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io9 Talks To Cloverfield Monster Designer Neville Page
We've showcased Neville Page's conceptual artwork and designs before. Now we're psyched because he's finally allowed to talk to us about his design for our favorite recent movie monster, "Clover" (as he calls it) from Cloverfield. Right now, Page is working on James Cameron's Avatar, the movie adaptation of Watchmen, and J.J. Abrams' new Star Trek. But with the new Clovie toy out, all we wanted to do was talk monster. And we got some good answers. Did you know Clover has more than one way to eat? Find out everything you want to know about the Cloverfield monster in our interview with Page. More »
cthulhutech
You take a shambling horror from a Lovecraft story, pop a couple of shoulder cannons on it and a replace a few tentacles with laser beams, and you've got yourself a whole new kind of horror: CthulhuTech.
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Cthulhu + Mechas = CthulhuTech
You take a shambling horror from a Lovecraft story, pop a couple of shoulder cannons on it and a replace a few tentacles with laser beams, and you've got yourself a whole new kind of horror: CthulhuTech.
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First Official Clip of Cloverfield Monster
A new clip from Cloverfield released over the weekend shows a couple of brief glimpses of the monster in full effect. So those of you who live overseas, or who have been letting the "motion sickness" fears keep you from witnessing the full cloverfication, this is your chance to get to know our friend Cloverfieldy. [1-18-08]
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Cloverfield Toy Costs $100, Has Two "Interchangeable Heads"
Hasbro is going to release a 14-inch model of the Cloverfield monster, which will undoubtedly be one of the strangest toys ever made by the company known for G.I. Joe and Transformers. It'll cost a hundred bucks, and will feature over 70 "points of articulation," along with authentic sound effects, 10 parasites (alleged leaked photo of one here), two interchangeable heads (insert theories here), and a Statue of Liberty accessory head. Plus, it won't be out until September. Oh, and to protect against spoilerifaction, Hasbro has no photos of this hundred-dollar baby on its order site. Admittedly, we thought this was a fairly ridiculous idea for a toy... just before we pre-ordered one. [Variety]
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Cloverfield Graphic Novel + Last Shot Of Movie = Wink, Wink
So Cloverfield came and shed the "is it just internet buzz?" curse of Snakes on a Plane this weekend by chewing up over $41 million bucks at the box office, and that's not including the bonus holiday Monday take. Although the film has been out only three days, there's already more monster-sized rumormongering going on. Consider this your spoiler warning, dorkaholics! More »
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Stay After The Credits For More J.J. Abrams Mysterification
Cloverfield opens this Friday, and if you're planning on seeing it in the theaters, make sure you stay planted after the credits roll. If you do, you'll be rewarded with a "Wink, wink. We'll be back!" moment. Basically the screen goes black and a walkie-talkie crackles to life and a voice says... something. None of us could figure out what they said, leading to speculation about a sequel, what the numbers actually mean on Lost, or maybe just a radio commercial for Slusho. If you see it this weekend, let us know what you think it was.
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io9 Talks To Cloverfield Director Matt Reeves
Cloverfield opens today, ending months of internet speculation and Slusho tie-in controversies. We spoke to the man behind the movie, Matt Reeves. He took time out of his busy day, where he's poised to count bags of incoming cash and laugh maniacally, to talk to us about Gojira, David Schwimmer, and the big secret at the end of the movie. Check out the interview inside, and steel yourself for one of the nicest guys we've ever met in Hollywood. More »
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Nevermind the Monster -- Cloverfield Is All About 9/11
All this rampant speculation about the Cloverfield monster has been distraction from the real thrill of the movie: Getting to watch a reenactment of 9/11 without all the scary political implications and the guilt over one's fascination with mass death. Like the disturbing original Gojira from 1954, Cloverfield is a monster movie whose purpose is nakedly therapeutic. New York must recover from the historical trauma of 9/11, and what better way than by containing its reenactment in a completely generic story whose monster-comes-to-town-monster-leaves-town narrative structure is as familiar as the fairy tales we heard as kids? (spoilers ahead) More »
J.J. Abrams' X-Files Television Show Still Rolling Along
While J.J. Abrams is currently busy remaking Star Trek and shepherding the Manhattan-smashing monster movie Cloverfield, his X-Files 2.0 television show (on Fox, nonetheless) Fringe has quietly cast two of the FBI agents who will be checking out the paranormal and bizarre. Kirk Acevedo from Oz and Mark Valley of Boston Legal will be stepping in, but sadly they won't be Mulder and Scully.
While J.J. Abrams is currently busy remaking Star Trek and shepherding the Manhattan-smashing monster movie Cloverfield, his X-Files 2.0 television show (on Fox, nonetheless) Fringe has quietly cast two of the FBI agents who will be checking out the paranormal and bizarre. Kirk Acevedo from Oz and Mark Valley of Boston Legal will be stepping in, but sadly they won't be Mulder and Scully.
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Axe-Wielding Mutant Monster Loves Nudists
Yeah, you've all heard about how bad movies like Battlefield Earth and Blonde Ambition are, but this one makes both of those look like Citizen Kane. The Monster of Camp Sunshine was one of the nudist exploitation films that came out in the 1960s, and it features bad acting, an incoherent plot, mutant monster, mad (or dumb) scientists, and a lot of naked flesh. Check out our NSFW clip, and a rundown of everything you need to know about this awe-inspiring flick. More »
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"Monster" Travels Through Time, Rips off Cloverfield Before Opening Day
Cloverfield hasn't even made it to theaters yet, and knockoffs are already appearing on DVD. Case in point is Monster, which features a semi-Cloverfieldian cover, although it actually shows the monster — which looks like a ginormous Octopus. The movie features characters running around a city while blabbering about the footage from the destruction appearing on YouTube. If a giant monster starts beating on your city, are you going to take time to upload shaky-cam footage you shot of it? Having the most popular video of the day might not be so important when your ass is on the line. More »
"It's Kinda of a Grayish-Yellowish-Off-White Looking Thing"
Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News attended a screening of Cloverfield tonight, and he spills it about the monster: "It has a tail, it has teeth and freaky eyes...it's kinda of a grayish-yellowish-off-white looking thing. But more important than the creature is what this fucker does. He basically goes bug-nuts." Oh, and the lice monsters? They're real.
Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News attended a screening of Cloverfield tonight, and he spills it about the monster: "It has a tail, it has teeth and freaky eyes...it's kinda of a grayish-yellowish-off-white looking thing. But more important than the creature is what this fucker does. He basically goes bug-nuts." Oh, and the lice monsters? They're real.
the host 2
We just told you about how Host 2, the sequel to last year's awesome giant-pollution-monster movie from Korea, would have multiple cool monsters. Well, here's one of 'em, from the first Host. Top this, Cloverfield weenies! If your monster were this cool, I bet you wouldn't be afraid to show it before the flick comes out.
Could the Cloverfield Monster Ever Top This?
We just told you about how Host 2, the sequel to last year's awesome giant-pollution-monster movie from Korea, would have multiple cool monsters. Well, here's one of 'em, from the first Host. Top this, Cloverfield weenies! If your monster were this cool, I bet you wouldn't be afraid to show it before the flick comes out.
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Secrets of the SNAFU Behind the Name "Cloverfield"
Director Matt Reeves dropped the news that the name Cloverfield came about entirely by accident, almost like playing a game of telephone. More »
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Cloverfield Designer Tells io9 About the Movie's "Stark Realism"
How do you design an effects-heavy disaster movie to look good through a handheld digital camera? We talked to Martin Whist, the production designer of Cloverfield, the monster movie which comes out Jan. 18. Also, we have a hotly debated possible model of the movie's monster, from creature designer Peter Konig. Click through for the full image, and Whist's thoughts on making Cloverfield look cool. More »
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Leave AVPR Alone!
Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem began its box-office battle yesterday amidst gift-unwrapping and all-day reruns of A Christmas Story on cable TV, and the hate has started pouring in. Although one maniac at io9 apparently liked this flick, AVPR is being eviscerated by film critics across the nation in a splatter-fest of ink and gore that is more brutal than the actual film. People love to hate this movie more than they love to hate Britney. More »
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