What do you think Cloverfield will be?!
Question: What are your opinions or predictions on what the Cloverfield movie will be about. And what about the connection between Heroes and the movie?
Answers: What are your opinions or predictions on what the Cloverfield movie will be about. And what about the connection between Heroes and the movie?
CLOVERFIELD~release date 1/18/08
"Whatever it is, it's winning!"
As far as I know, they just keep teasing us with that. People are trying to figure out what the threat is~perhaps some sort of creature from H.P. Lovecraft, dragon(s), shapeshifting monster, etc. I had heard it suggested that it's a tie-in with "Lost" because of the episode in which the pulse was released. I hadn't heard about "Heroes" till now.
Just in case anyone wants to check out some clips, here is the official site:
http://www.cloverfieldmovie.com/
It says the HD video is ready for viewing, but it won't show up for me! *sigh*
And, for updates, here's the IMDB site:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1060277/
It's summary is one line: "Revolves around a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of people."
WIKIPEDIA site and information, which provides more details:
Production
J. J. Abrams (of "Lost" TV series fame) conceived of a new monster after he and his son visited a toy store in Japan. He explained, "We saw all these Godzilla toys, and I thought, we need our own monster, and not King Kong, King Kong's adorable. I wanted something that was just insane and intense." In February 2007, Paramount Pictures secretly greenlit Cloverfield, to be produced by J. J. Abrams, directed by Matt Reeves, and written by Drew Goddard. The project is under production by Abrams' company, Bad Robot Productions.
The casting process was carried out in secret, with no script being sent out to candidates. With production estimated to have a budget of $30 million, filming began in mid-June in New York. One cast member indicated that the film would look like it cost $150 million because the producers did not cast recognizable and expensive actors. Location filming, shot in digital video using hand-held video cameras, took place on Coney Island, with scenes being shot at Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park and the B&B Carousel. Some interior shots were filmed on a soundstage at Downey, California. ...
Plot speculation
The sudden appearance of the untitled trailer for Cloverfield (as a trailer before "Transformers") fueled media speculation over the film's plot. USA Today reported the possibilities of the film being based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft, a live-action adaptation of Voltron, a new film about Godzilla, or a spin-off of the TV show Lost. The Star Ledger also reported the possibility of the film being based on Lovecraft lore or Godzilla. The Guardian also reported the possibility of a Lost spin-off, while Time Out reported that the film was about an alien called The Parasite. IGN also backed the possibility of the same premise, with The Parasite also being the working title for the film. Chocolate Outrage was also a working title at one point during production. In chats, Slusho and Colossus have been discussed as possible titles. Entertainment Weekly also disputed reports that the film would be about a parasite or a colossal Asian robot such as Voltron.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield
Personally, I would be ecstatic if it's an H.P. Lovecraft-based story! Cthulhu and his ilk would be devastating! We received hints in "Hellboy", in which the gateway was opened and we were given a vision of what Earth would be like. *shiver* If we're going to have a "homegrown" monster, why not one of Lovecraft's beings?
aliens
There is no connection with Heros, only the JJ knows a lot of the actors on the set. It was a good plug to see if people were paying attention. As for Cloverfield, there are a few Viral sites that provide clues as to what the creature is and could be. This is an original idea that JJ had and is not a sequel, despite what people are saying. Check these sites out for more info:
I think that this movie has a bit too much hype, but I'm seeing it anyway. Nobody really knows whether it'll be good or not.
Here's a bit of info on the Heroes connection:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/click/movi...