J.J. Abrams loves surprises . Back in 2007 , theLOSTcreator ( and now director ofStar war : The Force Awakens ) , pulled off the unthinkable by dropping the trailer for a top secret movie in front ofTransformers . In the modern historic period , people who want to be in the know can stay in the know . Cloverfieldblindsided everyone . At that point , Abrams ' animate being feature did n’t even have a championship . The trailer only have disastrous view set during a New York City house party and a sack date : " 1 - 18 - 08 " – just a few month away , at the time . The finished intersection would beCloverfield , aGodzillariff known as well for pre - release theorizing as it was its actual find footage terror . Abrams stirred movie - goer ’s imaginations harder than anyone before him .
And , somehow , he pulled it off a 2d metre .
Snuck in front of13 Hours : The hole-and-corner Soldiers of Benghazi– because Michael Bay pic are bulky smash hit perfect for hiding behind ? – Abrams ' latest hush - hush repulsion movie continue theCloverfieldbrand.10 Cloverfield Lanestars Mary Elizabeth Winstead ( Death Proof ) , John Gallagher , Jr. ( The Newsroom ) , and John Goodman ( c’m on , you do n’t know John Goodman ? ) as a trio holed up in a bunker , surviving … something . AnotherCloverfieldmonster ? The trailer ends with an brute growl , but really , anything could be up Abrams ' sleeve .
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“ The idea come up a long fourth dimension ago during product , " Abrams toldCollider . " We wanted to make it a pedigree relative ofCloverfield . The theme was developed over sentence . We wanted to hold back the statute title for as long as potential . ”
So maybe not a direct sequel . Or is Abrams misdirecting ? Gah . That guy wire . The point is : he got us . Again . And it ’s kind of a great feeling .
10 Cloverfield Lanearrives March 11 .
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