Third ‘Cloverfield’ Movie Pushed Back To 2018
The thirdCloverfieldfilm, tentatively titled2017 Cloverfield Movie, may have to change its working title. The release date for the sequel to 2008’sCloverfieldand 2016’s10 Cloverfield Lanehas been pushed back to 2018.
This makes it the second delay for the sci-fi movie originally titledThe God Particle. The film is the third set in theCloverfielduniverse, which has acted as a sort of connective tissue between original genre films that have been picked up by Paramount and J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions.
Varietyreports that Paramount and Bad Robot have moved theCloverfield 3release date by more than three months from June 27, 2025, toFebruary 2, 2018. This pushes back theCloverfieldfilm’s release date more than a year after its original date for August 13, 2025.
Although we have more than 6 months to wait for the nextCloverfieldfilm, that doesn’t mean that Paramount is going to skip on the viral marketing that Abrams and Bad Robot are known for. At this past weekend’s San Diego Comic Con, a “Slusho! Truck” was spotted handing out the fictional beverage that has played an integral part in theCloverfielduniverse. Well, integral in that they’ve appeared in the first two movies and help connect the distinctly separate stories. Think of them as the Cornetto ice cream of theCloverfielduniverse.
A few hawkeyed Comic Con attendees, including writer Steve Zaragoza, swarmed the truck for some refreshing drinks and possible hints for the nextCloverfieldfilm.
The hashtag #HappyTalk is being used as part of theCloverfield 3’s alternate reality games, the Internet-based viral campaignwhich takes users througha labyrinthine trek of clues and Slusho hints. you’re able to even follow theSLUSHO!TRUCKhandle on Twitter.
Cloverfield 3is set in the near future, and follows a team of astronauts stranded on a space station after they make a “terrifying discovery that challenges all they know about the fabric of reality.”
This third Cloverfield film is directed byJulius Onah, written byOren Uziel, and starsDavid Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ziyi Zhang, Elizabeth Debicki, Daniel Brühl,andChris O’Dowd.
I’m not sure the reason for the secrecy around the official title forCloverfield 3—The God Particleis an excellent title, and I hope it’ll return to it once the release date rolls around. But the original premise of the film which lead to that title may no longer be relevant, as the story was likely tweaked to fit in theCloverfielduniverse. The same was done for10 Cloverfield Lane, which was initially an original film titledThe Cellar.
Though the frequent delays don’t bode well, I’m still excited by the nextCloverfieldfilm and its stellar cast, as well as what the expandedCloverfielduniverse means for original sci-fi films looking for a home. It’s a brilliant way of branding a film without a built-in audience and keeping a franchise fresh without giving into sequel syndrome.
