Overlord is the next film from Paramount Pictures Cloverfield Universe. Though, it’s hard to depict which of the films are exactly Cloverfield spin-offs since they’re NOT originally written as Cloverfield films.

Get more details on the upcoming Overlord movie, which is a a WWII genre film that sounds like it’s right out of a “Wolfenstein” video game. Read on…

CelebNMovies247.com has learned that Overlord is being directed by Julius Avery, and produced by J.J. Abrams and Lindsey Weber.

The film stars Jovan Adepo and Wyatt Russell (“Black Mirror”), with Jacob Anderson (“Game of Thrones”), Dominic Applewhite (The King’s Speech), Pilou Asbaek (“Game of Thrones”), Iain de Caestecker (“Marvel’s AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.”), John Magaro (The Big Short), Mathilde Ollivier (The Misfortunes of Francois Jane), and Bokeem Woodbine (“Fargo”).

Overloard Synopsis:

In Overlord, “On the eve of D-Day, a group of American paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion’s success, but as they approach their target, they begin to realize there is more going on in this Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation. They find themselves fighting against supernatural forces, part of a Nazi experiment.”

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This Cloverfield Universe movie is produced by Bad Robot. The film is written by Billy Ray (Captain Phillips) and Mark L. Smith (The Revenant).

You can expect Overlord to hit movie screens just in time for the Halloween week on October 27, 2017. Paramount is now the leader for dominating Halloween weekend.

Bloody Disgusting first reported this news.