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Wanna Know A Little More About CLOVERFIELD?! Like, Say, Who’s Directing It?!

Hey, everyone. ”Moriarty” here.

It’s funny... I’m getting letters now from other webmasters saying that they’re getting yelled at for publishing anything about this film. Yet so far, I haven’t heard one word back from Bad Robot or Paramount, and we’re the one place these stories have been breaking. We were the ones who first told you that it’s a giant monster movie featuring something that’s being called “The Parasite” at the moment. We’re the ones who told you that Drew Godard is writing the film. We brought you the first descriptions of the teaser trailer that will be attached to the prints of TRANSFORMERS everyone will be seeing next week.

And now... now we can tell you who is directing the film. It’s amazing to me how secretive this one is. Personally, I think it sounds great, and all the stuff I’ve heard about the script and the designs for the monster and the work they’ve been doing on the Paramount lot and over at the offices on Cloverfield (the reason for the fake title, no doubt) makes me think this is going to be one groovy movie.

Matt Reeves, a writer on FELICITY, whose only feature film so far is THE PALLBEARER with David Schwimmer and Gwenyth Paltrow, is the man who will be calling the shots onset. There are a lot of Bad Robot alumni involved in this one, but Reeves is the guy I’m most interested in at the moment. He’s directed episodes of shows like FELICITY, CONVICTION, HOMICIDE, and RELATIVITY, and he was the guy who directed the pilot for MIRACLES in 2003. I love the notion of a giant monster movie that’s all being shot from the POV of handheld video cameras, like a real event unfolding, and I wish him well with this one.

Now I just need to see that teaser finally. Remember... when you see it, there’s no title on it yet. That’s because the film doesn’t have a name at the moment, or if it does, that’s been kept completely hush-hush. For now, CLOVERFIELD is just what they’re calling it to help confuse the issue. I’m itching for someone over there to finally break their silence and speak up, ‘cause I’d love to know more. For now, here’s the tip I got today:

CLOVERFIELD, the hush hush sci-fi flick, is being directed by Matt Reeves. Matt Reeves, if you recall was creator of Felicity and screenwriter of such films as The Yards and Under Siege 2. One of the producers on this flick is Bryan Burk, a producer on LOST and Abrams' upcoming STAR TREK film.

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by narky
Jul 1st, 2007
06:35:57 PM
Been awhile since a good B movie came out...
by The Dum Guy
Jul 1st, 2007
06:40:19 PM
Actually, what i really wanna know is this...
by Snake-eyes
Jul 1st, 2007
06:45:43 PM
David Schwimmer and Gwenyth Paltrow
by Bluereader
Jul 1st, 2007
06:54:27 PM
Wow this IS really going to suck.
by Darksider
Jul 1st, 2007
06:54:43 PM
Dark Territory
by TheSplinter
Jul 1st, 2007
07:00:51 PM
Clover
by Cobbio
Jul 1st, 2007
07:12:45 PM
The Parasite
by classyfredblassy
Jul 1st, 2007
07:19:16 PM
I heard the title is actually
by classyfredblassy
Jul 1st, 2007
07:20:19 PM
It's official-- this movie will be fucking terrible
by PotSmokinAlien
Jul 1st, 2007
07:24:29 PM
or the other title was
by classyfredblassy
Jul 1st, 2007
07:25:19 PM
Dammit
by Bagheera
Jul 1st, 2007
07:28:39 PM
The Host
by FreeKill
Jul 1st, 2007
07:40:03 PM
Under Siege 2?
by BadMrWonka
Jul 1st, 2007
07:43:17 PM
I've never heard an audience react ...
by Uga
Jul 1st, 2007
07:44:52 PM
Drew Goddard wrote the Buffy ep that pissed..
by glodene
Jul 1st, 2007
07:46:54 PM
I kind of like the working title.
by LoneGun
Jul 1st, 2007
07:53:35 PM
This is an exciting movie!
by Womb2dooM
Jul 1st, 2007
07:56:48 PM
The Pallbearer
by newc0253
Jul 1st, 2007
08:19:24 PM
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
by zooch
Jul 1st, 2007
08:36:31 PM
uga
by jedimindflayer
Jul 1st, 2007
09:06:43 PM
You mean Cloverfield isn't the real title?
by Bass Bastardson
Jul 1st, 2007
09:15:54 PM
Drew Godard AND Bryan Burk!?
by Zarles
Jul 1st, 2007
10:17:12 PM
Now it makes sense why a big monster movie
by CreasyBear
Jul 1st, 2007
10:36:09 PM
This movie will so NOT suck
by zillabeast
Jul 1st, 2007
11:27:02 PM
LOST
by skintandminted
Jul 2nd, 2007
04:02:29 AM
Why would they shout you down,
by Tourist
Jul 2nd, 2007
04:07:45 AM
Host remake?
by Spartacus Hughs
Jul 2nd, 2007
05:21:03 AM
Wow, a film I haven't heard of and still don't care...
by Stalin vs Predator
Jul 2nd, 2007
08:04:44 AM
skintandminted, that would be the best thing ever
by darth-chinaski
Jul 2nd, 2007
03:50:27 PM
This Internet Hype reminds me of...
by superorange567
Jul 3rd, 2007
08:57:44 AM
Found this fake plot funny...
by superorange567
Jul 3rd, 2007
09:02:58 AM
...LAVOS... kind of Crazy... but somehow...
by tropikan blaze
Jul 3rd, 2007
09:17:11 PM
Beautiful!
by Cronus
Jul 5th, 2007
01:58:41 AM
This looks so godlike
by messi
Jul 5th, 2007
08:30:14 AM
This movie is going to RULE THE WEELD!!!!!!!!!!
by batzilla
Jul 5th, 2007
10:08:35 AM
1 Aug 2008...in the old european..
by MacFaux
Jul 6th, 2007
12:30:30 AM
Just found this...
by fedor
Jul 6th, 2007
09:21:21 AM
Cloverfield, more then meets they eye...autobo..
by uhitmeintheear
Jul 6th, 2007
10:04:08 AM
MacFaux
by Savage Lucy
Jul 6th, 2007
02:12:25 PM
Cronus...
by Grendy
Jul 6th, 2007
03:43:46 PM
ps... ROLODEX
by Grendy
Jul 6th, 2007
03:45:02 PM
rumor says its Voltron
by mdbecks7
Jul 6th, 2007
08:50:25 PM
I heard it was the Thundercats...
by vettebro
Jul 6th, 2007
09:53:50 PM
If you listen carefully...
by vettebro
Jul 6th, 2007
09:55:49 PM
Rolodex
by Cronus
Jul 6th, 2007
11:41:51 PM
weird email
by whoisthismuaddib
Jul 6th, 2007
11:56:26 PM
Tripods. I haven't read those books in ages.
by superninja
Jul 7th, 2007
12:38:49 AM
New site revealed
by buddabooshiaebay
Jul 7th, 2007
02:34:19 AM
Way to break the story Mori
by smackfu
Jul 7th, 2007
02:58:22 PM
Smackfu...
by TheRealMoriarty
Jul 8th, 2007
06:06:19 AM
This is stupid
by Cronus
Jul 9th, 2007
05:12:44 PM

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