J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Releases Cryptic 'Stranger' Teaser

A black-and-white teaser video for filmmaker J.J. Abrams' mysterious project, "Stranger," opened the rumor floodgates. After his production company Bad Robot released the YouTube clip, which has a blank description, people began theorizing what it was teasing.

The footage shows a man sluggishly lifting himself out of water and onto his feet. Then, the camera spookily zooms into another person whose lips are sewn together.

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Abrams is known for stirring buzz by keeping details unknown, as he did with the villain in Star Trek Into Darkness. He's set to direct the next Star Wars movies, but it's unlikely this is related to Star Wars: Episode VII, as Disney and Lucasfilm are spearheading those flicks.

Is the teaser for a film, show or book? Could it be teasing a TV spinoff of Lost?

Here are some guesses from the fine folks on the Internet:

That new Bad Robot 'Stranger' teaser is amazing, especially if it's something to do with Lost.

— Sam Hart (@SamHart16) August 19, 2013

Is it a teaser for NBC's Believe? Or for a new show based on the Phantom Stranger? What do we think? Zomg... #badrobot #stranger

— Suze (@CallTheHotline) August 19, 2013

"Soon He Will Know"
>Soon Will Know
>Soon Will
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It's Star Wars.
IT'S A STAR WARS TRAILER!! #Stranger http://t.co/TYHdn4YfIf

— Joseph James (@TweetsFromJoey) August 19, 2013

Was that Deadpool in the #Stranger teaser? It looked like Deadpool.

— Jennifer Mathis (@thejenmath) August 19, 2013

It's probably not this, but if that #stranger trailer turned out to be The Crow I'd go crazy, in a good way

— Brandon Weese (@brandonweezy) August 19, 2013

So the Abrams mystery trailer thing is almost certainly for that upcoming book "S"

— Jim Vejvoda (@StaxIGN) August 19, 2013

1. 1. "You Just Don't Get It, Do You?"

   A study in misunderstandings.

2. 2. "It's Gonna Blow"

   Knowing something is going to explode isn't as helpful as you would think.

3. 3. "I Can Explain"

   If you have to say it, you probably won't be given the chance to explain.

4. 4. Phone Numbers Beginning With 555

   I guess this means you should be suspicious if you ask for someone's number and they rattle off "triple five."

5. 5. "Are You Crazy?"

   The answer, most of the time, is yes.

6. 6. "Shut Up"

   Famous "shut ups," often featuring a few colorful additional words.

7. 7. Movie Titles in Movies

   Does it make you as excited as him?

8. 8. Superheros Introducing Themselves

   They really didn't get the memo about secret identities.

9. 9. Looking Directly at the Camera

   A little unnerving, right?

10. 10. "We're Not So Different, You and I"

    Lies.

11. 11. There Are Two Kinds of People

    Seems reductive, but all these characters are pretty convinced.

12. 12. Hit By a Bus

    Everyone really needs to stop making dramatic speeches in the middle of the road.

13. 13. "You Can't Park Here"

    A supercut of people laying down the parking laws, and others completely ignoring them.

Image: YouTube, Bad Robot Productions