Last November, it was revealed that the J.J. Abrams-produced sci-fi/thriller God Particle was going to be the next film in the Cloverfield universe, which began in 2008 with the titular film and was followed by 10 Cloverfield Lane. Originally slated for release on February 24, 2017, the top secret film, directed by Julius Onah, was pulled from the schedule. Paramount Pictures t hen set a new date for the third Cloverfield, scheduling it for theaters (and IMAX) on October 27, 2017. This was confirmed yesterday at the ongoing CinemaCon in Vegas.
Just announced a new “Cloverfield” project from #JJAbrams which will premiere October 27, 2017 #CinemaCon
— CinemaCon (@CinemaCon) March 29, 2017
Most interesting is that Cloverfield will be opening against Lionsgate’s tentatively titled Saw Legacy, the eighth film in the franchise. Who will lose this game of chicken?
And with that, we now have a mystery on our hands. Is this third Cloverfield movie opening in October actually God Particle, about a team of astronauts who make a “shocking discovery” and end up fighting for survival in what is described as an altered reality, or is it a proper sequel that was secretly shot right under our noses?! It’s probably the former, but you never know with Bad Robot and Mr. Abrams. God Particle, or whatever the title is, stars Ziyi Zhang, Elizabeth Debicki, Daniel Brühl and Chris O’Dowd.
Also rumored to be joining the Cloverfield universe is Overlord, which follows two paratroopers who are caught behind enemy lines after their plane crashes on a mission to destroy a German Radio Tower in a small town outside of Normandy during the D-Day invasion. After reaching their target, the two paratroopers come to realize that besides fighting off Nazi soldiers, they also must combat against supernatural forces that are a result of a secret Nazi experiment. Julius Avery, who directed A24’s Son of a Gun is at the helm of Overlord.