Dude...

This trailer brings back the true meaning of teaser trailer. It shows just enough to keep you wanting more.

Hopefully other studios will take a cue from this amazing trailer and stop showing the entire movie in a trailer; something that is done much too often nowadays.

lol, I'm sure I didn't trigger this...

dude, at least link to the HD trailer. this flash something is nothing compared to the 1080p goodness

oh my god!
the most awesome and teasing teaser ever!

1080p version and other hi-def versions, for those that want it:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/11808/hd/

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Yo, this reminds me of the very first Transformers movie trailer, doesn't show much but leaves you wanting more. I CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT THIS MOVIES ABOUT! It literally took me 2 hrs. to find out this trailer online since they didn't give a name or anything until i looked up JJ Abrams!

i honestly think this might just go down as the greatest teaser for a movie in film making history.
now to my theory...:

I know it might spoil some of your ideas but i believe that this might just be the making of the "Voltron" movie people have been wanting for.
put the pieces together now. some on in the running crowd says "its a lion and its huge!" voltron consists of lion shaped robots to combine with each other to make "Voltron."
the idea that it is another robot movie can be accurate because of the hint that the production company is called "bad robot."

it makes complete sense to screen this untitled trailer during transformers becuase they run undre the same theme for a movie....which is robots.

im just throwing my idea in the field, this is what i believe =]

Maybe it's Voltron but i don't know. I think though that this movie will be like a remake of an old movie from the 30's, idk the name but it was about a small robot that used to fuse with other technolegy until it was huge and began to destroy the city. I heard something about it being a parasite so and that is what a parasite does so maybe it's a parasite movie.

ALSO!!! PROOF IT'S NOT VOLTRON!!!
I looked up the Voltron movie and it is going to be produced by Mark Gordon so I think we might actually have our first original Sci-fi movie in a long time.

((By original i don't mean remake or a copy movie))

There has been speculation that this is the American version of the Korean movie The Host.

Only time will tell...

It could be about a giant Evil Gryphon or something. I mean Gryphons do have that lion like look...

It was also said to be about a monster Named Cthulhu who has the head of an octopus but if that was the case than why would the man running say that it had the head of a lion/?

it sounded more like he was saying "It's alive! It's huge" or maybe it was the paragraph at the beginning that threw off my hearing and made me think he said that. Regardless it looks pretty cool, since it's definetly not voltron, we can only wait and see.

I grew up on the sound of Godzilla. It has to be him...if not, and it's a poor imitation...that would be very disapointing. I will the first on line to get a ticket and seat to see this one.

I grew up on the sound of Godzilla. I will the first on line to get a ticket and seat to see this one.

exactly what he said. Its alive. I thought lion as first. If you know anything about the Cthulhu i
then you should prey to god from what u heard about this movie that is NOT Cthulhu. Its an acient creature with such a large backaround it would be looked at just like another monster. IF interest about the Cthulhu read some HP Lovecraft and then you weill realize terror. Watch inb the mouth of madness if you like fun monster and semi deep horror.

Its the Gears of War movie!!!

http://rapidshare.com/files/42022820/1-18-08Tra...

Thats the HD version...its 22mb and its .avi. :)

I'm trying to think. At VERY first I thought it would be like an alien movie, then the explosions and the roars made me think of Gigantor then the whole Lion and it's alive random loud shouting made me either think of Voltron, a Gryphon, or just a lion monster. I looked up the Voltron movie and discovered that it was being produced by someone else, not JJ Abrams, plus Voltron wouldn't be terrorizing a city since he's the protector of the Universe. Another thought was a giant Gryphon since the beast could be either good and evil and resembles a lion so that thought is still there. The other thought would just be a giant alien Lion like one of Godzilla's enemies or something.

I love Godzilla and I hope they make another Zilla movie because the first one was good but could have been better. If they remake the Zilla movie or make a sequel they should make it the Remakes of King Kong verses Zilla and make it liek the Transformers movie fight scenes.

For the love of God people. He says "it's alive" not "it's a lion". Some of you really need to get your hearing checked out by a professional.

I definitely heard, "It's alive! It's huge!"

Couldn't be Voltron. That was on Planet Arus, not Earth. And, though the pilots were originally from Earth, it was set far in the future.

Definitely not Godzilla. The roar sounds WAY off. And I should know. They just aired "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah" the other night! :)

Not sure about Cthulhu. Why do that when there's already been a 2005 silent film project? Check online. It's out there. I think it was done by a group of "Cthulhu Lives" afficionados calling themselves the "H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society" or something of that sort. But I'm not ruling this out.

I'm putting my bets on an American remake of the Korean movie someone mentioned, but I don't know enough about the plot to be certain. Sounds like the most reasonable guess so far, though.

Clarifying something I just posted, he's saying, "It's alive AND it's huge!"

The East Coast accent slurs the "and" part. I should know. I'm from Jersey, and I listened to myself say it. I could see how anyone would hear, "It's a lion! It's huge!"

hey guys whoever is interseted i did a lil research.....if u go to 1-18-08.com '
u can see a face between da faces of da 2 women lookin up.....i also did some more research n i found out that they mayyy be da same person(weird riite)....and if u stop da trailer durin da explosion u can see a face in da fire but u must stop it at da riite time...

hey guys whoever is intrested i did a lil research.....if u go to 1-18-08.com '
u can see a face between da faces of da 2 women lookin up.....i also did some more research n i found out that they mayyy be da same person(weird riite)....and if u stop da trailer durin da explosion u can see a face in da fire but u must stop it at da riite time...

I don't think it's Godzilla because I read somewhere recently that there are plans to make a new "dude in a suit" version of Godzilla in 3-D and I don't recall reading that J.J. Abrams was attached to that project. Of course, I could be remembering incorrectly...

Oh yea...I read it here...D'oh!

I heard, "It's a lion! It's huge!"

sorry, that's not what I posted, I changed it the second time. I heard,
"Its alive and it's huge." sorry.

Man that trailer is awesome. That explosion was great! Can't wait till more information comes out about this puppy, sounds like it's gonna be a thrill ride :)

I think it's about a fire-breathing dragon!!!

Maybe its a movie about gods fighting on earth.Or maybe its anceint lion that terrorizes NY for something or someone.Because Cthulhu is a squid monster that is summed from another dimension and voltron can't be on earth.But this could or couldn't be Godzilla becauseat the end of the remake there was on egg left and it hatched. but during the trailer they said "its a lion" and"its huge.Cause if they said"its alive" and "its alive" and "its huge"that wouldn't make any sense because of course the monster is alive and huge it just took out alot of building and the statue of liberty.Andif its a parasite why would i be destroy buildings and not people from the inside or at least be smaller.trust me Gears of War wouldn't be on earth it would be on Serria.JJ Abrams have alwayzkept us geussing whats is up his slevees but when it comes out it to be a big surprise badly or good.Or maybe its rampage but with a seriousier look to it.but untill more clipz we'll never know.

You know... worse than people saying it's Voltron are the people saying it's The Host remade. Have you guys seen The Host? The creature is totally incapable of throwing the SoL's head down a street like that at its size... and even if they made the creature bigger it would just be criticized as a godzilla rip-off. It is an original movie, not a remake of anything.

The Host doesn't need to be remade either, just like Dark Water or the Grudge didn't. Hell, Infernal Affairs was just fine too but The Departed came out okay. Likewise for the Ring movies.

It's a lion that much I can tell.

If you look at the pictures on 1-18-08.com on the picture with the women you can see the
face of some ugly creature that looks alot like a lion. (also they are not the same women, one is white one is black) Also in the explosion the face in the fire looks so much like an lion it's
canny.

Check it out

after hardcore research, i found out the it isnt Voltron.
so that was a horrible dive for that trailer.

now i read up ahead about the "gears of war" theory. if you ask me, that isnt a bad idea, but an idea nonetheless.

IT CANT BE GODZILLA!
why would you do another godzilla movie if they is another one already made that takes place in nyc. if it was godzilla, wouldnt the people in the trailer hear its footsteps first and then its roar?
think about it.

this is a huge teaser becuase it CLEARLY STATES that someone says "It's a lion, Its huge!" so what does that do to the theories about it been a parasite movie....it blows it out of the water.

this is too early to make any wild assumptions like i did. so we have to reason with what we got.
and all we got is the teaser, the websites, and "its a lion....."

Oh To add onto THE CRAVE4MOVIES I looked on 1-18-08.com at the pics. The only thing odd I saw was the strange girl in the corner behind the guy taking shots. I looked between the girls heads (even zoomed in at the top) and it's not a lion, it's just their hair intertwining.

I think a hint could also be that he was going to Japan. Maybe this thing came from Japan. I know throwing out random Idea but still. And whoever said that you see an animal in teh explosion at the right moment, I did that anddidn't see an animal, with the exception of a flaming PowerRangers lion XD jk jk

the picture of the two women on 1-18-08.com it looks like a face, but it's
actually the girl on the lefts hair.

FOOLS! It CLEARLY states " ITS ALIVE! ITS HUGE!", NOT "it's a Lion"..
GOD!! The one poster was right, clean the wax out of your ears!!!
Also there is no image in the explosion and there is NOTHING
between the two women, it is called HAIR and OPTICAL ILLUSION(think
about it, if they are looking up and toward the camera then WHY
on Earch would the creature be behind them?")!!
I guess people hear what the want and see what they want...

I just watched it 5 more times at full volume with my face pressed against the screen, I heard the guy running yell,
"I can't believe it! It's a Lion! It's Huge!"
Then they all turned and the head of the SoL flew by.

Regardless of what people did or didn't say, I think the main clue lies in the release date of 1/18/8, which is 1188 without the extra zeros and dashes. I'm not sure of the significance of that, but its gotta be important.

you r all wrong its the teaser trailer for the new ironman movie

...Claudo you're mentally challenged. That makes NO sence whatsoever. The ironman trailer would be different and it's being produced by someone other than JJ Abrams. Also Bad Robot doesn't own the rights to Ironman.

***I heard the guy running yell,
“I can’t believe it! It’s a Lion! It’s Huge!”***

Exactly... you HEARD "lion" but that doesn't mean that's what he says. You read what others heard (the original poster of this theory was probably joking too) and now subconsiously you WANT to hear "lion"... so you do.

In the clip there is no pronounciation of the 'n' in 'lion'. I watched the clip before reading others' impressions of it and heard "alive", personally. At least that was without any prior idea as to what they were going to say. Do you really think that the very first teaser would reveal what the 'monster' of this movie is... let alone use some random character's dialog to do so while hiding its actual appearance??

As for the hair thing and people thinking the two halves of two girls' faces matching perfectly... wishful thinking I suppose. The two halves do not match ormake up the same face. They are two different actresses (different colours too) and it's obvious if you look at the shape of their eyes. There is no face in the hair it's just an anomoly/coincidence. Are you the same people who thought the devil's face was present in the smoke coming out of the WTC at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

Regarding the name/date of the film - I'm not convinced there is anything there. Someone somehow managed to get 17 by adding 1, 18 and 8... that's just plain stupidity!

I think any searching for clues of the viral spiral that is going to occur over the next 6 months should start at the sites we already know of - www.slusho.jp and www.1-18-08.com. That's where more information will be found and clues exposed. Forget the graffiti on the walls, maybe pay attention to the stickers on the fridge... just dont make stuff up based on your own fantasies of what you want this movie to be about. Be patient and more facts/clues will come!

Cman....if you add 1188 together 1+1+8+8 it equals 18. When I looked up the number 18 on wikipedia it says many people feel it is the devil's number. 18 can be broken up to 666 (6+6+6=18)

But what seems to escape everyone it's
1-18-08
You ppl Forget the 0
Sure if you add them together you get 18 still but maybe it's the order of numbers
11808
18081
80811
08118
81180
There are many more but maybe one of the combo numbers is the clue. One site said to check back on it August 1st for more stuff.

J. J. Abrams already said EthanHaasWasRight.com is NOT linked to this film. He likes to hide things but he wont lie about it. So Paramount asked the videos were taken down... just maybe that is from another project they're working on.

Yeah I don't get the Ethan Haas vids. If they have nothing to do with Cloverfield than why do ppl say it does? Nothing even hints that they are related so why do ppl think that!?

Wait wait wait XdarXideX what does the Slushie website have to do with the movie!? You put that as a site related to the movie but they have nothing in common!

pause the movie trailer at around 1:18 and you'll see what apears to be a red eye and flames from a nostril. it's a dragon guys

oops check it out at 1:08 not 1:18