New ‘Cloverfield’ Film At Paramount Sets Babak Anvari as Director
23.09.2022 - 19:11
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EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of Top Gun: Maverick and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Paramount Pictures is looking to get the wheels turning on another popular franchise as sources tell Deadline a new Cloverfield pic is in the works with Babak Anvari directing and Joe Barton writing the script. 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.
As with any Cloverfield pic, plot details are being kept under wraps. It also is unknown how this new installment will link to its predecessors, whether its straight sequel to the original or an anthology piece that is set in the Cloverfield universe.
The 2008 original film was not only a smash hit at the box office but critically acclaimed, specifically for its groundbreaking found-footage style. Reeves directed that pic, which helped launch his career and gave Paramount a new universe to explore for future installments. The Cloverfield marketing campaign was ahead of its time as well, beginning with a trailer that played like a found-footage comedy at a house party that quickly unveiled its sci-fi elements. It is considered among of the best teaser trailers in recent years.
This new installment is the first time Paramount has announced a new Cloverfield film as being in development; prior sequels 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) and The Cloverfield Paradox, which ended up premiering on Netflix in 2018, were developed as properties with different titles and were not unveiled as Cloverfield pics until the trailers premiered.
As for Anvari, the film marks his first studio tentpole, having cut his teeth in the arthouse thriller world. His first film, 2016’s Under the Shadow, won him a BAFTA for
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