'Cloverfield' Heads to NYC with Another Title Rumor
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We've been receiving emails all morning from folks who've discovered that Cloverfield (aka that mysterious J.J. Abrams-produced monster flick) is now shooting scenes on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Of course, this now means my lazy ass will need to stop by tonight after my Superbad screening to see what's really going on, but based on the pics coming in, it looks like folks have dropped a ton of concrete on a car and scattered the street with debris as if something monstrous had just moved through. In the meantime, you can scope out some of the damage here and here, and stay tuned to Cinematical for more updates once I'm able to check out the scene for myself.
Wait, we're not done yet. Since it's a new day, Cloverfield has been given another title. Contrary to me wanting them to just call it The One Where I Punch J.J. Abrams in the Face, some internet MacGyvers are saying that the film might be called Overnight. Apparently, some lawyer who's worked with Abrams is registering names with something -- I dunno, nor do I care. We do know, however, that three teaser posters were released at ComicCon. All of them featured the same image of the Statue of Liberty without a head, but two of them were titled: Monstrous and Ferocious Furious. Could the teasers be leading up to a new poster with the title Overnight? I'm not crazy about the name, but it would make sense since all the action appears to take place, well, overnight. Or, in the middle of the night. And if you listen to the Billy Joel song River of Dreams, it begins with the lyrics: "In the middle of the night, I go walking in my sleep. From the mountains of faith, to the river so deep." Could Billy Joel have something to do with Cloverfield? Is the river he's speaking of the Hudson River? Is Billy Joel the monster? And the plot thickens ...
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8-01-2007 @ 2:23PM
LRS62 said...
In my humble, OVERNIGHT is far better than "Monstrous" or "Furious".
The third poster says Furious, not Ferocious, btw.
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8-01-2007 @ 2:32PM
Erik Davis said...
Thanks for the catch. I knew it was Furious, but had Ferocious in my head after reading another article. I've made the correction.
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8-01-2007 @ 2:40PM
Bradford Oman said...
You forgot to mention that the third poster going around is one that says Terrifying. Unless of course you chose to omit because you weren't definite on that info, in which case...more power to you for accuracy.
Just FYI too, Harry Knowles at AICN had reported a few days back during the Con that a spy had reported this poster campaign but the words above the poster were said to be Barbarous and Ferocious...looks like close but no cigar. However, this spy did say as well that this campaign was leading to a poster title reveal, and Harry not wanting to spoil it apparently only half spoiled it with a hint:
"The title? Well, I don't want to spoil it, so you should go ask, Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin!"
And this is the real name of the X-Men's tin man Colossus...so maybe, just maybe, the movie could be called Colossus.
I'm not saying AICN is full of tons of accuracy with this thing, but hey this anticipation and speculation is great stuff.
And damn do I wish I could get my hands on a Cloverfield poster at a reasonable non-eBay shark price.
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8-01-2007 @ 4:26PM
Tom said...
You can find an image of the terrifying poster over at
http://www.cloverfieldnews.com/2007/07/31/larger-non-camera-image-of-the-terrifying-poster/
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8-01-2007 @ 6:13PM
Tony Stimetz said...
I don't know if anyone has become aware, but you can flip some of the pictures on 1-18-08 by clicking and then flicking your mouse up or down. Oh, and there are now 5 images on there.
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8-01-2007 @ 8:50PM
Ralph said...
MONSTROUS, FEROCIOUS, COLOSSUS and those words are most likely tag lines, and not the real title.
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8-01-2007 @ 9:41PM
Bubba8193 said...
OMG. Tony Stimetz is right! How cool!
idk if anyone else knows that...??
thanks Tony!
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8-06-2007 @ 11:31AM
Eddie M. said...
Um, THERE IS A TITLE, THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A TITLE.
People have just assumed that because it said "1-18-08" on the movie theater screen, that this just meant it was the date of release. It IS the date of release, but it's ALSO THE DATE THAT THE MOVIE ITSELF TAKES PLACE (proof here at official site: http://www.1-18-08.com/) When the photos develop you will see the date that they were taken in the bottom right corner of each photo: 1/18/2008. You will also see time stamps in each photo: the earliest time stamp is 12:01 A (which basically means AM), and that particular photo is of the lead male arriving at the party, which basically means that the movie will focus on a 24 hour basis. The movie will end at the end of the day.
Nice site, by the way. Yours, I mean.
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8-06-2007 @ 11:31AM
Eddie M. said...
Um, THERE IS A TITLE, THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A TITLE.
People have just assumed that because it said "1-18-08" on the movie theater screen, that this just meant it was the date of release. It IS the date of release, but it's ALSO THE DATE THAT THE MOVIE ITSELF TAKES PLACE (proof here at official site: http://www.1-18-08.com/) When the photos develop you will see the date that they were taken in the bottom right corner of each photo: 1/18/2008. You will also see time stamps in each photo: the earliest time stamp is 12:01 A (which basically means AM), and that particular photo is of the lead male arriving at the party, which basically means that the movie will focus on a 24 hour basis. The movie will end at the end of the day.
Nice site, by the way. Yours, I mean.
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8-09-2007 @ 2:17AM
bbmcrae said...
New CLOVERFIELD trailer!!!
http://tinyurl.com/37zjk3
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