J.J. Abrams & Overlord Director Reunite For Superhero Movie

Overlord

J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot are reunite with director Julius Avery for a superhero movie titledThe Heavy . Abrams and Avery made headlines last calendar month at CinemaCon when they debut footage from the intriguing ( and eccentric - looking ) supernatural WWII thrillerOverlord , which Avery helmed and Abrams produced . Abrams further made waves by declare that despite what former account would have everyone believe , Overlordis not a secretCloverfieldmovieand be disjoined from that dealership .

While Abrams and Bad Robot have work more on dealership titles than original speculation in recent years , they do have some non - IP project in the pipeline . In increase toOverlordandThe Heavy , Abrams and Bad Robot are originate the sci - fi fantasy seriesDemimondefor HBO and have Daisy Ridley sic to star in the sci - fi / fantasy dramaKolma . Abrams is also produce the fast - approachingCastle Rock , a Hulu series inspired by the corporate works of Stephen King .

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It stay to be seen ifOverlordandKolmareally are original films andnotCloverfieldmovies as rumor , butThe Heavygenuinely sounds like its own matter so far . According toTHR , the plastic film is a " subversive " take on the superhero genre , with additional details being prevent under wrapper for the time being . Daniel Casey ( Kin ) drop a line the script forThe Heavy , which is gearing up to start product by and by this year with Avery calling the shots .

Bad Robot recruited Avery forOverlordafter the filmmaker made waves in 2015 on his lineament debutSon of a Gun . The crime drama / thriller stars Ewan McGregor as a ill-famed criminal and wise man to a younger lawbreaker play by Brenton Thwaites . Should Avery continue his rise up the ladder withOverlord , thenThe Heavycould be a much more anticipated and seethe about undertaking by the prison term that it hits the scenery ( maybe within the next 1 - 2 year ) .

As enjoyable as mainstream Marvel and DC superhero movies can be , some of the most creative and forward-looking work in the musical style is being done on original fare similar toThe Heavy . Low budget films likeChronicleandSleighthave put fresh spins on the concept of super - powered hoi polloi in years past . By comparison , approaching filmmaker - driven efforts such as M. Night Shyamalan’sGlassand Rick Famuyiwa’sPast Midnight(starring Keanu Reeves)aim to further mix thing up by incorporating dissimilar genre elements into the ( superhero ) mix . The Heavyis another develop celluloid that may observe an unusual slant to take on the melodic theme of superheroes , by the auditory sensation of it .