Abrams says a few words about "Cloverfield 2"

One of the most one-sided conversations in movieland for the past few years has been between fans of "Cloverfield" and the film's maker, one J.J. Abrams. Fans have been clamoring for a sequel almost since the original hit the screens but Abrams himself has said virtually nothing on the subject, neither affirming nor denying that he wants/intends to make a sequel which leads fans to fill in the blanks themselves.

Well now in an interview with Playboy (NSFW) Abrams finally says something about a sequel for the ugly sucker from the deep.

seems we can safely return this head to its owner

 “Part of me just wants to let ['Cloverfield 2'] go, though we’ve had a couple of discussions about cool ways to do it. I’m looking forward to seeing Pacific Rim this summer. It feels like there are some really big monsters coming down the pike that could inspire something we do.”

"A couple of discussions..."? "...could inspire something..."? Not exactly words you can take to the bank. And with 2 gi-normous film franchises now set to occupy his time and energy for years to come it seems likely that Cloverfield will wind up one of the more intriguing on-offs in recent cinema history. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing. Not every film needs to become a franchise (though I wouldn't mind some day visiting the parallel universe where Cloverfield was the franchise and "Transformers" the one-off).