More Super 8 Production Details, Plus a Viral Site

Here's a quote from Shadowrush.com:

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Some more details (more specifically, coverage) have emerged for J.J. Abrams’ upcoming mysterious film, Super 8. WTOV9 is reporting that the movie crew is preparing to start filming in Weirton, West Virginia. Various locations are being converted for the film, including a community church that’s been transformed back into a school. And the “Marland Heights Deli will be turned into a convenience store. A downtown church will be converted into a police department, and two area homes will make it into the film”, according to the report. Click here to see the report which includes a video of the news coverage. We’ve also known for a while that Steven Spielberg is set to produce and the plot involves a 1970′s steel town (see our previous article, which also has the teaser). The article also mentions “It’s a movie about a train wreck in a 1970s steel town — focusing on how the community comes together to heal, according to sources” which is probably just the tip of the iceberg as the original teaser implies. Another related news is that there’s also a viral website that came out a few months ago, discovered by the Unfiction Forums from fake Craiglists posts. The site is speculated to be run by the grown-up version of the movie’s main character, a fish enthusiast named Josh Minker. The viral site is www.hooklineandminker.com. Super 8 will begin shooting at West Virgina between September 22nd and the 24th, and will be directed by J.J. Abrams.

Here's the link to the WTOV9 news report, which also has the news video.

Here's the link to the Shadowrush.com article with linked references.

I'm really curious and excited about this movie. As for the viral site, it's a little confusing to me, but speculation abound in the Unfiction forums. I wonder what it's about. ^_^;

After the Cloverfield viral sites I won't bother with the one for Super 8. The one with the pictures was just tremendously underwhelming and the Slusho one made me long for a real Slusho marketing campaign that never materialized.

I'll probably enjoy the movie though. And it hope it features at least one giant lion.