Matt Reeves,who has finally got his big break for his first successful directorial effort with ‘Cloverfield’; is in early talks to with Paramount to direct the sequel to the smash ‘monster’ hit.
Comingsoon.net gives us these details:
Variety says the timing of the projects will depend on how quickly Paramount can complete discussions with Reeves, producer J.J. Abrams and writer Drew Goddard to come up with another monster story for the Cloverfield sequel. There’s a good chance the sequel will be Reeves’ next film, in which case he will direct The Invisible Woman afterward.
Really, is anybody surprised about this news? After it’s successful opening and critical praise, there was no doubt in mind there was going to be a sequel to this film. Even the end of the movie hints at it with an unknown object falling into the ocean. (Finally saw that the second time around.) Do I think a sequel is absolutely necessary? Nope. I think the novelty of what made the first film so different and interesting will definitely wear off before the sequel is even in production. If they avoid another hand held version, then I might be intrigued. Actually, I’m more interested in ‘The Invisible Woman’ more than seeing a sequel to a movie to could potentially ruin the feel of the first film. What are your thoughts?
Actually i thought it was a great movie. I like how it was promoted and how we were left in suspense all the way until the start of the movie. I also enjoyed the untraditional way the movie ended it was different and refreshing.
What i don’t understand is why so many people are hating on this movie. Even at the theater kats were talking trash about the movie and I thought that was ridiculous. J.J. Abrams took a big risk that paid off as far as the entertainment value is concerned. He went outside the box and his artistic approach should be appreciated more than what it is. THAT’S WHAT’S UP!!!!
Here is a more specific answer to Aaron’s question:
http://www.tagruato.jp/headlines.php?story=news_08_01_03
Well, they can make it. I won’t be watching it.
Sorry, I addressed Aaron’s question in comment #22, but it’s currently awaiting moderation. ;)
Aaron, search for Tagruato and slusho and you will find all kinds of weird connections, and theories about the monster origins.
I found it cool to speculate with friends about things that have absolute no relevance in our real life.
Adding to what I wrote above:
Cloverfield isn’t just a movie. It’s really more of a multimedia story. There’s much more going on than what is revealed in the movie. The movie is just a snapshot of the whole picture. It’s good by itself, but I’ve been enjoying the rest of the package that is out there for fans to discover. There is some Manga that ties in to it as well as a myspace page for each of the main characters.
I originally just saw this stuff as viral marketing for the movie, but I’m realizing that it actually more than that. It really does add to the whole project in a clever way. Forget just making books and video games based on a movie just to cash in. These things are part of the art, not just promotional material.
scoville,
why would it be a satellite? i didnt follow the web lore before the movie hit so i’m not sure what “Tagruato” has to do with anything in the film.
^^ whoops I meant Jan 24-27 weekend
Teller said “That’s Domestic plus Foreign which isn’t anything to really gloat about Nec. It’s not amazing in international markets. It made 15 mil outside of US. “
The Studio doesn’t care where they get the money from. International Boxoffice is probably more important then ever these days. $80 million worldwide gross ($15m int)in less then 2 weeks is impressive especially for a low budget non summer blockbuster movie.
It’s not amazing in international markets. It made 15 mil outside of US.
And that is great considering that it made most of that money on the Jan 27-30 weekend when its international release was expanded. They only have 18 markets so far (and most of them were added last weekend) and the only big ones in there are South Korea, Australia and maybe Russia. It has not been big markets like UK or Germany and the biggest one Japan where movies make most of their international revenue. It is going to be released there course over the course of next couple of weeks and if it right now is making so much money with only 18 (and most of them smaller) markets imagine what it would a week or two from now when it’s out in the big ones.
It hasn’t been barley 2 weeks, it’s been exactly 2 weeks and 4 days.
No, infact it has been less then 2 weeks. It has been 1 week and 6 days since the release.
I’m not saying it failed, it certinly didn’t, but should we really be talking sequel right now, with a 3 spot drop?
3 spot drop is irrelevant and this probably more indicative of the lack of movie going audience in January what matters is the real hard cash the movie is bringing in.
Teller,
So you’re argument about why you got tricked into believing something about this movie that wasn’t true is because the director and producer built up deliberate hype? I’m sorry, but I was pretty sure the point of marketing is to build deliberate hype. Does marketing have some other goal in your understanding? And since the movie has already made $80,883,082 after only 2 and a half weeks, and still has a few markets left to open in (UK & Japan, amongst others), I think we can be sure that it’ll cross $100,000,000, which would be 4 times the cost of the movie. That is, a hit. Dropping 3 spots doesn’t change that.
Aaron,
The “unknown object” falling into the water is NOT the monster. The monster has been in the ocean for “thousands and thousands of years” and was brought to the surface by the deep sea mining of Slusho’s parent corporation Tagruato at their . The thing falling to earth is believed by some to be a Tagruato satellite.
I’m all for it, and they absolutely HAVE to go with a handycam!! and also on the same night as the first movie, this will open great possibilities for them to fill in some gaps in the story and answer some questions!
That’s Domestic plus Foreign which isn’t anything to really gloat about Nec. It’s not amazing in international markets. It made 15 mil outside of US. It hasn’t been barley 2 weeks, it’s been exactly 2 weeks and 4 days. I don’t hear any buzz about the movie anymore. Maybe the UK will support it more than the US like they did Donnie Darko, but right now it’s not doing great. I’m not saying it failed, it certinly didn’t, but should we really be talking sequel right now, with a 3 spot drop?
Jason, there was a lot of insane hype around this film, I expected this thing to be huge. It got a spot on the transformers, and they secretly shot the movie, and told us nothing about it, as if it was a huge surprise when it really wasn’t. Your right, it’s mainly the fans who hyped it it to death, but it’s the director and producer’s fault for keeping it such a secret, which built up all of this deliberate hype.
IMO, If a film cost 25-30 million to make, and pulls in 80+ million, then i would have to call that a smash hit.
The sequel won’t make as much money as the second one. Unless there is a really novel idea that the fans will accept. I felt kind of ripped off after watching this movie.
While I want to preface this comment by saying I hated Cloverfield, I think a sequel is a really bad idea for two reasons:
1. They can’t go handy-cam for the next one as the novelty has already worn off
2. If they don’t go handy-cam, I think we all remember what happened with Blair Witch Project II: Book of Shadows.
While I hated the movie, for those of you out there that liked it do you really want to see the franchise go the way of “Book of Shadows”?
Teller,
I agree in that I wouldn’t refer to it as a “smash hit”, but it was definitely a successful movie. That second week drop-off was a bit more dramatic than I thought it would be (and I’m sure the studio wasn’t expecting it, either), but the fact is that the movie made money and still has a great deal of buzz around it. A sequel is a no-brainer.
However, your statement about the film “not living up to its promise” troubles me. Who promised what, exactly? I admit, I was one of the fanboys who has been following every piece of the viral marketing puzzle over the past several months and was sucked in to the Cloverfield hype. In the end, I was more than satisfied with the film. Any expectations placed upon this movie rests squarely on the shoulders of the consumer – we all did a fine job of hyping this movie up on our own.
Teller, you have have got to be kidding me. The movie has been in theatres barely 2 weeks and it has grabbed $80million+ (domestic + foreign) already. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cloverfield.htm It is doing amazingly well in International markets and it has yet to be released in bigger markets like UK & Japan. By the time everything is said and done Clvoerfield’s worldwide gross would probably be $120 million+ (and I am being very conservative here) and $120million on $25million film is a shitload of profit.
Well, it made it’s money back, but all my other facts are correct. You still can’t call this a smash hit by any means. Not when it drops to number 4 it’s second weekend to 27 dresses, Rambo and meet the spartans. That’s not good. Again, Juno only cost 7 mill. This movie didn’t live u to it’s promise.
Teller,
You need to check your facts, buddy. Serena is (sort of) right – the movie’s actual production budget was only $25 million. Sounds like a tidy profit to me, especially when you factor in the truckloads of dough this film will rake in once it hits DVD.
Teller,
it only cost 30 million to make this film.
i really like to see the events through a different perspective. maybe we get some more information about what the monster is all about. so the idea of a sequal is quiet good.
Smash Hit serena?????? It droped 3 spots it’s second weekend, and it is only at 65mil right now. Juno has already made 101 mil. This movie is not a smash hit. I hesitate to even call it a hit. I’m sure it cost alot more than 65 to make this movie.
the “unknown object” falling into the ocean in the background of the coney island footage is the monster from the movie. that footage was from the past before the events of the movie, and that footage they took just happened to catch the alien monster coming to earth.
they already talked about what would happen if they did a sequel. it would be footage from someone elses video camera that same night in new york city. the movie didnt follow the creature the entire time, so other groups of humans with cameras also encountered the beastie that night.
@”follow the monster around, find out its origin, what happened in central park, etc.”
Why do people feel like it’s important to learn Cloverfield’s origin? It has the same hokey origin as all monsters: Nuclear explosion… commet from space etc etc…
Why do people feel it’s an important part of the story? To me it seems irrelevent and I’m glad they left it out.
I liked Cloverfield a lot but I don’t see much room for a sequel to expand on and add too the story.
To me the first trailer was intresting but as time grew and no one knew next to nothing about the film I didnt even care. When I seen Art photos of the film I didnt care and clips of the film but I still didnt care. so when I read Johns review I thought….hmmm wait a min?! I still dont care. So ok its a hit and there will be a sequel but in the end I still dont care because the film looks boring to me so it would take alot to make me want to see a second one.
I think the sequel should be in the same time frame as the first but done more traditionaly and follow the monster around, find out its origin, what happened in central park, etc.