J.J. Abramsis finally opening up a bit in regards toCloverfield 4. According to the producer, as has been the case with all of theCloverfieldmovies so far, this next installment in the franchise is going to be a “crazy movie.” Details are currently being kept under wraps, but we know that Paramount is planning on releasingOverlord, which has already been filmed, later this year asCloverfield 4. And following the release ofThe Cloverfield Paradoxon Netflix, J.J. Abrams was willing to talk just a bit about it in a recent interview.
J.J. Abrams, more than maybe anyone else working in Hollywood these days, loves secrecy. That being the case, he’s remaining pretty tight-lipped when it comes toCloverfield 4, which is going to be set in World War II and is said to be a “zombie movie.” However, he did talk a bit about it in a recent interview, while also discussing why they decided to releaseThe Cloverfield Paradoxon Netflix, as opposed to going with atheatrical release. Here’s what he had to say about it.
“It didn’t really feel like it was any fun to release [The Cloverfield Paradox] with everybody knowing that it was coming. Could we possibly do this andkeep it a secretand release the thing in the way we did? That felt to me like that’s the spirit of these movies, that’s the spirit of the series. So to talk about what the next one is and what’s going to happen sort of feels counter-intuitive. Overlord … first of all, it’s something that I can’t wait for you to see cause the director, Julius Avery, has done an amazing job on it. But the specifics, you know, we should wait and see. But that’s really a crazy movie.”
Say what you will aboutThe Cloverfield Paradox, which is, if Rotten Tomatoes is to be believed, a movie that critics and fans alike generally are not fond of, but doing the surprise Netflix release did manage to keep the mystery associated with theCloverfieldmovies alive. This, despite the fact that, as J.J. Abrams points out, everyone knew thatGod Particle, which is whatCloverfield 3started its life as, was being released as the third entry in the franchise. As forCloverfield 4? Abrams sounds hyped about it and crazy goes quite well with theCloverfieldmovies. At their best, they areabsolutely crazy. So, even though he’s not saying much, he’s saying what fans probably want to hear.
The good news, for anyone who wasn’t a fan ofThe Cloverfield Paradox, is that the franchise still has a very bright future.Overlordhas reportedly tested very well in recent test screenings, which was not the case with the recently released third movie, which is at least in part why Paramount sold it to Netflix. It’s also rumored thatCloverfield 5could already be in the works with Daisy Ridley attached to star. Every franchise and/or cinematic universe is going to have some bumps in the road and let’s just hope thatThe Cloverfield Paradoxwas an exception and doesn’t become the rule. J.J. Abrams sounds rather positive, if secretive, about the future in this new chat withDigital Spy.
