More Cloverfield, although you're probably sick of it by now

[cleolinda]

Actual new information!

Via spectralbovine: Here's what the stupid Ethan Haas sites were actually about. Spread the word, boycott at will, have a party.

Meanwhile, I've been able to find out who some of the actors in the trailer are:

00:09 - Rob (Michael Stahl-David) discovers his surprise party. The third image is from just before the first impact.

00:23 - Lizzy Caplan (Mean Girls, "The Class") asks what the video is for.

00:27 - Odette Yustman wishes Rob a good time in Japan.

00:51 - Mike Vogel, aka Mr. Slusho Shirt.

01:28 - Jessica Lucas, right before the Statue of Liberty's head comes barreling through (I think that's Stahl-David and, a second earlier, Caplan, beside her).

I'd say it's Lucas and Caplan in the picture on the 1-18-08 site.


Meanwhile, via 011808, TrailerSpy Exclusive: Comments from a Cloverfield (1-18-08) Insider. Apparently this one's for real, because the person I spoke to (*discreet cough*) confirms that "the #1 principle was injured during a take and had to be taken for stitches to his head." On the other hand, TrailerSpy's insider "likes the Ethan Haas thing," so he may not be entirely reliable--or rather, there's a number of things that even people on the production don't know any better than we do. For what it's worth, the person I spoke to didn't think that Ethan Haas made sense within what s/he knew. And no, I can't say who it was. S/he's not even telling me very much--basically, s/he's agreed to confirm or deny a very few things here and there, so as to maintain the mystery and the surprise but to keep us from wandering off in the wrong direction. But because of the way Abrams is protecting information, there's things s/he doesn't know either (much the way the TrailerSpy actor didn't know), so we're still all in it together.

Anyway. The single most important point in the entry TrailerSpy article:

3) On a take in the scene you all saw (the trailer) at + 30 seconds after impact movie time, just a couple of us were told by Mr Reeves that we are seeing a giant foot stomp down (this is at the point where the tower explodes). Not Godzilla, but it is interesting…

The first explosion is at 1:03. At 1:29:

Eeeeeee.

ETA: Via mokeyhokey: "One of the members of the SA Forums has a cousin working on the promotional team for the film. He obviously can't say much, but he did say that people should keep their eyes open at Comic-Con: 'Let me give you a hint: the people behind the marketing for this movie assume that if you see something lying unattended at comic-con, you will assume it's okay to steal.' "

Comments

[lucky-guess.livejournal.com]

Ooooh. Now I'm all curious about what they'll have at Comi-Con. And I'm glad the Ethan Haas thing got cleared up... it was beginning to annoy me, and I didn't think they'd start something that large so long off from the release date.

[kestrel127.livejournal.com]

Maybe I just have really bad monitors, but I've yet to actually see the scary tentacle things of doom that seem to be causing everyone to flee in panic. On two computers. Oh well, I'm sure I'll see it when I go see HBP tomorrow.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

See, that's the thing--I don't think they're there yet. It's shot in a way that whatever they're reacting to could be beyond our frame of vision. Also, it would give too much away. Until I read the thing about the giant foot, I assumed they were staring at the incoming Liberty's Head.

[bardintraining.livejournal.com]

Any idea what they used to make the monster-noise in the trailer? Is it some ultra-common frequency the human ears like picking up? Because I first watched the trailer an hour ago and call me paranoid but now I'm hearing that noise everywhere I go.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I was standing in front of the bathroom mirror last night at about three in the morning, and all of a sudden the door opened and I nearly wet myself. It was the cat, of course.

[bardintraining.livejournal.com]

I work at a ferry dock. Dull, distant roarings and shakings-of-the-foundations are near constant. Today is not going to be fun.

[eliz.livejournal.com]

Uh-- something lying around unattended? That is what resulted in the situation at Celebration 4- an unattended bag that was suspected (wrongly) to be something more.

Hopefully they are just leaving around something tiny or flyers or something along those lines... and security knows about it...

[grnarmadillo.livejournal.com]

That was my thought as well. The last thing we need is guerrilla marketers (clever or otherwise) encouraging people to steal stuff at Cons. :(

[thyroyalmajesty.livejournal.com]

Maybe it'll be unattended USB sticks, like in the Nine Inch Nails "Year Zero" ARG. USB flash drives were left in the bathrooms at concerts, and they were found to have songs and more of the "story" on them. Tres cool.

[mokeyhokey.livejournal.com]

I think it may be more along the lines of a USB stick like thyroyalmajesty has suggested, or a video tape of some kind. One of the posters asked if it would be something like The Ring tapes that were lying around at a past Comic-Con and he said yes.

[thyroyalmajesty.livejournal.com]

Ohhh god, The Ring. The only movie that nearly made me puke in fear.

I'm going to Comic-Con, but I swear to god if there's an unattended tape near me I AM NOT PICKING IT UP.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I've told this story before, but I ended up having to go by myself to see The Ring, in a theater with only about seven other people, and when Naomi Watts fell into the well I was literally so paralyzed with fear that I started hoping I would just fall over and die, because I was unable to get up and flee the theater.

[thyroyalmajesty.livejournal.com]

LOL!

I went to see it with three friends, and when Samara came out of the TV, we were literally clinging to each other, making weird gasping sounds.

I spent the night at my friend's place because I was too scared to be alone, and when I got back to my place the next day I put the TV in the closet with a blanket over it. Not because I expected Samara to actually emerge, but because I didn't want to wake up in the middle of the night and have that be the first thing I saw.

[cpip.livejournal.com]

I watched it over at a friend's place as part of a marathon (first Ringu, then The Ring, in anticipation of seeing The Ring 2 the next day).

I slept over at her place.
In the living room.
DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HER TV.

Did I mention my friend had long black hair and chose to wear a white nightgown that night?

[corkdorkdan.livejournal.com]

Srsly, it's a good thing this doesn't take place in Boston!

[wirrrn.livejournal.com]

Mmmm... Mike Vogel :drools:

That line about Rob going to Japan has me thinking of giant, radioactive lizards whom like to stomp on Tokyo... But then again... Naaah, it couldn't be... Or could it?!!

[greyduck.livejournal.com]

I had exactly the same thought. *wry grin* (I think I commented such a few cleo-posts ago, actually...) Mind you, I suspect it'll be more along the lines of "something Godzilla-like" without actually being Gozilla/Mothra/Gamera/Etcetera.

[thyroyalmajesty.livejournal.com]

Godzilla is a property of Sony, not Paramount.

[greyduck.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I haven't really paid much attention to who owns what. My point was that I don't see this turning into a known-name-brand monster flick.

So we agree, just differently, or some such.

[wirrrn.livejournal.com]

A new Mothra movie would be keen!

[thyroyalmajesty.livejournal.com]

Good GOD, your icon! Make it stop! I still see it when I close my eyes!

[wirrrn.livejournal.com]

Seven days... *g*

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

Eeeeeeeee is right!!

Also, I totally didn't recognize Lizzy Caplan. And I approve of this Odette Yustman. She's hot.

[khaman.livejournal.com]

I've taken my siesta. I think I'm gonna back off a bit and let all this stuff just sort of flow over me for a while and see where it goes. I'm seeing way too many goofball patterns that are probably just me seeing things.

Though, yeah, to stay strictly with the trailer - I could swear that black smoke looks like something sometimes.

Can't sleep. Hindus will eat me.

[khaman.livejournal.com]

I have issues with letting my brain play. So, there's this Hindu myth about the Gods getting worked up with some lost treasures and whatnot, and they're in this ocean of milk. They throw together a mountain and a snake and go trawling for these 13 treasures and some amrita which happens to be in there, which is the most amazing nectar ever, apparently. It's the immortality drink. Only to get to this stuff, first they have to take care of the snake that got a little worn out and turned the whole damn ocean to poison, so Shiva goes and sucks that down before they can have their Gatorade party. Amrita. An amazing drink from the deep ocean (of milk). Someone stop me.

Also, I still can't find anything useful about Ganu in any form, but there's a Manu in Hinduism and he made buddies with a FISH THAT GROWS BIGGER (okay, it's actually a God), what the fuck, I need medication. Anyway, the rest of that turns into a rather nifty Noah type story.

I've thrown all this into my blogger file for people to go and laugh at and send me rum or something.

[3hours.livejournal.com]

I've been on a little vacation recently so I'm not sure if you've already linkspammed this, but if you haven't, you definitely need to check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT1zjs0y6Z4

[enthroned.livejournal.com]

Hey Cleo! You wouldn't by chance be going to OotP at the IMAX tonight at midnight, would you? :D

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Not IMAX, just a regular theater. : )

[kth524.livejournal.com]

I don't know if anyone's mentioned this yet, but I got the podcast of the 1-18-08 trailer and in the information, it says "In Theatres: Dec 31st, 1969." Anyone know what that's all about?

[syrenssong.livejournal.com]

Damn it. Now I want to go to Comic Con.