J.J. Abrams directing untitled Godzilla meets The Blair Witch Project in NYC movie?

how did ppl decide they were connected in the first place? several articles mentioned the trailer and the websites together but I didn't quite get where the link between the two came from.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/07/09/jj-abrams-says-ethan-haas-has-nothing-to-do-with-cloverfield/

the slusho stuff at the end is kind of weird? a lot of people make fake "in-show/movie" sites these days though.

the people I know who are working on this movie won't tell me anything beyond that its a monster film - BAH

if its Lovecraft I kinda can't see how it will be anything other than completely shitty - Lovecraft in general cannot be translated to film effectively.

Interesitng how everyone seems to assume it's based on something else. Isn't it possible that the guy who came up with Lost and Felicity and a guy who wrote for those shows have come up with an original screenplay?

Yeah, and it just plain doesn't make any sense to build this much secrecy and ambiguity around a project if it's actually a pre-existing franchise from previous TV shows or movies.

Clearly this is Snakes on a Plane II: The Revenge.

BUT it would be a good way to prevent six months' worth of fanboy naysaying if it involves a really beloved/cult franchise (like Voltron or Cthulhu). Just playing devil's advocate, though. There's some argument that it's actually for a tabletop RPG.

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venture capital?? for a table top rpg??

a really beloved/cult franchise (like Voltron or Cthulhu)

but afaik there are really no Cthulhu fanboys as such... heck, afaik the "Cthulhu mythos" was never really elaborated very far in Lovecraft and generally existed on the fringes. Mike Mignola's version is probably the most clear and consistent.

clearly you are not that into cthulhu.

Lovecraft has a huge following what are you talking about

There's a good bit of Cthulhu mythos stuff from writers in the Lovecraft circle, Derleth, and even a tabletop rpg!

i'm really hoping this is something cthuloid now

I kind of highly doubt it.

Are angels and demons walking among us, or is there a larger chain of events unfolding?

Uh, what?

GO WITH IT.

Also, the silent, B&W "Call of Cthulhu" fanfilm with 20s period fx is pretty nifty.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0478988/

Srsly, if you are into tentacle monsters (without anime rape) check it out!

slusho website: http://www.slusho.jp
dood in the trailer wearing slusho shirt
dood who's party it is going to japan. probably to go work fr slusho.
?????

MYSTERY!

good catch chaki.

GABBO

slusho trucks have been spotted around la.

clearly you are not that into cthulhu

On the basis of Lovecraft alone, one really can't be, is all I'm saying. Everything else is fanfic.

Lovecraft has a huge following what are you talking about

Uh, yeah, that's not lost on me. They get this: http://www.cthulhuthemovie.com/ It features Tori Spelling...

But Chthulu is more of an idea than e.g. an actual toy giant robot assembled from toy robot lions. Which if there's still some fatbeard out there clinging to the hope that Untitled JJ Abrams Project is in any way Voltron-related... well, just grrr.

But Chthulu is more of an idea than e.g. an actual toy giant robot assembled from toy robot lions.

this is my favorite thing you've ever said

But Chthulu is more of an idea than e.g. an actual toy giant robot assembled from toy robot lions

yep - which is exactly why it is a horrible idea to make a film about it. Point taken about the scanty source material - its true Lovecraft didn't write a lot about it (certainly not in any detail, that's not his style).

Yeah, I mean, if this movie WAS about Cthulhu it'd basically be "A monster attacks NYC, and that monster is Cthulhu" judging by the trailer.

Yeah, I mean, if this movie WAS about Cthulhu it'd basically be "A monster attacks NYC, and that monster is Cthulhu" and he teaches them new ways to shout and kill and revel and enjoy themselves, and all the earth would flame with a holocaust of ecstasy and freedom.

I'm starting to come over to the i-hope-it's-not-cthulhu side. But that would still be better than fucking Voltron.

he teaches them new ways to shout and kill and revel and enjoy themselves, and all the earth would flame with a holocaust of ecstasy and freedom.

Been there.

this movie had better be good because all the mystery has got me in a tizzy

i watched some nerd's analysis of all the footage on youtube last night.

by "footage" i mean the trailer, whoops

Which if there's still some fatbeard out there clinging to the hope that Untitled JJ Abrams Project is in any way Voltron-related... well, just grrr.

-- rogermexico., Tuesday, July 10, 2007 8:45 PM

:(((

i don't have a beard anymore...

I am shamed :(

"If you feelin like a geek, go on brush ya shoulders off" etc

I sent an email to their "Contact Us" link, got the following reply:

From: sato✧✧✧@slu✧✧✧.j✧
Subject: [Auto-Reply] Happy!

Slusho! loves your mails!! You Can't Drink Just Six!!!

I hate this stupid crap. GABBO comment OTM.

I've got a screencap of the full "Slusho History" page, but it's crazy large and I don't want to slow down the thread's load time.

Here's a link.

OK so I'm a geek. Roll with me on this, though.

The Whois info for 1-18-08.com lists the registrant as "In Hoc Signo Vinces." The phrase means "in this sign you will conquer" and is part of the Scottish Rite Freemason's crest.

The contact address listed is for the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in DC. "In Hoc Signo Vinces" is inscribed on the memorial.

Albert Pike is listed as the site admin. He was the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite of Freemasons. His writings are often used as sources to support conspiracy theories about the Masons. He's real dead and probably not administrating any viral websites for JJ Abrams.

I'm sensing a pattern. Or maybe throwing in the fucking MASONS is a joke on geeks like me that are trying way too hard to find a pattern where there isn't one.

The phone number listed in the Whois gives you weather info for an airfield in Santa Monica that used to be called Cloverfield (!).

The Masons, always throwing in undercurrents of conspiracy where in fact none is to be found.

that's exactly what a Mason would say

The Masons, always throwing in undercurrents of conspiracy where in fact none is to be found.

-- Abbott, Wednesday, July 11, 2007 2:17 AM

yeah, could be abrams' way of laughing at me.

everyone else laughs at me in much simpler ways, though.

Masons are all like 90-year-old dudes who just need an excuse to get together and be frail in one another's company.

But they made Steve Gutenberg a star.

A 'nothing not already known but anyway' entry of info via the LA Times:

The Mystery: What's that trailer running in front of "Transformers" all about?

The Sleuths: The movie geeks of Aint It Cool News and 1-18-08.com.

The Facts: A shaky home movie shows a going-away party, then a mysterious creature decapitates the Statue of Liberty and makes New York explode. Its working title is "Cloverfield" and it comes out Jan. 18. Oh, and it's produced by "Lost" co-creator J.J. Abrams.

The Theories: It's either a new Godzilla movie, an adaptation of the works of H.P. Lovecraft or a new "Voltron" movie. Two websites -- ethanhaaswasright.com and ethanhaaswaswrong.blogspot.com -- were initially thought to be associated with the film, but Abrams himself has since disproved that, while also hinting at other websites still undiscovered.

Chance of Being Solved: Abrams has promised to reveal the movie's proper title very soon. Other than that, we'll to wait until January.

STATUE OF LIBERTY YOR HEAD A SPLODE: the movie

Anyway, this is obviously the Trek prequel.

Rob confronts the monster, sacrifices his emotion to destroy it, the remaining bits become the Klingons, Rob is Spock's grandfather and Rosario Dawson founds Starfleet. Easy.

Hmm, Matt Reeves:

Director:

4. "Felicity" (5 episodes, 1998-2001)
- The Declaration (2001) TV Episode
- The Slump (2000) TV Episode
- Felicity Was Here (1999) TV Episode
- The Last Stand (1998) TV Episode
- Pilot (1998) TV Episode

I take it back.

She was turned down for grad school in New York...

She wanted revenge.

FELICITY: THE MOVIE