

Yeah, that’s pretty much the plot of Underwater, which sees the crew of a deep sea drilling mission fighting for their lives on the bottom of the ocean when monsters emerge from the darkness – a baby monster at first, followed by larger monsters and then ultimately the BIG BOSS MONSTER, a sort of unofficial representation of H.P. A monster emerging from the very depths of the ocean. Long story short, the basic gist is that a deep sea drilling mission spear-headed by the mysterious Tagruato Corporation unearthed *something* at the bottom of the sea, and that something emerged in 2008 to wreak havoc across New York City – events documented in Matt Reeves’ found footage film.Ī deep sea drilling mission. Abrams-produced Cloverfield back in 2008, enriching the storyline present in the film and making strong suggestions about the origin of the movie’s biggie-sized monster – if you want to dive deep, I highly recommend the videos from YouTube’s Inside a Mind.

Particularly the fans who simply can’t get enough of Cloverfield‘s massive ARG campaign.įor those who have more productive things to do with their lives (that does not include yours truly), the Cloverfield “Alternate Reality Game” began prior to the release of the J.J. It’s certainly not the first non- Cloverfield movie to have Cloverfield rumors attached to it – Overlord is the most notable recent example of a movie that many believed was part of the ill-defined “ Cloverfield Cinematic Universe” but never actually turned out to be – but fans who prowl Reddit/r/Cloververse (that includes yours truly) at least had good reason to question William Eubank’s Underwaterand its potential place within that so-called Cloververse.

If you want to read about the film without any spoilers, read Meagan’s awesome review! This article contains Underwater spoilers.
