Yesterday afternoon, as your Uncle Grambo was making his way from a haircut at Frank’s Chop Shop to meet The Senator at Georgia’s Eastside BBQ in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, I happened upon quite the ruckus at the corner of Orchard and Stanton. Not only was debris strewn all over the street, but giant boulders appear to have crushed a Ford Taurus. I’ll admit, my first instinct was to panic a little bit on the inside. But that feeling subsided when I saw someone approach one of the boulders and begin painting it. It was then I realized that we stumbled upon a movie set.

In an attempt to do some actual man-on-the-strizz journalism, your Uncle Grambo asked a few gents what movie was filming there. All I got from the union dudes were shrugs and ehs. But then, I spotted a permit that said the production was being shot by Paramount Pictures and was called “Cheese” (see photo below). Cheese? Methinks not. Although I can’t verify this, my guess is that the street was prepping for a night shoot of the Untitled JJ Abrams project, aka Cloverfield, aka 1-18-08, aka Monstrous (please don’t let it be Monstrous). I say buzz.

(Pics courtesy of The Senator’s camera phone)

UPDATE (2:45PM): Curbed is reporting that ZOMBIES attacked this same stretch of road late last night! Also, a commenter over at Gothamist thinks that the movie might be a live-action version of the `80s rock ‘em sock ‘em arcade classic Rampage. Hadn’t heard that rumour yet, but if it proves to be true, can’t wait to see that monster werewolf!

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