'True' Cloverfield Sequel is in the works

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We've waited ten years. It may be finally happening.

CinemaCon has brought us more news than Overlord's departure as fourth film in the Cloverfield Universe.

Paramount and JJ Abrams have confirmed that they are finally 'developing a true, dedicated Cloverfield sequel.' This was announced after Overlord was confirmed to NOT be the fourth film in the franchise. Abrams has said that this film is coming 'very soon' to theatres, but with no clear release date or official press for the film so far, we don't know when. The theatre release for this 4th instalment is in stark contrast to the previous entry in the series, The Cloverfield Paradox, which had a direct to Netflix release straight after the Super Bowl in early February this year.

But what should we expect from this 'true sequel'? While the plot is only to be speculated, we can only guess that the Cloverfield monster will make an appearance again. Whether or not we will see the fate of our original characters (including Beth, Rob and Lily), we will have to wait and see.

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.

Matt Reeves on Cloverfield Sequel: "You are going to see it"

Total Film recently caught up with Matt Reeves and interviewed him about the status of Cloverfield 2:

We asked the Cloverfield and Let Me In director what was going on with Cloverfield 2, and he told us: "Well, you are going to see it - we just don't know when [laughs]."

"At the moment we are talking about the story quite a lot. Drew Goddard, who wrote the original, is going to pen the sequel and JJ Abrams is very much involved.

"However, the three of us have been so busy that getting the right idea together has been taking a long time."

But will the sequel shoot in real-time again? "You see, that's a difficult part: we want it to be shot like the first but how can you continue that idea successfully for a second time?

"We have a lot of affection for the original and the sequel can't just be the same thing. But that is tricky when you need to have a monster destroying stuff once again."

We've heard a similar story before... do you think this sounds like it might actually happen someday?

* thanks to I.V. Kay for sending this in!

Matt Reeves Won't Close The Door On Cloverfield Sequel

During his promotion of Let Me In, Cloverfield director Matt Reeves was recently asked by Collider and MTV if there will ever be a Cloverfield sequel, and he continues to give the same old story: they are still interested in making a sequel... "it's a priority". Just not anytime soon however, as both Reeves' and J.J. Abrams' plates are pretty full right now. Of course, that's exactly what you would expect them to say if they wanted it to be a surprise...!

FYI, Fast forward the video to 12:35 to get to the Cloverfield discussion.

* Thanks to Creative and Markus for emailing this in.

Super 8 NOT Connected To Cloverfield In Any Way

Bad news Cloverfield fans... NY Magazine issued a retraction today after speaking directly to J.J. Abrams, confirming that his new movie Super 8 "has nothing whatsoever to do with Cloverfield". It seems a similar viral campaign may be used, but to reiterate, it "will be totally unconnected to Cloverfield".

Cloverfield Prequel Confirmed: See "Super 8" Trailer With Iron Man 2

Well folk, it has been a long time coming, but it looks like there will be a Cloverfield 2. NY Magazine has confirmed that a trailer for a Cloverfield sequel, titled Super 8, will be shown before Iron Man 2, which premieres at 12:01am on Friday (Thursday @ Midnight). Expect camera phone videos on YouTube shortly there after. Let me know if you find any...

JJ Abrams and Matt Reeves Keep Hope Alive for Cloverfield Sequel

In two separate interviews, MTV has tried to get to the bottom of the possibility of a Cloverfield sequel. True to form, neither J.J. Abrams nor Matt Reeves will commit to anything. But here we are over two years later, and they still are not dismissing the idea either. They are keeping with the same story since the movie was released, namely, "we have a few ideas we're kicking around".

Would you still like to see a sequel? Or how about a prequel?

MTV: J.J. Abrams Offers 'Cloverfield' Sequel Update, Ponders Having The 'Star Trek' Sequel 'Go Gorn'

MTV: 'Let Me In' Is 'Darker' Than 'Twilight,' Director Matt Reeves Says

* Thanks to Stéphane and Conor for the updates!

Fan Made Cloverfield Videos

Last month, a fan-made Cloverfield video began making the rounds and picking up a little bit of "I don't think this is real, but..." coverage. We don't normally cover fake news, but yesterday, the second video from abcharu21 was released. This doesn't make it any more legitimate, but it does mean I will get a ton more emails wondering why I haven't posted these. So without further ado, I present to you "new" Cloverfield videos:

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September 13



BTW, if you are looking for something real to do, there is an interesting Art ARG going on for LOST Season 6 at damoncarltonandapolarbear.com. The great folks at LOSTARGs.com have been following everything if you want to get all caught up.

J.J. Abrams at Wondercon on Cloverfield Sequel

J.J. Abrams spoke at the Wondercon Star Trek panel, and answered a fan question about Cloverfield. Take it for what it's worth, but it sounds like the same old story* to me:

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 rather than later because the idea is pretty sweet.

If there ever was going to be a sequel, now would be the time to start it, and release the trailer during Star Trek in May. They wouldn't even need to film the whole movie - just the trailer, like they did with Cloverfield.

* See Also:

• Cloverfield Director Matt Reeves Talks Sequel
• Matt Reeves: Cloverfield Sequel On Hold
• JJ Abrams on AOTS, Matt Reeves interview
• JJ Abrams Talks Cloverfield Sequel, Dark Tower
  

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Cloverfield Director Matt Reeves Talks Sequel

Cloverfield Director Matt Reeves still won't commit to the idea of a Cloverfield sequel, but did throw out some interesting possibilities while talking to MTV. One idea was to shoot the sequel in Japan, which is the "source of the inspiration for the [original] film".

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'Cloverfield' Director Matt Reeves Talks Sequel Dilemma
Published by Josh Horowitz on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 5:05 pm.

Ever since "Cloverfield" came out, it's been taken as a fait accompli that a sequel would be greenlit. So where is it? Catching up with director Matt Reeves, the helmer admits to MTV News in an interview that "the studio of course wants it to happen," but wanting something to happen and coming up with the right idea are two very different things.

Reeves says that talks have been frequent if sporadic over the last nine months. "At times it's gone dormant and then it's come back up again," Reeves says of the brainstorming over a sequel.

"There are a couple ideas that have potential but we haven't quite cracked it yet," says Reeves who is juggling his orginal screenplay, The Invisible Woman and his remake of Let the Right One In among his future projects. Trying to pin down just what those Cloverfield sequel ideas are though is easier said than done. One thought was to return to the source of the inspiration for the film. "When we were in Japan we thought, wouldn't it be cool to do it here," he said.

One things seems certain. Don't expect a traditional sequel picking up right after the first with the same (still living) characters. Rather the filmmakers behind the hit film have discussed a sequel that "wasn't necessarily right after that night but had intersections with the original."

Then there's the possibility that Reeves might not direct the sequel at all. Muck like Danny Boyle did for "28 Weeks Later," Reeves said "There was the thought that maybe we'd bring in some young exciting people and we'd produce their take."

"I don’t know at this point," Reeves said. "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."

Maybe there will be a Cloverfield sequel after all...

Sci-Fi website IO9 talked to JJ Abrams at Comic-con, and according to them:

There will be a Cloverfield 2 ... but it won't be a sequel. It will be something "surprising," said Abrams. [Here is] what Abrams told us on video about what the most important monster feature is, from the perspective of a guy who has created a lot of monsters.

Maybe that explains this sign in Pasadena (or maybe it is just BS)...

* Thanks to FringeTelevision for the story, and to Kristen S. for the photo!

Matt Reeves: Cloverfield Sequel On Hold

Collider.com has an exclusive interview with Matt Reeves from the Saturn Awards, where Cloverfield won Best Sci-Fi Picture and he picked up The Filmmakers Showcase Award. He was asked repeatably about a Cloverfield sequel, answering that they have some ideas they are tossing around which are only in the baby stages, and unless they can basically "reinvent the wheel", they would rather do something else.

JJ Abrams Talks Cloverfield Sequel, Dark Tower

Dailies | J.J. Abrams

JJ Abrams was interviewed by Reelz Channel and discussed Star Trek, Cloverfield Sequel, and the Dark Tower series.

* Thanks to Edward M for the email!

Cloverfield Sequel

There have been a few rambling here and there about a Cloverfield sequel in the last few weeks, but nothing concrete. However, Variety is reporting that Matt Reeves is already in early talks to direct a sequel, which may even take precedent over his originally planned next project - The Invisible Woman.

It's not surprising that Paramount would be anxious to make a sequel. Cloverfield broke records in it's opening weekend and even though the box office has slowed, the movie has already turned a healthy profit. Not to mention the movie has yet to release worldwide, including the UK and Spain which it opens in tomorrow.

The interesting question will be what form will the sequel take? Will it be the same event filmed by another camcorder in NY (or some other location), or a more traditional movie that could provide the answers to some the the original film's lingering questions.

* Thanks to Emily (aka Melissa_Lossa) for emailing me this story!