This Thursday, May 3, 2006 file photo shows movie director J.J. Abrams as he arrives at the premiere of his new movie 'Mission Impossible III' at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York. It was a classic case of monster envy that led to the rise of 'Cloverfield,' the horror hit about a 350-foot creature stomping through New York City. Visiting Tokyo with his son a few years ago, producer J.J. Abrams was struck by the omnipresence of Godzilla in toy stores half a century after the giant reptile first terrorized Japan. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)AP - It was a classic case of monster envy that led to the rise of “Cloverfield,” the horror hit about a 350-foot creature stomping through New York City.


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