We may not know what it’s called, but pictures are still trickling out online for the JJ Abrams produced 01-18-08 aka Cloverfield movie. The latest one to pop up on the film’s official site you can see to your right, or in high-res below.
Aside from the fact that it’s kind of funny, it also seems to lend further credence to the rumors that the movie will be more about smaller creatures invading the city rather than a giant monster. Most of the leaks from the movie have indicated that they’re taking the disappointing Godzilla route. If you saw the Matthew Broderick updating of Toho’s classic monster, you know most of the movie was spent following raptor-like creatures attacking people rather than on the much cooler giant monster attacking.
So why do I say this photo supports that theory? Well what do you think the chef is about to attack with his tray? If he’s being endangered by a 50 story tall monster, I doubt he’d bother waving a serving tray at its toenail. He’s about to do battle with something that’ll fit in a kitchen. Lame raptor attack anyone?
Or is some sort of demonic goat? Several Cinema Blend readers have emailed me this week to point out the goat-like face between the two heads in this picture:
The picture is old, but I’d somehow missed that the first time I’d seen it. Others seem to think other old pictures on the film’s official site indicate it’s a dragon we’ll be watching. Some CB readers think they see the shadow of a dragon on the back of the soldier in this picture:
For now, enjoy the speculation and be prepared with the certainty that there’s pretty much no way the movie, whatever it’s called, will ever live up to the hype at this point. Here's the new pic:
