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Cloverfield producer J.J. Abrams was caught on video by ReelzChannel and asked what the status was on the sequel. The Star Trek director told the reporter that “There’s an idea that has come up that we’re exploring.” Abrams tried his best to keep his lips sealed when the interviewer posed the question if the second movie would feature a new monster and his answer was enigmatic to say the least. “Another monster, yeah, another sort of interesting way in. But we have some cool ideas. Drew Goddard the writer and Matt Reeves the director have sort of cooked something up so hopefully it will get a chance to happen.”

And would the creative team behind Cloverfield keep the original film’s shakey-cam style of storytelling for the sequel? “No gimmick is good once it’s been done again and again and again,” Abrams said. “I loved it when I saw it in Blair Witch and I thought how cool it would be to do a monster movie through that kind of prism, but you know at a certain point it’s the kind of thing that probably wears out its welcome.”