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He's been relentlessly promoting big budget blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens. So cinema-goers were shocked when J.J. Abrams dropped a trailer for Cloverfield 2 during US screenings of 13 Hours on Thursday night, offering a first glimpse at the secretive follow-up to the 2008 monster flick. The director had given no indication he was attached to the film as a producer, let alone that the sequel, revealed to be called 10 Cloverfield Lane, is ready for release.

You can view the new trailer here.For anyone who may have been following this movie, its first trailer premiered before "Transformers" and started a whirlwind of hype (partially because it had no title, and became known as "the mysterious JJ Abrams Monster Movie)."Cloverfield" is basically about a giant monster attack on New York, as told "Blair Witch" style via a handheld camera.The original trailer was pretty sweet. However, I was afraid the hype was pretty much dying out, as details since July have virtually been non-existant. Even the title "Cloverfield" only became official a few days ago. There are a...