J.J. Abrams' Super 8 (2011)

[Morris Schæffer]

Some juicy morcels of info:

We have exclusive details on the trailer for the J.J. Abrams–produced Super 8, which will unspool at 12:01 am Thursday night in front of Iron Man 2. We feel compelled to insert a spoiler alert — read no further if you just want it to be a surprise! — lest a livid Cloverfield fan hurl an icy Slusho! in our direction. Here's what we know for certain ...
Insiders familiar with the trailer tell us that it shows a bunch of kids who are shooting a movie with a Super 8 camera in the seventies or eighties. When they develop the film, they notice that there's an alien creature in the frame. Our sources also say that Super 8 is absolutely connected to 2008's Cloverfield (possibly a prequel, but not a sequel).
Whether the actual Super 8 movie will be set in the seventies, eighties, or present day is anyone's guess. And yet, just this scrap of information will have fans obsessing for months. Advantage yours, Abrams.

[megladon8]

I, for one, can't wait to see this.

[eternity]

I'll go see Iron Man 2 for this.

[Morris Schæffer]

A small description of the trailer:

“In 1970 Area 51 was closed down and everything was shipped to an undisclosed location in Ohio”. Then you see a train carrying lots of cargo loads. Cut to a car driving down the road that jumps up on the tracks and heads straight toward the train. Cut to black screen and then the words “From Director J.J. Abrams”. Then back to the train and car colliding into each other, the the train derails, the camera slowly zooms in on one of the tipped over cargo cars of the derailed train, then something is punching on the walls inside the train cart trying to escape. Cut to black screen and then the title ”Super 8“.

[megladon8]

Damn, J.J. Abrams himself has some out and said this has absolutely nothing to do with Cloverfield.

*sigh*

A man can dream...

[KK2.0]

EW said it's a Steven Spielberg's production with JJ directing, the film seems to be his homage to the sci-fi films he watched as a teenager... http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/...lberg-super-8/

[Ivan Drago]

I'm sure this will be awesome, but I'll be interested to see if/how they incorporate the limitations of a super 8 camera.

[megladon8]

I think J.J. Abrams is the very best "idea man" currently working in Hollywood.

[Winston*]

I think J.J. Abrams is the very best "idea man" currently working in Hollywood.

Isn't all his stuff derivative of something or other?

[MadMan]

The teaser was pretty cool, although I'm not sure how this movie will turn out. I'd like to see a longer trailer in the near future.

[Morris Schæffer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NECsr...layer_embedded

The teaser It's a cam, but pretty steady and clear.

[number8]

I think J.J. Abrams is the very best "idea man" currently working in Hollywood.

I'm curious as to why you say this. What are his good ideas?

[megladon8]

I'm curious as to why you say this. What are his good ideas?

His ideas have more to do with how to approach something we've seen before. I find every project I see him associated with involves a very clever, fresh take on whatever subject he's telling a story about.

So maybe he is more of a marketing genius.

[Sven]

His ideas have more to do with how to approach something we've seen before. I find every project I see him associated with involves a very clever, fresh take on whatever subject he's telling a story about.

So maybe he is more of a marketing genius.

Mission Impossible III?

[Raiders]

Mission Impossible III?

Well, he did kill Felicity.

[Morris Schæffer]

Cloverfield and Super 8's kinda fall under what Meg is saying, but the others he was associated with? Just to name one example, Star Trek. I enjoyed it loads and yet I can't help but feel that it is probably one of the few recent movies in existence that feel both exciting and fresh and at the same time incredibly stale in terms of ideas, narrative and storytelling ingenuity.

[number8]

I wasn't sure what we're talking about with "idea," because I don't think MI3, Star Trek, LOST and Fringe were exactly his ideas. You can credit him on Cloverfield, Felicity, Alias and that new Undercovers show.

[Skitch]

Isn't all his stuff derivative of something or other?

Isn't everything?

I think JJ is one of the more interesting and visually creative directors working today.

[Raiders]

The trailer does confirm Abrams is directing and Spielberg is producing. It appears Abrams also wrote the screenplay.

[eternity]

Abrams is the "new" Soderbergh. Awesome ideas and goes against the grain to an extent, but good god does he underwhelm me.

(Except Cloverfield. But he didn't really do that one.)

[eternity]

And now it makes sense why Paramount didn't want to buy Oren Peli's Area 51 when they had first dibs on it.

[KK2.0]

i'll pay attention to whatever he attaches his name to, as a producer, director or writer, he has an eye for cool geek projects.

[KK2.0]

trailer in good quality http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPcta5V5dA0

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/super8/

observations done by some guy on the net, sorry if fake/innacurate:

- In Spielberg's Close Encounters there's a report claiming about a train wreck near a place where, in fact, an UFO has landed.

- Spielberg used to make Super 8 movies where he simulated train accidents with toys.

- In E.T. when the agents invade Elliot's home, a toy train starts moving.


looks like way too much Spielberg love going on, although i can see JJ adding all those references and easter eggs, he loves that.

[Mal]

Abrams is the "new" Soderbergh. Awesome ideas and goes against the grain to an extent, but good god does he underwhelm me.

He's more Shyamalan for me.

[eternity]

He's more Shyamalan for me.

Abrams hasn't gone full retard yet.