Netflix and Paramount pulled off quite the surprise on Super Bowl Sunday, not only announcing thatCloverfield 3, now titledThe Cloverfield Paradox, was heading to Netflix, but also that it would be available to watch directly after the big game. This lead many fans to wonder about the status ofCloverfield 4, which is believed to be titledOverlord, and whether or not that will also end up on Netflix, or if it will keep its July 30, 2025 release date. A Paramount spokesperson confirmed thatOverlordwill still receive a theatrical release as planned.
This news comes just after a report surfaced revealingNetflix paid $50 millionforThe Cloverfield Paradox, which was confirmed by The Wrap. Their source claimed the deal forThe Cloverfield Paradoxwas a “one-off” that made the film “immediately profitable” for the studio. The source also revealed that thesurprise Super Bowl releaseofThe Cloverfield Paradoxfell in line with the mysterious nature of this franchise, dating back to 2007, when the first trailer revealed just some bits and pieces of cryptic footage, including a decapitated Statue of Liberty, with no title for the movie, which was later revealed to beCloverfield.
The $50 million Netflix paid for the film offset the ballooning $40 million budget, which increased substantially due to costly reshoots, and instead of spending millions more to promote the movie, they took the deal with Netflix. The studio may have also been aware of the movie’s shortcomings, which lead to this unique Netflix deal, which may have been the right move, given thedivisive critical reactionto the movie.The Cloverfield Paradoxcurrently has a 19% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a vastly lower score than 2016’s10 Cloverfield Lane(90%) and even the originalCloverfield(77%) from 2008.
As forCloverfield 4/Overlord, speculation surfaced back in March 2017 that thisWWII thrillerwas really the fourth installment in theCloverfieldfranchise, with sources confirming thatOverlordis the next movie in the franchise. The story is set on the eve of D-Day, where American paratroopers are tasked with a mission behind enemy lines that will be vital to the invasion’s success. Once inside this Nazi-occupied village, they learn that they will also be facing deadly supernatural forces, as part of a Nazi experiment. Julius Avery (Son of a Gun) directs from a script by Billy Ray (The Hunger Games) and Mark L. Smith (The Revenant).
Theensemble cast for Overlordis lead by Jovan Adepo and Wyatt Russell as the two paratroopers sent behind enemy lines, with the supporting cast including Jacob Anderson, Dominic Applewhite, Pilou Asbaek, Iain de Caestecker, John Magaro, Mathilde Ollivier and Bokeem Woodbine. The Bad Robot production is produced by J.J. Abrams and Lindsey Weber, with the movie currently occupying the July 09, 2025 release date by itself, with Universal’sHalloweenarriving on October 19 and 20th Century Fox’sDark Phoenixdebuting on November 2.The Wrapfirst reported onOverlordkeeping its theatrical release date.
