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J.J. Abrams is the man. The guy has been responsible for practically reinventing television and saving it from the never-ending onslaught of reality shows and CSI spin-offs. He also made an extremely underrated movie that got swept under the rug a bit due to it's lead star being about as loony as Michael Jackson plus Prince times Rosie O’Donnell divided by Ron Workman. Now he's at it again, this time stirring up all kinds of internet rumors and theories that would make a Star Wars fan crap themselves in frustration.

I speak, of course, about his upcoming "Blair Witch meets Godzilla" film tentatively-titled "Cloverfield", set to release on January 18th, 2008. The reason this is relevant to gaming is because one of the many rumors is that this is actually a film based on the classic Midway arcade game, Rampage, in which multiple giant animals climb buildings, punch everything, and eat people.

Hit the jump for all the viral marketing, hints, theories, and anticipation you can handle, as well as word from Abrams himself on why this is looking less and less likely like a Rampage or Cthulu film. And no, you can't have my Slusho t-shirt.

At the Paramount Pictures Comic-Con panel Abrams had this to say: 

His quick speech suggests that it's only one monster, and that it's something completely original. This doesn't rule out Rampage entirely, as the possibility of multiple monsters may still be one of the movies many secrets, and the design of the creatures from Rampage could still be "insane" and "intense" but- holy shit, I'm doing it right now aren't I? 

Anyway, to dive into the sea of theories and viral marketing, try any of these sites. A warning however; it can get addicting, especially since the trailer is so goddamn intriguing, and the creators are being incredibly tight-lipped about the whole thing. Personally, with the movie still several months away, I don't think I can torture myself any longer. It'd be like waiting until next year to see another episode of Lost ...


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trydizon's Avatar
trydizon at 07/31/2007 19:37
holler front.
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PwnyBownz at 07/31/2007 19:38

Did the guy on the street say it was a big lion? Did I hear that right? Big lions are stoopid.
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WastelandTraveler at 07/31/2007 19:40
I really cannot wait for this movie ugghhh I'm excited
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William Haley at 07/31/2007 19:40
Originally I thought they said "lion", which would further the theory of a Rampage film, but in actuality he says "It's alive! It's huge!"

=(
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WastelandTraveler at 07/31/2007 19:40
and no pwny they already had a huge internet discussion about this awhile ago lol he says "its alive, its huge"
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Sharpless at 07/31/2007 19:41
The monster is a fusion of Matthew Fox and Robert Summa.

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST.
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goodgamer77 at 07/31/2007 19:50
I think that it's the StayPuft Marshmallow Man...or a Nintendog.
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bluemeep at 07/31/2007 19:57
Where the hell'd he get that Infocom shirt? I want an Infocom shirt. That's fucking awesome.
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kawitchate at 07/31/2007 20:06
did you just say he "reinvented" television with Alias and "saved" it with Lost? while i'm glad they're not reality shows, neither of them are THAT great. now Felicity, that's another matter...

all that said, the trailer here (for a movie i hadn't even heard of before today) looks pretty sweet... and i'm super-psyched about his helming of the new Star Trek.
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Azereki at 07/31/2007 20:14
You are all wrong. The new movie is actually going to be based off of Pikmin.
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rpbowlinggod at 07/31/2007 20:27
I've heard rumors its based off of Lovecraft lore, a Voltron movie (that would be too frickin' hard to keep quiet), and an Egyptian type movie.

Can only hope for Voltron.
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free touch at 07/31/2007 20:29
I bet the monster is MGS4 coming to Xbox360. amidoingitrite?
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Burritoclock at 07/31/2007 20:29
All you have to do is watch him speak in the second video of this post to know beyond a doubt that it is NOT a voltron movie.
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twincannon at 07/31/2007 20:30
You lost me at Lost

MI:3 was pretty refreshing though, mainly because Philip Seymour Hoffman is amazing
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kawitchate at 07/31/2007 20:37
Super-Super Shredder
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OutrageousToob at 07/31/2007 20:37
I still think with the way that explosion occurs (the way it grows out from a central point) it looks as if something is breaking through the crust of the earth and emerging from the ground. Chunks of (what seem to be) concrete, earth, and debris are even sent through the air mid-explosion. Some websites report the monster's production name simply as "The Parasite."

Lavos is a parasite that emerges from within the earth, in an explosive way, to wreak havok on the people of earth.

Mystery solved. It's a Chrono Trigger movie.
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Jark212 at 07/31/2007 20:37
I hope its not another crappy take on Godzilla...
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eternalplayer2345 at 07/31/2007 20:41
when people asked j.j about this he said america needed it own monster movie. im thinking this is an orginail not a reimaging
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OutrageousToob at 07/31/2007 20:56
Agreed. Godzilla has not only been done 12,323,438,430,982 times, the character/monster is completely un-interesting. We all know the story behind it; a radiation afflicted lizard grows big, stomps city, done. He's just completely stale at this point.

I really hope Abrams' monster is bigger, nastier, more alien, and an actual threat the human race. A quasi-apocalyptic feel to this film would be nice. It has the potential to invoke a true sense of dread.

Also, I don't see how people honestly thing that guy is saying, "It's a Lion." I mean really, what the fuck would somebody say, "It's a Lion?" Oh right, it must be Voltron... how stupid of me. I'll tell you what. If it's Voltron I'll slice my nutsack off and consume my testicles. Hell, I'll even set up a webcam so the internet can watch.
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japan at 07/31/2007 21:00
its probably a giant robot looking like "bad robot" logo
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OutrageousToob at 07/31/2007 21:01
I honestly think my Chrono Trigger theory, as dumb as it is, is more sound than the whole lion/chimera/Voltron thing.

Sorry for the ranting and the raving. I've been spending too much time on the IMDB boards. There must be a billion asinine topics there... "OMG It's voltron! the guy says lion." It grates on ones nerves after too much reading of the stupidness.
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Pariah at 07/31/2007 21:18
At least this movie will have an ending and some answers. Remember kids, Heroes is the new Lost.
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JLanphear at 07/31/2007 21:36
Allow me to explain all it would take to make this movie a success.

1.) Have J.J. Abrams direct it.
2.) Absolutely flood the internet with conspiracy and viral marketing and questions. With questions to be answered, people WILL respond. Conspiracy theories are the shiny things of the internet. People are attracted to them.
3.) Make it a monster movie that is better than The Host. If you have not seen The Host. You must go watch a geniuinely good monster movie... even if it is Korean.

2 out 3 done. If they can make a monster movie better than The Host, than this movie will fucking rock. It already looks extremely intriguing.
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JLanphear at 07/31/2007 21:38
Also, since Pariah is a new comment that I have yet to see and respond to. Heroes fuckin rocks.
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resetbutton at 07/31/2007 21:48
Could it be something like that korean movie The Host?
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TehBoognish at 07/31/2007 21:59
Da Monsta is?????????
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BlindsideDork at 07/31/2007 22:28
Look at my post back in beginning of July!.

Yeah, I would be completely upset if it was Rampage. But I guess a Godzilla wannabe!
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Detry at 07/31/2007 22:30
Cthulhu would be awesome.

Or Cathulhu. That would be good.
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Detry at 07/31/2007 22:31
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Aughndibi at 07/31/2007 22:36
Man. I was really hoping that this was going to be a Cthulhu movie. Oh well. I guess this new thing will probably be good, but still...*sigh* I guess I'll have to wait until Guillermo del Toro makes "At the Mountains of Madness".
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Mxyzptlk at 07/31/2007 23:19
The monster will end up being the polar bear from Lost. Also, At the Mountains of Madness is going to be awesome.
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ZombieEmily at 07/31/2007 23:24
I lol'd at the CATHULHU thing eh. Whatever it is, looks like EPIC WIN
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inque at 08/01/2007 00:25
hahah I too loved that CATHULHU picture hahah

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robotplague at 08/01/2007 00:33
I love the posts that deviate from gaming (because most everyone is into the same type of stuff anyways). If The 'Toid turned into more of a nerd/pop culture blog with heavy emphasis on the gaming I'd welcome it with open arms.
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entropyman at 08/01/2007 01:21
when I heard the "it's a lion" the first thing that flashed for me was [img src="http://maxtoons.com/gaiking5_big.jpg"][/img]
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fetusmilk at 08/01/2007 08:18
maybe its the return of grape ape? hehe. but i did notice the water trail in the ocean and the way the buildings are torn apart looks like some kinda lochness or snake or alaskan bull worm or something. oooo maybe a haydra? or a beholder would be cool.
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Yanaku at 08/01/2007 08:29
Fetusmilk, that's EXCATLY what I thought =] Wanted to see if anyone else spotted it! In the video the head of the statue of Liberty gets thrown, so....>_>;;;YEH from the water it comes!
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Fronz at 08/01/2007 08:42
I still have a feeling it's tied in with the DarkDaysAreComing.com mystery game we saw a few months ago -- I think it's called "Gaia Online" or something like that. The game company released only one picture that I know of, and it was a 500 ft Cthulu looking tentacle face monster in downtown of a city.
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lowercaseluke at 08/01/2007 09:47
OMG IT'S MEWTWO RUN!!
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fetusmilk at 08/01/2007 12:23
these cthulu things are they kinda like a D&D/ spelljammer mindflayer/illithid? that would be awsome

[img]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/designdev_mindflayer.jpg[img]
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fetusmilk at 08/01/2007 12:24


like this,damnit!
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Zanch at 08/01/2007 16:15
Hopefully it's actually a monster....fool me once, J.J. Abrhams, shame on you....fool me twice, shame on me.
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Alaphic at 08/01/2007 17:59
I want a Cthulu movie. I don't think they could really do him justice, but godammit I want one anyway.
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Jchobot at 08/01/2007 18:04
This looks AMAZING.

(and if it were Cthulu, I think I'd die of happiness).
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eljoka1991 at 09/01/2007 16:56
I hope that this movie as JJ Abrams says is an original monster movie, but with a twist, such as no one can defeat the monster and at the end who saves us? GOJIRA. Only alot better than those trashy Jap remakes.
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