This image released by Netflix shows a scene from "The Cloverfield Paradox," a film that will be released on Netflix immediately following the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 4. (Netflix via AP)
February 05, 2018 - 6:12 AM
LOS ANGELES - Netflix has dropped a surprise on Super Bowl viewers — a new "Cloverfield" film will be released after Sunday's game.
The streaming service debuted a trailer for "The Cloverfield Paradox" during Super Bowl 52. It mixed footage from the first film, a surprise hit in 2008, with clips from the new film from director Julius Onah.
"Cloverfield" featured a monster attacking New York through the recordings of a group of friends trying to survive the chaos. Sunday's trailer promised viewers would "find out why" the monsters attacked. It shows a group of astronauts encountering problems with an experimental technology.
The film is produced by J.J. Abrams, who produced the original and a related 2016 film, "10 Cloverfield Lane."
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