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Bad Robot’s ‘Overlord’ Was Never a ‘Cloverfield’ Movie?
After Paramount Pictures stunned us all with 10 Cloverfield Lane, we’ve been speculating as to which the next Cloverfield sequel/spinoff would be. When The Cloverfield Paradox was surprise dropped during the Super Bowl by Netflix, it was being reported (and confirmed by /Film) that the WW II-set Overlord was also part of the universe. While we have already reported it is no longer considered part of Cloverfield‘s lore, director Julius Avery is now stating that it was never supposed to be.
“No, it’s not a Cloverfield movie, and it never started off as a Cloverfield movie,” the Australian director tells Games Radar.
“This is something completely outside of that franchise. I can’t speak for what people think, but maybe because it had the Bad Robot logo on it, and the Cloverfield franchise is really super-cool. Why not think everything is a Cloverfield movie?”
I mean, why not think everything’s a Cloverfield movie, right? I’ve been around the block a few times and I tend to believe /Film‘s initial report that it was initially planned as part of the Cloververse, and that the critical backlash to The Cloverfield Paradox caused Paramount to reconsider. No matter, we’re still getting a proper Cloverfield sequel sometime in the future (so says J.J. Abrams) and Overlord is getting some rave reviews out of the Fantastic Fest World Premiere (we thought it was just okay).
In the film, “On the eve of D-Day, a group of American paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion’s success, but as they approach their target, they begin to realize there is more going on in this Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation. They find themselves fighting against supernatural forces, part of a Nazi experiment.”
The film stars Jovan Adepo and Wyatt Russell (“Black Mirror”), with Jacob Anderson (“Game of Thrones”), Dominic Applewhite (The King’s Speech), Pilou Asbaek (“Game of Thrones”), Iain de Caestecker (“Marvel’s AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.”), John Magaro (The Big Short), Mathilde Ollivier (The Misfortunes of Francois Jane), and Bokeem Woodbine (“Fargo”).
Overlord begins its U.S. theatrical run on November 9, 2018
A job at a marijuana farm turns nightmarish in director Ariel Vida’s Trim Season, and Blue Harbor Entertainment has released the trailer just in time for 4/20 this weekend.
Trim Season will open in theaters and on demand June 7, 2024.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker and production designer Ariel Vida, Trim Season stars Bethlehem Million (Sick, “And Just Like That…”) as Emma, an adrift, jobless, 20-something seeking purpose. Along with a group of young people from Los Angeles, she drives up the coast to make quick cash trimming marijuana on a secluded farm in Northern California.
“Cut off from the rest of the world, they soon realize that Mona (Jane Badler) – the seemingly amiable owner of the estate – is harboring secrets darker than any of them could imagine. It becomes a race against time for Emma and her friends to escape the dense woods with their lives.”
The cast also includes “Scream” and Hell Fest‘s Bex Taylor-Klaus, Starry Eyes, “Midnight Mass” and Doctor Sleep‘s Alex Essoe, Ally Ioannides (Synchronic), Cory Hart (“Fear the Walking Dead”), Ryan Donowho, Marc Senter and Juliette Kenn De Balinthazy.
Michelle Swope wrote in her review that Trim Season is “a suspenseful, uniquely crafted story highlighting pain and sacrifice that should spark some powerful conversation around women and gender. Mesmerizing performances, an innovative story, beautiful stylistic choices, and a little bit of witchy weed make Trim Season a must-see horror film.”
Aaron B. Koontz of Paper Street Pictures and Sean E. DeMott of Execution Style Entertainment produced. Paul Holbrook of Hlbrk Ent. produces in addition to Badler on behalf of MeJane Productions. Leal Naim executive produces while Cameron Burns co-produces.
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