The Hollywood trade papers have just published some interesting articles on the Cloverfield madness. And with that we have learned a few new details about the film’s secret development. Apparently, Paramount greenlit the project in February around the same time that JJ Abrams agreed to direct Star Trek 11. The Hollywood Reporter writes:
The casting process was just as mysterious. No scripts or even scene pages were sent out; agents who were contacted were simply asked if their client wanted to be in the movie or not. Eventually a cast, made up mostly of relative unknowns, was put together; it includes Michael Stahl-David (”The Black Donnellys”), Odet Jasmin, Mike Vogel (”Supercross”) and Lizzy Kaplan (”The Class”).
We have also learned that the film is being shot for around $30 million, which is very cheap compared to almost anything else being produced by a big Hollywood studio today. Cloverfield began shooting under the radar in New York in Mid-June. THR describes the film’s plot revolving “around a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of people.” So far we’ve been led to believe that the monster film is entirely shot from a consumer handheld camera, but The Reporter is unsure of that theory: “it is not clear if the entire movie follows that style.”
And of course, they have also confirmed the information that we’ve previously reported, Matt Reeves (Felicity) is directing based a script written by Drew Goddard (Lost, Alias).
Variety uncovered much less information on the project, running into the same “fake ignorance” that Paramount reps have been giving the media for the past week.
“Yet a Bad Robot staffer close to Abrams feigned ignorance about the trailer - which bears the company’s logo - Thursday afternoon.”
IGN has also reported that the movie is probably using the working title “Slusho,” which hardcore fans of Abrams’ Alias may remember as the Slurpee-type beverage that Vaughn offers to Sydney in the second episode of the series.
Apparently there was a public notice from Paramount Pictures of filming posted last week in downtown Los Angeles. Slusho was to shoot in several downtown locations during the late afternoon to early morning hours. Here’s a description of the scene:
“Exterior dialogue. Driving scenes. Occasional traffic & pedestrian control. Camera & equipment on sidewalk, street and property. 200 extras. Military vehicles. Destruction aftermath. Weapons brandished. Emergency vehicles with flashing lights. Exterior dialogue on fire escape on 8th floor.”
We agree with IGN, sounds like Cloverfield to us. However the Los Angeles location conflicts with the Hollywood Reporter story… Either way, it’s looking more and more like Cloverfield is Cloverfield and all these internet conspiracy theories that the film is just a front for a new Godzilla/Voltron/Lost movie are well, just conspiracy theories.
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July 6th, 2007 at 12:15 am
Upon completion of the fifth puzzle on ethanhaaswasright.com, you can
enter your e-mail address and name to (presumably) a mailing list, with the date
“August 1, 2007″ etched in the top of the unit you type your information
into. I guess something new will be revealed come the 1st…
July 6th, 2007 at 10:08 am
help me on the second puzzle!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 6th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
1) The first lock will test your memory. Follow the trail of light and sound, but be careful — one wrong move will send you back to the beginning.
2) For the second lock, you may need to look to the stars. They will help you find HAAS who will lead your way.
3) The third lock will require you to extinguish all lights but one. Only with one light remaining will you be able to proceed.
4) The fourth lock will let you move all 4 pieces through the control of one. However, unless the three key pieces are simultaneously placed into position, you will not be granted access.
5) The fifth lock will be the toughest. Seek help again from the stars to reveal your key and the message that you must decode. The two working together will open the way.
July 6th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Alright, nice job…nice to see things shaping up…
July 9th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
oh god, i cant do the thrid one, plz help
July 10th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
look for the trailer to the movie 1-18-08, you will notice that “Lizzy Caplan” is in the video…..
upon going to IMDB you will also see that she was in a TVshow called “the class” where the main charater was name……wait for it…..
Ethan Haas……enjoy.
July 10th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
Ethan Haas has been confirmed to be not connected to Cloverfield whatsoever, by JJ Abrams own words.
AintItCoolNews.
July 12th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
There was a movie back in the 1980’s called The Stuff. It was about this substance that started coming out of the ground. People started eating it and it was sold as a food item. Everyone became addicted to it. Turns out it was a parasite eating people from the inside out. Wonder if this Slusho is anything like that.
July 17th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
CAN ANYONE HELP ME WITH THE SECOND LOCK? MY EMAIL IS BREWER2004K@YAHOO.COM
July 23rd, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Im not saying this does have anything to do with Godzilla (I personally hope so, but thats me). All I will say is that one of the 1st scripts for the American Godzilla movie had to do with a Chimera monster. The script was not used obviously, but I think its interesting.
October 11th, 2007 at 6:28 pm
everybody have there opinion i respect that. my idea totaly different the cloverfield movie is about the end of the world by the hands of god yes its the biblical end of the world and theres a guy in the trailer running telling the title of the movie he is saying( is anybody have seen genesis) and genesis mean the end of the world the story comes from a japanese animation called genesis evangelion who god sending monsters to attack the planet earth called the angels of god but the humans captured 3 angels and controled them like robots put them some armour on these angels captured and use them to defend the planet against the monsters only a few people can pilot the controled angels transformed because there in some kind of robots i am telling this because i have seen like a coded box that we have to unlock it and some people have done it and its about the end of the world anyway this is my idea we all gona see it when its gona come out