JJ Abrams producing another untitled supernatural thriller

Share

• Copy link
• Facebook
• X
• Whatsapp
• Pinterest
• Flipboard
• Email

Share this article

Join the conversation

Follow us

Add us as a preferred source on Google

Newsletter

Get the GamesRadar+ Newsletter

Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more

Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors

---

By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

You are now subscribed

Your newsletter sign-up was successful

---

Want to add more newsletters?

Every Friday

GamesRadar+

Your weekly update on everything you could ever want to know about the games you already love, games we know you're going to love in the near future, and tales from the communities that surround them.

Signup +

Every Thursday

GTA 6 O'clock

Our special GTA 6 newsletter, with breaking news, insider info, and rumor analysis from the award-winning GTA 6 O'clock experts.

Signup +

Every Friday

Knowledge

From the creators of Edge: A weekly videogame industry newsletter with analysis from expert writers, guidance from professionals, and insight into what's on the horizon.

Signup +

Every Thursday

The Setup

Hardware nerds unite, sign up to our free tech newsletter for a weekly digest of the hottest new tech, the latest gadgets on the test bench, and much more.

Signup +

Every Wednesday

Switch 2 Spotlight

Sign up to our new Switch 2 newsletter, where we bring you the latest talking points on Nintendo's new console each week, bring you up to date on the news, and recommend what games to play.

Signup +

Every Saturday

The Watchlist

Subscribe for a weekly digest of the movie and TV news that matters, direct to your inbox. From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we've got you covered.

Signup +

Once a month

SFX

Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month!

Signup +

---

An account already exists for this email address, please log in.

Subscribe to our newsletter

Oh, Mr Abrams, you just can’t get enough of producing films that you keep under wraps and make us guess what they’re about, can you? Someone needs to get JJ into a program – he’s clearly got a problem.

Because yes, he’s at it again. Hot on the heels of the still untitled disaster movie scheduled to strike screens next year, JJ Abrams has grabbed hold of a pitch for a supernatural adventure from Maria Full Of Grace director Josh Marston and agreed to produce while Marston writes and directs.

So what’s it about, you ask? It’s about a puppy who dies tragically and then returns to wreak terrible revenge on the slipper it choked on. No? It’s anyone’s guess at this point and if it turns out we’re right we want cold hard cash.

Still in the world of Abrams, it’s emerged that Anton Yelchin (of Alpha Dog and Hearts In Atlantis semi-fame) is nudging ever closer to taking on the role of Pavel Chekov in the new Star Trek movie. The Russian-born Yelchin would be playing the Ruskie navigator who ends up on the USS Enterprise, though the film is rumoured to follow the Trek heroes during their time at Starfleet Academy.

Now what Yelchin really needs to master is Walter Koenig’s oft-imitated accent from the original series and movies. After us: “Noo-clear… Wessels…”