Waking Clovie: Recent Updates on 4th Installment & Slusho Website

 We are back! There has been enough recent news that it was worth of bringing the blog back...

First off, original director Matt Reeves has confirmed that a fourth installment of the Cloverfield franchise is in the works, serving as a sequel to the first Cloverfield movie. Sources told Deadline that director Babak Anvari and writer Joe Barton are attached to the project, with J.J. Abrams producing alongside Hannah Minghella and Jon Cohen while Bryan Burk, Matt Reeves, and Drew Goddard are executive producing. The current WGA writers strike is most likely causing this project to be on hold until that dispute is settled.

In addition to the movie news, a new trademark for Slusho! was filed on March 1st of this year. You can find the details of the filing at the bottom of this page: https://trademarks.justia.com/owners/bold-futura-llc-1432956/

Lastly, a new website at slusho.com was recently discovered by reddit user /u/EliteFreakozoid over at /r/Cloververse on April 4th. While it hasn't been confirmed as an official site, the fact that it was registered around the same time as the original slusho.jp has given fans hope. Be sure to join the subreddit and the discord to stay up-to-date on the latest rumors and theories.

While these updates are exciting, we want to keep expectations managed. We don't have too many details about the upcoming movie just yet, and the Slusho website may not be official. However, we'll be sure to keep you posted as more information unfolds.

Overlord is not Cloverfield 4

Official Overlord photo, unveiled at CinemaCon.

Via Reddit (reddit.com/r/cloververse)

JJ Abram's comments at CinemaCon have confirmed that the aforementioned film 'Overlord' is NOT the fourth film in the Cloverfield Universe. This comes after Abrams unveiled footage for the WWII horror/thriller, including revealing the film to be R rated. This will be Bad Robot's first R-Rated Feature. Vulture has quoted JJ's thoughts on the matter: 

"Because it is R-rated, I can describe it as bats**t crazy," Abrams said. "It is a crazy sci-fi, action, horror film that takes place in World War II, directed by Julius Avery. It is super fun. We're really excited about it."

The filmmaker was quick to qualify: "It's not a Cloverfield movie. We are developing a true, dedicated Cloverfield movie soon."- (via Vulture.com)

In terms of the reason why Overlord has been pulled from the Cloverfield Universe we can only speculate, however many fans have linked it to the critical outcome of the previous film in the series, The Cloverfield Paradox. While this remains unconfirmed, it may play a factor in Bad Robot's decision.

Overlord is set to hit theatres on October 26th, and stars Jovan Adepo, Jacob Anderson, Pilou Asbæk, Iain De Caestecker, John Magaro, Wyatt Russell and Bokeem Woodbine. 

Overlord is Cloverfield 4

Let the 'Cloverlord' theories begin...

It seems that the fourth film in the Cloververse has been confirmed to be the movie 'Overlord', and the movie has already been filmed! There was some speculation in early 2017 that this would be the case, but the rumour was not confirmed... until today.

Overlord is reported to be a World War II mystery/thriller, starring Wyatt Russell (who previously worked with Dan Trachtenberg on the Black Mirror episode 'Playtest'), Jovan Adepo, Bokeem Woodbine, Jacob Anderson and more. The synopsis for the movie reads:

"On the eve of D-Day, American paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion's success. But as they approach their target, they begin to realise there is more going on in this Nazi-opccupied village than a simple military operation. They find themselves fighting against Supernatural forces, part of a Nazi experiment."

Overlord is directed by Julius Avery and is set to release October 26th of this year, but considering the delays on the third film and the fact that there is only a matter of months between the two movies, it would not be surprising to see Overlord delayed, possibly into 2019.

The premise of having a Cloverfield film that is set before the first movie will be a new and refreshing instalment in the series, perhaps providing some backstory or origin to the first film.

 While the movie has been wrapped under a heavy layer of secrecy, like all both Cloverfield movies before it, some pictures of the set & cast have been uploaded to IMDB. You can see those photos here. Some pictures were also also found coming from the crew of Overlord (via Instagram), presumably when the film had wrapped. They used the hashtag #overlordmovie.