With the exception of Super 8, J.J. Abrams has spent the bulk of his career as a director basically continuing big screen universes.
Super 8 Synopsis![]() In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth – something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined. Super 8 Release Date
In Theaters June 10, 2011
Super 8 Credits
Starring:
Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Ron Eldard, Noah Emmerich, Gabriel Basson, Joel Courtney, Ryan Lee, Zach Mills and Amanda Michalka.
Written By:
J.J. Abrams
Directed By:
J.J. Abrams
Produced By:
J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures
External Info:
Super 8 Official Website
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