Warning: spoilers ahead forThe Cloverfield Paradox. J.J. Abrams has produced all of the Cloverfield movies, via hisBad Robot production company, including this latest movie, which was sold to Netflix by Paramount at the last minute. Even though the movie was directed by Julius Onah (The Girl is in Trouble), Abrams managed to sneak in a couple of cameos. Though, nobody would blame you for missing the cameos in question, as they were strictly voice cameos and neither of the actors actually appeared on screen. So you didn’t exactly have the opportunity to spot Simon Pegg or Greg Grunberg in Cloverfield 3.
Starting with Simon Pegg, he actually is the first voice heard inThe Cloverfield Paradox. He plays the radio announcer who is laying out some important expositional dialogue, explaining the Cloverfield space station and theShepard Particle Accelerator, which ultimately leads to themonstersthat inhabit the Cloverfield movie universe. This is the only time we actually hear Pegg in the movie, who has worked with J.J. Abrams on theMission: Impossiblemovies,Star Trekas Scotty andStar Wars: The Force Awakensas Unkar Plutt. So the two have quite the extensive history with one another, with Pegg reprising his role as Benji Dunn inMission: Impossible - Falloutthis summer.
As for Greg Grunberg, even though he may not have the name recognition that Simon Pegg has, he’s worked with J.J. Abrams a ton over the years, dating back toFelicityand leading up toStar Wars: The Force Awakens. InThe Cloverfield Paradox, Grunberg plays Joe, who can be heard throughout the movie as the NASA contact for the crew aboard the Cloverfieldspace station. Despite only being cast in a relatively minor voice role, Grunberg actually has a pretty significant role to play as the plot of the movie unfolds, as he serves as the point ofcontact on Earthand informs the crew of what’s been going on.
The cameos included inThe Cloverfield Paradoxhelp bolster the already impressive cast. But does that impressive cast lead to an impressive movie worthy of the Cloverfield franchise? So far, it doesn’t look to be the case, if the critical reception is to be believed, as the movie has just a 12 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Though, the audience score is at 62 percent, signaling a pretty big disconnect between critics and the audience. The news of these cameos inThe Cloverfield Paradoxwas reported byScreen Rant.
