After so much hyperbole floating around online about the "Super 8" trailer this week, Borys Kit has cut through the chatter and has written up a report for Heat Vision dealing with the facts of the case.
In the interests of keeping it brief - if there's one thing viral marketing is good at it's creating endless streams of electronic nonsense - here's the bullet points:
J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg began collaborating on a hush-hush project a year ago called "Super 8".
Abrams has written the original script and will direct the film this Fall. The budget will be in the $45 million-$50 million range.
Paramount Pictures will release the film next Summer. Amblin and Bad Robot are producing.
The film HAS NOTHING to do with "Cloverfield". It will be shot traditionally, NOT handicam style like "Cloverfield".
With "Star Trek 2" not due till June 2012, Abrams could still direct that after "Super 8" if he choses to do so.
The 90-second trailer was shot independently of the actual film shot about a month ago and has been put assembled in the past few weeks.
