Tag: Cloverfield

  • What Is The Highest-Grossing Found Footage Movie of All Time?

    What Is The Highest-Grossing Found Footage Movie of All Time?

    When talking about some of the highest-grossing horror films, people may not associate found footage with that achievement. The subgenre is more niche than it is lucrative compared to others of its kind, such as slasher horror and psychological horror, but has amassed a huge following nonetheless. The often hit-or-miss subgenre has produced now-cult favorites…

  • The Cloverfield Franchise Was an Odd Monster That Failed to Deliver

    The Cloverfield Franchise Was an Odd Monster That Failed to Deliver

    Nothing is simultaneously as exciting and disappointing as J.J. Abrams’ Cloverield franchise. In a sea of film franchises, this is one of the good ones… well, sort of. The Cloverfield banner acts more like The Twilight Zone than anything, a name which audiences can look to and expect a certain brand of Sci-fi Horror storytelling,…

  • Cloverfield’s Human Stories Make it a Classic Monster Movie

    Cloverfield’s Human Stories Make it a Classic Monster Movie

    Hairy ape King Kong stomped his way through New York City 90 years ago. Overgrown lizard Godzilla first breathed fire on Tokyo way back in 1954. The beleaguered behemoth bounding through the urban landscape is hardly a new film concept, and it’s one that’s been used successfully for decades. But 15 years ago this month,…

  • How to Watch the Cloverfield Movies in Order

    How to Watch the Cloverfield Movies in Order

    For a franchise so small, the Cloverfield timeline is incredibly complex and full of more lore than one might expect. This three-part anthology series began with Cloverfield, a found-footage hit by Matt Reeves. Later, J.J. Abrams would use the IP to get an independent film made, provided it could somehow link itself to the Cloverfield…

  • New ‘Cloverfield’ Movie in Development From Director Babak Anvari, J.J. Abrams Producing for Bad Robot

    New ‘Cloverfield’ Movie in Development From Director Babak Anvari, J.J. Abrams Producing for Bad Robot

    Another chapter in the “Cloverfield” universe is coming.“Wounds” director Babak Anvari has been tapped to helm the newest installment of the hit horror series. J.J. Abrams is producing from Bad Robot, along with Hannah Minghella and Jon Cohen. Bryan Burk, Matt Reeves, and Drew Goddard will executive produce. Joe Barton, who penned the 2017 cult…

  • Paramount Has New ‘Cloverfield’ Movie On The Way With Babak Anvari Directing

    Paramount Has New ‘Cloverfield’ Movie On The Way With Babak Anvari Directing

    Deadline reports that Paramount has a new “Cloverfield” movie on the way, the first since 2018’s “The Cloverfield Paradox.” And the studio has a filmmaker on the rise to helm it: indie horror director Babak Anvari.Read More: ‘I Came By’ Review: Hugh Bonneville & George Mackay Star In Babak Anvari’s Bloated ThrillerAnvari directs the new…

  • New ‘Cloverfield’ Film Set from ‘Under the Shadow’ Director Babak Anvari, Producer J.J. Abrams

    New ‘Cloverfield’ Film Set from ‘Under the Shadow’ Director Babak Anvari, Producer J.J. Abrams

    The apocalyptic world of “Cloverfield” is expanding.A yet-untitled sequel was announced by Paramount Pictures, as first reported by Deadline, with BAFTA winner Babak Anvari (“Under the Shadow”) set to direct. Screenwriter Joe Barton (“The Lazarus Project”) is penning the script.Original “Cloverfield” director Matt Reeves, who went on to helm “The Batman,” is serving as an…

  • ‘The Batman’: How VFX Powered the Gotham Skylines and Rainy Batmobile Freeway Chase

    ‘The Batman’: How VFX Powered the Gotham Skylines and Rainy Batmobile Freeway Chase

    Having already explored the vast photoreal toolsets of Ilm for “Cloverfield” and Weta Digital for “Planet of the Apes,” director Matt Reeves eagerly implemented their latest advancements for his vision of “The Batman” as a grungy, neo-noir detective thriller. He principally utilized Ilm’s fledgling StageCraft LED-wall volume system developed for “The Mandalorian” to add unfinished…

  • ‘The Humans’ Review: Stephen Karam Adapts His Tony-Winning Play into the First Real Horror Movie About 9/11

    ‘The Humans’ Review: Stephen Karam Adapts His Tony-Winning Play into the First Real Horror Movie About 9/11

    Every film made in response to 9/11 is a horror film in one way or another, but none of them — from the unbearable simulation of “United 93” to the eerie found footage of “Cloverfield” and the chilling-that-this-was-nominated-for-Best-Picture-ness of “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” — have spoken the genre’s common tongue more fluently than “The…

  • ‘Cloverfield’ Sequel in the Works

    ‘Cloverfield’ Sequel in the Works

    Cloverfield, the J. J. Abrams-produced horror hit released in 2008 that launched filmmaker Matt Reeves on the path of genre auteur, is getting a sequel.Abrams’ Bad Robot banner and Paramount Pictures have tapped rising British scribe Joe Barton to pen the script for the project, which, unlike its predecessor, will not be in the found…