Super 8 - Coming June 10, 2011

Director - J.J. Abrams

Main Characters
Alice - Elle Fanning
Joe Lamb - Joel Courtney
Deputy Lamb - Kyle Chandler

This is one of those trailers that leave you speculating as to what exactly is going on. Super 8 is set in 1979 where a group of young friends witness a train crash while filming a movie. Shortly afterward, strange things start to happen, dogs disappearing, but soon escalating to people going missing.

So, the big question is, what exactly, was on that train? Being that this movie is made up of a cast of very young actors who are far from being household names, and the trailer is obviously meant to leave a lot to be discovered when you go to see it, it leaves me limited material for a pre-review of this movie.

Granted, Elle Fanning does appear in this movie, but has she done enough to be considered a household name in her own right, or do we only know her name because she's little sister to Dakota Fanning? In two of her roles so far, she was playing the younger version of the character that her sister was playing. Maybe Super 8 will be the beginning of Elle Fanning being more than just Dakota Fanning's sister for me.

With J.J. Abrams writing and directing this movie, and Steven Spielberg producing, its hard to imagine that this movie won't be a huge hit. J.J. Abrams directed season 4 of Lost, as well as produced that show from 2004 through 2010. He also has producing credits for Cloverfield, and Alias. You see the connection right? All shows or movies meant to keep you guessing until the very last second. I fully expect Super 8 to follow suit.

I can't wait to find out, what was in the train!