Cloverfield Easter Eggs You Missed

Marvel films gave audiences expectations for extra footage in end credits. However, with 'Cloverfield' released in 2008, that expectation did not hold. Fans who paid attention to the gaffer and makeup artists found small audio hints about the story's future. Right before the movie ends, a man whispers, “It’s still alive.”Audiences expect extra footage during end credit sequences. But 'Cloverfield,' released in 2008, did not follow this pattern. Fans who learn about the gaffer and makeup artists find audio hints about the story's future. Right before the movie ends, a man whispers, “CloverfieldWhen 'Cloverfield' released in 2008, audiences did not expect extra footage in the end credits. Fans who learn the gaffer and makeup artists find small audio hints about the story's future. Right before the movie ends, a man whispers, “It’s still alive.”

This clearly sets up future films in the 'Cloverfield' franchise.Cloverfieldfranchise.

At the end of the first 'Cloverfield',Cloverfield, a satellite appears to crash off the coast of Coney Island, NY. This scene is actually flashback footage from the film.

InThe Cloverfield Paradox, Ava’s escape pod reportedly crashes off the coast of Delaware, near Coney Island, especially if the pod was flying erratically.

Could the first film's crash be Ava’s escape pod?

The monster at the end of 'The Cloverfield Paradox' is not a subtle Easter egg. It is a larger version of the one in 'Cloverfield'.The Cloverfield Paradoxappears to be a larger version of the monster in CloverfieldCloverfield.

The films span ten years. During that time, the monster clearly ate well.

Though gone now, fans found a Tagruato website listing Howard from '10 Cloverfield Lane' as employee of the month.10 Cloverfield Laneas anemployee of the month.

Howard's link to the company that made the original monster might explain his plan to build a bunker against an apocalypse. His creepy perversions, plus this, suggest this.creepy perversions.

Each 'Cloverfield' film release had clues hidden online.CloverfieldEnthusiastic fans tracked down and interpreted clues hidden online before each 'Cloverfield' film release.For example, fans searched fake sites and cracked codes to find background info: setting, plot, and ticket locations.Fans looked for background information about each movie: when it happens, what it is about, and where to buy tickets now.

One key finding shows Tagruato, a fictional company, might have awakened the first Cloverfield monster through its shady underwater mining.shady underwater mining practices.

The first Cloverfield marketing question was likely, “What does the monster look like?” Trailers showed nothing of the creature. The film hides the monster until the final seconds.Cloverfield’smarketing

The creators revealed the monster early. The first 'Cloverfield' poster showed a weird shape in the smoke from a damaged New York City. Duplicating and flipping this image shows the smoke is actually the final monster.Cloverfieldincluded a weird shape in the smoke pouring from a damaged New York City. Duplicating and flipping this image shows the smoke is actually the final monster.form of the final monster.

A fan theory suggests the blackouts in the first 'Cloverfield' happened because of 'The Cloverfield Paradox'.Cloverfieldoccurred. Redditor /u/ DubC-Entplayed the first and third films together. They saw the power outage in the original movie and the dimension travel in The Cloverfield Paradox.The Cloverfield ParadoxBoth events happen about 18 minutes and 20 seconds into their films.

JJ Abrams admitted this wasn't on purpose. Still, the links between the films mean the events are not totally separate.

At the start of10 Cloverfield LaneMichelle hears on the radio about East Coast power outages. These are likely the same outages seen inCloverfieldandThe Cloverfield Paradox.

Michelle is far enough away not to know what is happening yet. She gets into a car accident before she learns anything.

Slusho! is a tasty, radioactive slushie. The fictional product appears in many Bad Robot productions (JJ Abrams’ company).starting withAlias.The brand appears in all threeCloverfieldfilms. Tagruato owns the company in the story.

The drink comes from Seabed’s Nectar, found only at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean—where theCloverfieldmonster lives.

One memorable scene in10 Cloverfield LaneMichelle tries to leave the bunker. A woman infected with something confronts her. The woman asks to enter the shelter, but Michelle refuses, staying with Howard.

The woman appears again. She also has a short appearance inThe Cloverfield Paradoxas a reporter. It is unclear how she gets from there to New Orleans, but she is the same actor.the same actor.

Kelvin Gasoline shows up in the last two movies, much like Slusho!’s frequent showing in theCloverfieldThe Cloverfield films show Kelvin Gasoline in the last two movies.

In10 Cloverfield LaneMichelle fills her car with Kelvin Gasoline at a station to start the movie. InTheCloverfield Paradox, a logo shows Kelvin helped build the space station where the movie happens.

Ava Hamilton's husband is inTheCloverfield ParadoxAva Hamilton's husband seeks shelter to hide from the huge monster destroying everything. He texts a man named “Peter,” who apparently owns a bunker.

This is a different bunker than the one Howard builds in10 Cloverfield Lane, but two different characters built bunkers for an alien invasion. Who is Peter, and is he linked to Howard or Tagruato?

The name "Cloverfield" has many uses in the Cloververse. After the first film, "Cloverfield" is the government code for the monster event. It is also the road for the second film. It is the station name inTheCloverfield Paradox, making one question who picks these names.

This supports the idea that all three films do not exist in the same universe at the same time.

Cloververse fans ask how these three movies fit one story. One is a monster film; another shows an alien attack. Interdimensional travel in The Cloverfield Paradox might be the answer.The Cloverfield Paradox.

Mark Stambler warns against using the particle accelerator.he saysUsing it could unleash “monsters, demons, and beasts from the sea… not just here, but in the past, future, and other dimensions.” We do not fully grasp what that quote means yet; the actions in The Cloverfield Paradox suggest this.TheCloverfield Paradoxmay affect the universes ofCloverfieldand10 Cloverfield Lane.

When the ship engages fully inTheCloverfield Paradox, the screen turns deep red, something Emmett mentions seeing in 10 Cloverfield Lane.10 Cloverfield LaneAll the strange events in the Cloververse might play out in separate, simultaneous timelines. Their problems started in The Cloverfield Paradox.TheCloverfield Paradox.

We will not know for sure until they release a fourth Cloverfield movie.Cloverfieldmovie.

The sameCloverfield ParadoxA news broadcast featuring the soon-to-be-infected woman from 10 Cloverfield Lane leads the news.10 Cloverfield LaneThis broadcast includes a conspiracy theorist, Mark Stambler. He wrote a book calledThe Cloverfield Paradox, warning about dangers of messing with particle accelerators.

Another Stambler in the Cloververse is Howard Stambler, the bunker man from 10 Cloverfield Lane.10 Cloverfield Lane.

The woman seeks Mark’s brother after the attacks because Mark told her about Howard’s hideout.