But given Abram’s desire to do more original work, along with the highly intriguing synopsis itself, it seems unlikely that there will be any links with the Cloverfield film universe.
However, the total cast list has just been revealed in an announcement from Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot today.
The film itself is being produced by Abrams and Lindsey Weber, and the story was written by Billy Ray (Captain Phillips) and Mark L. Smith (The Revenant).
At the start of this year, Abrams declared a desire to move away from reboots and sequels, and this mysterious original project seems to fit that bill perfectly.