What is Super 8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_8_(film)

http://www.rocketpoppeteers.com/

http://www.super8-movie.com/

So far we know that it will take place in 1979 and it will be a hommage/tribute to Spielberg's '70s and '80s science fiction films with a mystery and supernatural feel from Abrams. It is rumored to be an alien invasion film, an homage to War of the Worlds.