Despite earlier rumors,Overlordis not the latest sequel to theCloverfieldmovies.
J.J. Abramsseems to be very adamant about that.
But the first trailer brings another kind of mystery box feel to this World War II-set supernatural horror.
Its a story about what happens after a plane full of Allied soldiers are blasted out of the sky.
A thousand-year army needs thousand-year soldiers, a spooky voice says.
By the looks of things in theOverlordtrailer, these experiments yield pretty gruesome results.
Early footage shown at CinemaCon revealed this all takes place the night before D Day in 1944.
Overlordis directed by Julius Avery (Son of a Gun).
star in the film.
Its not aCloverfieldmovie, Abrams, who producesOverlordthrough Bad Robot, said in April.
We are actually developing a true, dedicatedCloverfieldsequel, which will be coming to you, theaters very soon.
He did, however, tease, This movie is bats crazy.
Overlordwill open in theaters this Nov. 9.
Watch the trailer above.
