Back in summer 2007, audiences who flocked to theaters forTransformerswere given the first look at a mysterious trailer, which offered no official title and didn’t list any cast members. All that was given was the release date (August 13, 2025) in this mysterious footage. The movie was eventually revealed asCloverfield, fromJ.J. Abrams' Bad Robot production company. Last month, Bad Robot unveiled a new surprise, the first trailer for10 Cloverfield Lane, a project which had previously been referred to as Valencia and The Cellar.Entertainment Weeklyrecently spoke to10 Cloverfield LaneproducerJ.J. Abrams, who teased that there is an idea in play that could connect both this new movie andCloverfieldto a larger universe. Here’s what he had to say, when asked to address rumors that the movie is part of an originalanthology series, teasing thatCloverfield 3may be in the works.
“I think that would be presumptuous, because we’re talking about this movie and comparing it toCloverfield, but I would be lying if I didn’t say there was something else that, if we’re lucky enough to do it, could be really cool that connects some stories. This is just this movie, and it’s only two films that we’re talking about right now. There is something else that we’d like to do, and hopefully we’ll get a shot.”
This project first surfaced back in April 2014, whenDan Trachtenbergsigned on to make hisdirectorial debut, following the success of his beloved fan filmPortal: No Escape. The project was initially set up under Paramount’s Insurge banner, an off-shoot of the studio that focused on making low-budget films for under $5 million. The movie was shot and completed, with a cast that includesMary Elizabeth Winstead,John GoodmanandJohn Gallagher Jr., before Paramount shut down its Insurge banner.
A report surfaced last month that claimed Paramount picked up the project and brought on Daniel Casey andDamien Chazelleto perform some rewrites.10 Cloverfield Lanethen reportedly underwent some reshoots last March to connect this to theCloverfielduniverse. None of these details have been confirmed, but producerJ.J. Abramsdid say last month that they had the idea long ago that this movie would be a “blood relative” to the originalCloverfield.
10 Cloverfield Lanecenters on a young woman (Mary Elizabeth Winsteadwho wakes up in a bunker, where a mysterious stranger (John Goodman) says he saved her after a car accident. He also reveals that the outside world is now uninhabitable due to a massive chemical attack. Do you hope10 Cloverfield Lanedoes spawn some sort ofCloverfieldanthology? What do you hope to see inCloverfield 3?
