13 Upcoming Movie Plot Twists Everybody's Already Guessed

7. It's A Secret Cloverfield Film - Overlord

Overlord Zombie
Paramount Pictures

During pre-production, new sci-fi horror war film Overlord was announced to be an entry into the fast-expanding CloverVerse, and though producer J.J. Abrams confirmed a few months ago that the film was in fact a standalone genre flick, many aren't fooled.

Abrams has a history of misleading his fans, and here it feels like he's trying to deflect away from the Cloverfield link to a) maintain the surprise and b) prevent potential negativity following the release of the disappointing The Cloverfield Paradox.

Plus, Abrams generally only produces a few types of movies: films he's directing, franchises he's directed in the past and Cloverfield movies. The last time he produced a film that wasn't one of these was 2010's Harrison Ford-starring comedy Morning Glory.

While the Cloverfield link may have possibly been toned down in post-production - there probably won't be a giant Clover monster popping its head up here - we're likely going to end up seeing some similar-looking experiments at some point in the movie.

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