedProphet]

THE HYPE BOAT IS TAKING WATER

THROW ME A LIFE PRESERVER

 

[munchie64]

Is it possible that there are two versions of the film? Valencia and Cloverfield? If principle filming has been done for over a year, what if they saw a preview of Valencia, before the Cloverfield parts got added? JJ giving the critics something to throw them off the trail sort of?

That would be fucking insane if true. Like Lucasfilm and Disney held back JJ's mystery box tendencies so much that he had to go double time on the little movie by someone else lol

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Is it possible that there are two versions of the film? Valencia and Cloverfield? If principle filming has been done for over a year, what if they saw a preview of Valencia, before the Cloverfield parts got added? JJ giving the critics something to throw them off the trail sort of?

That seems likely actually

That would be absurdly strenuous on a low budget.

 

[ultrazilla]

Is it possible that there are two versions of the film? Valencia and Cloverfield? If principle filming has been done for over a year, what if they saw a preview of Valencia, before the Cloverfield parts got added? JJ giving the critics something to throw them off the trail sort of?

Perfect. I like this line of thinking and it fits with the sneaky nature of JJ.

 

[CD'S BAR]

edit: didn't all this stuff in the OP.

Wikie cites Collider interview with Winstead...

After a car accident, a young woman comes to in an underground cellar, where most of the action takes place. She fears she has been abducted by a survivalist, who tells her he saved her life and that a chemical attack has left the outside world uninhabitable. Uncertain what to believe, she decides she must escape, whatever dangers she may face outside.[3] “As it goes on, it gets progressively darker and darker, and less and less funny, and weirder,” Winstead told the 'Collider' movie news website.

Maybe there's a twist or unrelatedness is the apocalyptic event is a different monster than Cloverfield's, or some other supernatural thing.

 

[Volimar]

I really really hope the bunker stuff gets resolved in like the first 30 minutes and it's not the whole movie except for the last 10 minutes or something.

 

[nomis]

I don't get Film Twitter's insistence on trying to delineate whether this is a Cloverfield sequel or not when it's got the word CLOVERFIELD in the fucking title.

Saw Lussier and now McWeeny like "It's not Cloverfield 2! Calm down!"

Like, why? Is it that disturbing that something got by all of us and it wasn't filtered through the blogosphere first?

"It's not Cloverfield, it's Valencia"

Seems way more obvious to me, considering the title on the trailer, that Valencia was never Valencia, and was always Cloverfield.

Well Lussier is such an encapsulation of everything wrong with movie blogging that he almost single handedly turned me off of reading them. I'll be unsurprised when MEW leaves the bunker and bigger things happen in the film.

 

[dcelw540]

That would be absurdly strenuous on a low budget.

But do we really know the budget? It says 5 million but could be wrong

 

[jond76]

Precautionary Spoiler Warning: Collider had a story up with some plot details from a cast member

First a JJ Abrams quote:



Some plot details from Mary Elizabeth Winstead:

Spoiler

She told us the story revolves around a woman who wakes up in a cellar where she’s being kept by a stranger, played by Goodman. The actress elaborated a bit on the plot by saying the following:

“He tells me that basically the world is over outside because there’s been a nuclear fall-out. It does have similarity to Faults, in some ways, because you don’t know who’s telling the truth or who to believe. There’s a lot of, who’s manipulating who, and all of that. Tonally, it’s very different, but it has some of those same themes.”

That info is literally in the first post. Haha

 

[adj_noun]

That info is literally in the first post. Haha

Oh, pfft. Never mind then.

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

I loved Cloverfield too, and disliked the other monster films we've had recently- Godzilla and Pacific Rim. This is unexpected and a good surprise!

 

[brandonh83]

Yeah, people in this thread who are literally mad at the suggestion that this might not be in the same universe as the original movie are more than a little crazy, and I have to wonder if they'd go insane if they ever watched, like, The Twilight Zone.

I'm starting to think this is exactly what it is. Not about a giant alien but rather a series like Twilight Zone or Tales from the Crypt. I can see Abrams growing up with that sort of thing and trying to pay homage.

I'm down either way.

 

[NightOnyx]

Wow, very cool! I love when stuff like this gets kept a secret. I will definitely go see this.

 

[Dead Man]

Okay, not really a JJ fan these days (TFA aside), but this looks kind of interesting.

After the movie came out I was hoping for a sequel that used a more traditional cinematic style to explore the same events. Never going to happen, but I though it would be cool.

 

[BenHargrove]

So the theories begin...

I'm ready for this.