25 Movie Sequels That Will Kick Ass In 2018
12. Overlord
As only very recently discovered, the upcoming World War II set Bad Robot movie slated for October is indeed the fourth addition to the Cloverfield expanded universe, and it should have been the latest annual release of JJ Abrams' series. At least it would have been if the third hadn't been delayed, anyway.
The movie - which will presumably get a new title more reflective of its relationship with the series - is a World War II-set tale incorporating supernatural elements as American paratroopers make the grim discovery that the Nazis are using otherworldly forces - thanks to experimentation - to boost their forces.
Quite how this will fit into the wider Cloverfield narrative remains to be seen, since "supernatural" doesn't really sound like it deals with alien monsters. Having an entirely different genre doesn't kill the link to the other three Cloverfield movies, of course (that's sort of their thing after all), but you have to think we'll find out some more of the meaning behind the "Cloverfield" name before this comes out.
Perhaps it's just going to be Abrams' version of the X-Files - a government agency that oversees all strange occurences across a multiverse?
Release Date: October 26th