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Details of J.J. Abrams’ highly secretive upcoming film, God Particle, have been kept tightly under wraps — until now.

According to The Wrap, it is the third film in the Cloverfield series and, for better or worse, it won’t be the last.

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Abrams and Paramount Pictures are “quietly developing more movies for the shared universe,” with plans to release a new instalment each year.

God Particle will follow a team of astronauts who make a “shocking discovery,” which leads them into a fight for survival in an altered reality.

The film is being directed by Julis Onah, from a script by writer Oren Uziel. It also features an eclectic cast, including David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ziyi Zhang, Elizabeth Debicki, Daniel Brühl and Chris O’Dowd.

The first movie was released in 2008 and became a cult hit, followed by this year’s 10 Cloverfield Lane, which was a surprise follow-up that received a lot of critical praise.

However, a shared film universe is still a relatively new concept for films outside of the popular Marvel or DC realms, with the Cloverfield instalments seemingly only loosely connected. With a franchise in the works, just what lays beneath Cloverfield may become clearer sooner than expected.

God Particle will hit theatres February 24, 2017.