Hmm. It seems to be moving pretty smoothly... It's legs move up while it's body gildes across like it's on a float!

My bet? It's smoke.

Oh come on it is Godzilla!! That was my first thought when I saw the preview at the movies and still think now. Anyone else think so to?

Hmmmm...looks more like Bowser than Godzilla to me.

I think It's like a CrAb with tentacles. Or a mix between a Dinosaur and a Crab (With Tentacles)... OMG! iT'S LIKE CTHULHU!!!!!!! (Joke)

JJ Already said its nothing like Godzilla and that it was a completely original and new monster. However I agree it would be in his best interest to NOT show the monster

Actually the cthulu idea may not be far off, if you go to the follow site, there was a horror clix model of cthulu made up a while ago and the monsters body does look very similar to it.

Pic: http://www.wizkidsgames.com/wk_article.asp?cid=...

From the image of the monster, the legs and large belly section seem to correspond between the model and image very well.

Anyway, regardless of cthulu or not, this movie should definately be interesting.

it's this guy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Call_of_Cthulhu

CTHULHU!!!!

I really dont know what is my actual take on this whole thing. Okay so I get what you mean by its in Abrams best interest in not showing the monster too much but fans have been anticipating this so much I think he kind of owes it to the fans to get a full view of this monster and some long sick action scenes with it in them. Honestly though it kind of does look like Godzilla to me but who knows?

It looks like a glob of smoke. Maybe the actual 'monster' is just a glob of smoke. A glob of pollution.

It can't be Godzilla, the studio doesn't own the rights. I agree that if this movie is being told from the perspective of regular people, then a full view of the monster may not be in the best interest of the film. I'd think we'd get plenty of looks at the "little monsters" since they are probably more human sized. In the end, I'm willing to trust Abrams judgement for now. He hasn't let us down yet and I'm very anxious to see what he has in store for us.

looks to me to be Sigmund the Seamonster after he was hit with gamma rays.

What if it's something from Gears Of War ? I wish it were but it wont be.

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/8604/1195555...


That is the monster, and it parasites go and infest people thats what was happening to that one woman in the new trailer and why those guys where wearing haz-mat suits

If you look closely at the bottom half of the video you can see the
monster's spines that look exactly like the one's on Godzilla. Even
though they don't own the rights to Godzilla what are the chances
that these spines(which are a Gozilla signiture)could be on this new monster. I never thought it would be Godzilla but this video really has me thinking otherwise.

maybe its a guy in a contamination suit

IT'S A VOLTRON MOVIE!!! Lions will come from across the globe to smoke that ass!!...maybe.

Even if it isn't a Godzilla film it atleast appears to be a massive creature with tremendous power. That Godzilla movie released back in '98 with Matt Broderick was aweful. The title of that movie should have been called 'Giant Mutant Lizard Attacks Manhatten' !
The Godzilla I know and love does not get stuck in a bridge and taken out by a couple of F-18's ! I hope Cloverfield is our Godzilla, but done right this time. I believe Cloverfield will deliver with all the hype just like Transformers did last summer. Can't wait !!!

did you draw that picture n00b_Sauce?

nah i found it on some forum

Just had someone on another forum confirm that the sketch is legit. SIGN ME UP! Though I'm bummed it got leaked.

I'm afraid we're not going to see much of the monster. I think this movie is going to be a metaphor for the war on terror, just as Godzilla was an allegory for the "bomb". I think there is a reason, more than just the shock value, why the Headless Statue of Liberty has been the most prominent image in the ad campaign so far. Regardless, I can't wait to see this movie.

As much as i wish it would be Godzilla.. its not.. There is a huge hump on its back.. it walks like it but its not. Its so hard to tell what other details it has. It fades out at a couple frames.

today is november 20th, if anyone still thinks its godzilla, a lion, voltron, cthulu, or the sketch of the whale thing with lice parasites, then you deserve to be slapped repeatedly in the face. its none of those things. no matter what you think, its not. my money is on some kind of sea creature. not anything we have ever seen ever ever in the history of ever. so shut up about that

and there are no little monsters. there is some kind of disease that makes people inflate and explode. the "little monsters" that you guys are seeing are actually guys in contamination suits. its obvious based on looking at the photos from lizzy caplans interview. NOT little monsters. it is one big monster, who is bad ass. the beast is very close to chuck norris levels of ass kickery

no its defo not godzilla, its my uncle tommy, soon to be known to you as...tomilla..the mighty, and he's real peeved about the killing of his sister..gerty..godzilla to you, and he's out for ultimate vengence....mass destructsion..murderous mayhem...oh, and he's dying for a slusho.....

Abrams himself confirmed the "parasite" based guessing during Comic-Con, so there is something to that. Wether they are smaller beasties or a disease or something else, remains to be seen. For once, I hope I don't see the monster at all before going into the theater to see this. I get tired of having everything spoiled ahead of time... although I always look, so I have no one to blame but myself.

We need more giant monster movies, so let's hope this one does well and they make more.

from what i'm seeing, the back of the head looks a lot like cthulu.

check it: http://www.summeroflovecraft.com/images/cthulhu...

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Obed Marsh Says:

November 20th, 2007 at 12:44 am

I will not let this disparaging of Cthulhu continue.

First, it is spelled C-T-H-U-L-H-U.

Second, Cthulhu neither wants to destroy the human race nor enslave it. Cthulhu regards us as we regard insects. When he awakens he will sweep us from the earth like a soft, pink infestation.

Third, Cthulhu does not spawn “Cthuli.” I don’t know where you heard that. Perhaps echoing out of your ass. “Call of Cthulhu” only makes reference to Cthulhu is High Priest of the Outer Gods, ruling over his “greasy spawn” in black R’lyeh. It is not known whether Cthulhu is a unique entity or simply the most powerful of a race of similar creatures. The Call of Cthulhu series of RPG books depicts a “Star Spawn of Cthulhu” which are like mini-Cthulhus, and presumably the creatures over which Cthulhu itself rules.

Fourth, Cthulhu is in hibernation in the pacific ocean. Unless New York has been relocated to the West Coast, this makes Cthulhu impossible.

Fifth, when Cthulhu and the other Great Old Ones awaken humanity will plunge into madness and destroy itself. There would be no need for him to galavant about our cities like Godzilla smashing statues. Cthulhu will outlive all examples of our civilization anyway.

Try reading Lovecraft’s stories some time.
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its not Cthulhu

it looks like its on all 4's.

That's what I'm thinking, profeserk. It's tough to judge from a mere few seconds worth of film, but I can't help but notice that the body seems as if it's leaned forward.

Either it's on all fours or hunched in a lumbering walk.

(LOL For all we know, it could be an attack from a long lost underwater city. "Atlantis Attacks!")

I don't really see Godzilla in that slo-mo. What I see is more insect-like with two prominent legs that are long, scrunched-up and skinny. The body looks bug-like too, but I can't think of the name of the bug it reminds me of though. Just my two cents.

Well, from what I can tell, it has to be walking on atleast 4 legs and looks plain creepy. Like Abraham said, it is a totally new monster, so although it can bare resemblance to others, it will be something totally new. Well I hope that it is something like I have never seen before.

I also think it's some insect... although it aso has reptile features (oh no!)... I don't want a second godzilla....

It does look like a giant green insect to me, the back of it looks like a spiders abdomen & the front of it looks like a triceratops/euoplocephalus with giant lobster pincers. So it's basically a mix of a grasshopper, spider, dinosaur and a lobster.
FUN!

cloverfield = fail

If you look at the Slusho.jp website and read the history..

From the looks at the clip, I personally think that JJ Abrams wants us to believe that it is Godzilla or some sort of creature like Godzilla, but i do sence som sort of wings, and something moving in upright position. But certainly I am to watch the movie, whether they reveal the monster or not!

Nice try with the sketch and the rant about CTHULHU noob sauce, but that is not the creature from the movie. The truth is no one knows and probably wont find out until the movie comes out. As for whether or not it could be Cthulhu or some version of him it is very possible as the story by Lovecraft is comprised of three different, personal accounts from citizens. The trailers so far are exactly that, accounts left behind by citizens. So it very well could be an INTERPRETATION of Lovecraft's story of Cthulhu.

"I sense some sort of wings"
(I'm rolling my eyes at you right now lol) You think you "sense" wings because in the back of your mind you want it to have wings

Well it definately has human like hands-hence the claw marks it left behind on the back of the Statue Of Liberty and the side of one of those buildings on the poster.It doesn't look like that sketch in the video-just seems too small framed.The legs almost move like a praying mantis or maybe even a gecko-they arch and are slender.I agree with DOOMDOUBTER it could still be an "INTERPRETATION" of CTHULHU.Hey, this is Hollywood.When have they been known to adapt anything exactly like it's source material??

In the slow-mo it almost looks at one point like you can see horns on it's back like Godzilla's trademark row,but it also looks like the street lights are hitting something above the figure that's smooth like wings or a shell or the back of a large CTHULHU like head????It has almost a reptilian appearance to it's skin,but it's got too skinny of legs to be Godzilla-unless it's a sequel to the 1998 film.It does have the same monster designer and it's about to be the 10th. anniversary of that film.They did say there would be a sequel but this is a different company-still TOHO could do something like this.Especially since they're not making films with the character right now.It just seems that there would be merchandise like toys if it were Godzilla,unless TOHO didn't want that.Can we trust that J.J. was telling us the truth that it's an all new original creation,or was that just another way of throwing us off??CTHULHU would be pretty new to the general public.They have definitely left us with the hardest pic they could.We know we're not gonna figure it out but still we try anyways.

That looks like Angurius this like armadilo monster from godzilla

I think it is a alien mosnter with great power
nothing new or big deal, but it distroys our symbol of liberty
what does that mean?
that it's the end of it all.
Now explain how do we win?
or what is the meanig of the movie?
the end of the world?

is this creature for real? just asking, because I am intrested in criptozoology, and this is something I have never heard of, anyways it did look sort of like Cthulu, I think he/she/it is pretty cool.

i have a feeling it came from the water.. it kinda seems like the statue of liberty is the beginning of the attack, and in the new poster u can see water tracks heading from the statue to the city. just my 2 cents ;]

Man dun ju people see it iz a scientifcally mutated dinosaur look closy n ju could see da clawz n a face dat lookz lyke a spinosaurus well we will jus hab 2 wait n see

i rekon its a fraggle - - and i rekon theres more than 1 -

OMG! It is JJ Abrams BIG FAT HEAD with crab like legs.

it could be something with plates.. it looked to me like it was plated, like armor or a shell or something, and i did see a horn like thing, so maybe its a kind of shelled creature, or has a touch exoskeleton... its not cthulullhlu. its just not, and its not anything we have seen like a godzilla monster enemy or a pokemon, or any kind of novel. if it is, then JJ is a liar. or he was very misleading, which is characteristic of him, but this type of misleading doesnt seem like him. slusho is a major clue, he is trying to tell us that, and i bet there is another website out there that stems from slusho... we already saw the article about the research done on slusho and its strange side effects, so we have something there. we just need to focus on that, and figure out where it all leads... if you dont know what im talkin about, check the investors info on tagruato.jp