Cloverfield: Teddy Hanssen last seen 12/07/2007
the fourth video, Jamie mentions ‘The Cause’ and says that Teddy can talk about it all he wants. In the fifth video, Teddy tells her that he’s been captured by ‘a company called Tagruato’, but she doesn’t believe him. Thinking that he was lying because he was seeing someone else, she dumped him. Included in that package was a small packet of something wrapped in silver foil with the note:
“Primary evidence. Freeze ASAP. Jamie, don’t eat this.”
Jamie later eat the contents of the packet mocking Teddy to her video camera in the eighth video posted on January 9th, less than a week before the Cloverfield Monster attacked New York City.
It’s also worth noting that the back of the new photo features a weird logo and number in the corner:
The same logo is featured on a label on the DVD release (photo via Bloody Disgusting):
What does this all mean? I’m not quite sure. No one at Paramount has any clue about the new 1-18-08.com viral. From what I understand, the whole thing has always been kept internally at Bad Robot. You would think this might just something Bad Robt planned to spark interest in the DVD release.
Some people are suggesting that this could have something to do with a possible Cloverfield sequel or the rumored to be JJ Abrams project codenamed ALADYGMA. But no one I know seems to know anything about that project, to the point that I’m not sure it even exists at all. I know that sequel talk was put on the backburner when the Cloverfield monster failed to have legs, but the film has done extremely well overseas. The movie opened in Japan this weekend, and while numbers are not yet available, I’m sure it will be popular in the land of Godzilla. Check out this cool graph from CloverfieldClues.
The Cloverfield Monster might not have legs, but it sure has a long tail (Cloverfield hit the $80,000,000 mark in the US after making $40 million in its first weekend, it has taken another 11 weeks to double that). The film has taken in over $158 million worldwide to date.
Discuss: Do you still want to see a Cloverfield sequel?
Two Alternative Cloverfield Endings
The upcoming Cloverfield DVD release (out on April 22nd) includes two “alternative endings”, which have found their ways onto the internets. The first new ending features a clip of Rob chasing Beth around on a subway platform before 1-18-08. The second ending features a few brief mili-seconds of a man removing the camera from the rubble followed by a clip of Rob and Beth in Coney Island. Both endings are more like minor edits than full alternative conclusions. You can watch both endings.
Cloverfield: Oil Tanker Destroyed
Reader Flax points out that a new photo has been uploaded to the Cloverfield viral website 1-18-08.com. The new photo features what appears to be a destroyed oil tanker, possibly off the coast of New York City (just a guess). Something is blurred out in the photo, I wonder what it could be. Cloverfield hits theaters on 1-18-08. I’m seeing the film tonight and hope to report back as soon as possible.
Cloverfield Television Advertisement
The first television commercial for Cloverfield has begun to air. So far I have only been able to find the ad online in low quality (video camera shot). It includes a bunch of new shots and is probably worth checking out regardless of quality. Plus I’m sure it will bring back memories of watching the original teaser trailer bootlegged on YouTube.
Cloverfield hits theaters on 1-18-08.