It’s been nice lately not having to do some kind of write up or rumor concerning the J.J. Abrams’ produced 1-18-08 mysterious monster movie, and what is even nicer is that the first time I come back to the project we have a nice little scoop courtesy of Dread Central. The Dread boys have a scoop on what comes from the ocean from a scooper who they know to be “in the know”.
The scoop goes on to say that the monster in the flick is…
…not Godzilla or Voltron (duh) or even Cthulu; anyone expecting there to be some sort of elaborately detailed backstory may be in for a disappointment. Expect an old-fashioned monster movie retold in a very modern Blair Witch sort of way – but with a twist. You see that giant monster that emerges from the ocean to begin laying waste to New York City … it didn’t come alone.
According to “Mr. Slusho”, much of the movie will revolve around the characters fleeing for their lives, not from the big one stomping the city, but from the “raptor-like” smaller versions hunting them down.
If so, that would make sense. Word from the start has been that this would not be a mega-budget movie and the digital effects work needed for a giant monster trashing New York City would no doubt cost a heck of a lot more than street level action of people being chased by smaller monsters. This would also seem to jive with some of the set footage that’s shown up online … it’s just too bad it sounds so much like the Emmerich Godzilla, however.
By “raptor-like” I think we can all assume they are speaking in terms of similar hunting patterns and not actual dinosaurs. This to me sounds really interesting and it is nice to hear a little more about the story.
