cloverfield / 1-18-08 inside information
July 17, 2007 by Cash
If you haven’t seen Transformers (shame on you), and or have been on an internet blackout the last 3 weeks or so, you may not be aware of “Cloverfield”. Cloverfield, or “1-18-08″ as it’s being referred to, is the working title of J.J. Abrams’ (Lost, Mission Impossible III) new horror movie, slated for release next January.
In addition to a creepy viral marketing campaign , the trailer (which preceeded most screenings of Transformers) was truly unnerving. The whole thing is shot with handheld video cameras, as if the actors themselves are documenting an apparent attack (nuclear? monster? alien?) on NYC.
People have speculated about it being everything from a new Godzilla movie to the long awaited live action Voltron epic. According to Denver’s own entertainment reporter Kirk Montgomery, it’s none of the above.
9NEWS Entertainment Reporter Kirk Montgomery learned exclusively on Friday from a secret source, who is on the set of the film every day, that it is not a sequel or a remake (which precludes King Kong or Godzilla). It is not Voltron or “Lost”-related.
The source told Kirk the entire film will be presented through a hand held video camera, as in the style of the trailer. All of the actors involved had not seen scripts when they signed on for the project and are under strict legal gag-orders not to discuss any aspect of the film.
Even more intriguing is this tidbit, which seems to confirm that some sort of ‘monster’ is at the core of the story:
The source told Kirk the biggest clue of the trailer is in the line: “I saw it, it’s alive, it’s huge.”
The source also says the sound the “creature” makes is another big clue. He says the creature is an organic, living thing.
I’m a huge dork for all things viral marketing, so expect ongoing updates as I find out anything new.
Check out the two ‘confirmed’ Cloverfield sites: 1-18-08 and Slusho
Read the whole story at Kusa.com
http://www.cloverfieldnews.com/
jsut ran across this via cinematical.com
Nice one!
Cthulu and the ancient ones maybe?
You Cthulu queens need to give it a total rest.
And this information isn’t breaking news.
Get the fuck with it.
Arthur
Agh, what’d you do to me, Cash! All I’ve done is spend my afternoon going from one Cloverfield site to the next reading all the theories! I can’t stop!
Lee, I’m kind of hoping you’re right, but then I found out that there’s currently a Tori Spelling movie slated for release about Cthulu, so it’s anyone’s guess. The website for that isn’t too shabby: http://www.cthulhuthemovie.com/
(Truth be told though, I haven’t been able to watch the trailer yet, so don’t hold me to that..)
Raquel; join the club
Oh SNAP Arthur!
Arthur you rude cum swilling little shit, maybe you ought to throw out something useful instead of whatever leaky fluid that is rattling around in that misshapen lump of fecal matter you call a head. Do something worthwhile, like tie a few hams around your pencil neck and go swimming with great white sharks so that you are not a complete waste of animal flesh.
now do you have something share other than the written diarrhea you’ve posted on here?
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Lee,
Here’s a spoon to eat me ass
I will wait for it to be out on DVD. I tried watching at the theatre, but it reeked of vomit. I have a phobia against puking, and came very close. Got my money back and ran!