io9: Matt Reeves

The New Twilight Zone Movie: Just a Generic Spooky Action Thriller?

Charlie Jane Anders — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:44:31 PDT

Twilight Zone Movie: Just a Generic Spooky Action Thriller?" alt="Click here to read The New Twilight Zone Movie: Just a Generic Spooky Action Thriller?" src="http://cache.io9.com/assets/images/8/2011/10/small_twilight.jpg"/>

Matt Reeves, director of Cloverfield and the U.S. remake of Let The Right One In, is in final talks to direct the new Twilight Zone movie. And he could be making it as soon as next summer. But it won't be what you might be expecting from a film adaptation of Rod Serling's television series. More »

Now this is a Frankenstein movie we can get behind

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:30:00 PDT

Matt Reeves is taking on yet another monster movie: a Frankenstein prequel. After Cloverfield and Let Me In, we're convinced this guy knows how to make quality monster movies. So could this be the Frankenstein movie we've been waiting for? More »

Cloverfield director is adapting the original paranoid "aliens among us" short story

Meredith Woerner — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:50:32 PDT

Let Me In and Cloverfield director Matt Reeves is adapting Ray Nelson's short story 8 O'Clock in the Morning for film, read it now! More »

Neville Page on Designing Tron Legacy — and the Green Lantern Corps!

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:30:00 PST

You know Neville Page as the creator of the Cloverfield monster, plus many Avatar creatures. But now, he's the guy who helped recreate Tron, and bring the Green Lantern Corps to life. He talked creatures and weird inspirations with us. More »

Is Let Me In's main character a serial killer, or just under a vampire's spell?

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:52:30 PDT

We knew Let Me In's vampire girl had super-strength, but did you know that she can control minds as well? In our exclusive interview with the film's star, Kodi Smit-McPhee, he reveals how Abbey plays with his character's mind. More »

"Let Me In" is quietly disturbing and horrific

Annalee Newitz — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:51:22 PDT

Let Me In, the unusual story of a child vampire and the human boy she comes to love, is moody and quiet. It's a movie whose horror slowly creeps up on you, leaving a profound feeling of disturbance behind. More »

Chris Nolan is meeting with a short list of possible Superman directors

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:22:10 PDT

The new Superman movie is roaring ahead — The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan, who's producing, reportedly has five potential directors in mind, and he's meeting with them now. So who's in line to revamp the Man Of Tomorrow? More »

5 new clips from Let Me In bring the full-on vampire chemistry

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:30:00 PDT

Let The Right One In wasn't just your average vampire horror film. At its heart, the Swedish indie was about the characters and their complicated relationships. Thankfully, the latest batch of clips from the American remake proves it understands this. More »

First clip from Let Me In will silence the haters

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:00:00 PDT

We've gotten excited about Matt Reeves' vampire remake of the acclaimed Swedish film Let The Right One In, after we saw the excellent footage screened at Comic Con. Now it's your turn. Watch the first clip from the film. More »

Let Me In director reveals what he kept and what he cut from the vampire classic

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:30:00 PDT

Let The Right One In was one of the most startling vampire films in years, so Matt Reeves faced a challenge making the American remake fresh. Reeves tells us what he kept, what he added, and what had to go. More »

"Let Me In" is its own kind of emotionally devastating vampire flick

Annalee Newitz — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT

We've been worried about Let Me In, the US adaptation of the cult Swedish vampire movie. But we saw scenes from it this weekend, and the acting is incredible. Plus, it goes back to the original book for source material. More »

Is the U.S. remake of Let The Right One In doomed?

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:30:00 PDT

Just when we were starting to think the U.S. version of Let The Right One In might be worth watching, it turns out we may not get the chance. The culprit, once again, is studio turmoil. More »

First U.S. trailer for the Let The Right One In remake is stylish, sledge-hammery

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:09:15 PDT

Let The Right One In was one of the great horror films of the past decade, and we've been nervous about a U.S. remake by Cloverfield director Matt Reeves. This splashy first trailer doesn't exactly ease our fears. More »

First Snowy Let Me In Images Soothe "Crappy Remake" Fears

Meredith Woerner — Mon, 10 May 2010 10:00:00 PDT

Fans of Let The Right One In, the cult foreign hit about a soft-spoken yet deadly vampire child, have been torn in half over Matt Reeves' American remake. But the first pictures seem to suggest he's got the right idea. More »

Cloverfield Director Says He Won't "Americanize" His Remake Of Let The Right One In

Meredith Woerner — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:30:43 PST

Matt Reeves has the very difficult and not too popular task of remaking the wonderful Swedish vampire film Let The Right One In. He was taken to task on a SXSW panel when asked about his plans for the feature. More »

The Lastest Cloverfield 2 Viral Or A Monster Hoax

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:51:49 PDT

This latest video is getting passed around as possibly being the next Cloverfield viral marketing gambit. We think it may be a bit too obvious, but that doesn't mean we don't like it! [Chud] More »

Vote For Your Baby Vampire In The Let The Right One In Remake

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:24:47 PDT

Three long-haired ingenues are vying for the role of vampire Eli, now dreadfully renamed Abby, in the U.S. Let The Right One In remake. Sift through their casting tapes and vote on which girl has the doorway-hemorrhaging goods. More »

Let The Right One In Remake Puts Eli In Leggings

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:16:49 PDT

Worried about the adaptation of your favorite Swedish vampire story? Well, there may be some cause for concern — the latest concept art puts the androgynous vampire Eli in tights. More »

Cloverfield 2 On Hold Until JJ Can Think Of New Gimmick

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:35:00 PDT

Where's that sequel to New York monster movie Cloverfield already? It's on the far back burner, says director Matt Reeves: "We're still kind of toying with what it's going to be and whether or not we're going to find something that will be as exciting for us to make and, hopefully, for an audience to watch. So we'll see. It's really in the baby, baby stages. And right now it's definitely on hold until we come up with what that would be." He wouldn't say whether or not this story was going to be a prequel but did mention that would relate to the original. I'm just glad they're taking their time and trying to do it right, unlike many studios that churn out sequels too soon — Marvel I'm lookin' at you. [Sci-Fi] More »

Cloverfield 2 May Have Some Familiar Faces

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:45:00 PDT

Cloverfield's monster rampage may have ended with apocalyptic levels of destruction... but that doesn't mean all of the movie's characters actually died. In fact, a source tells io9 that some members of the Cloverfield cast have been asked if they'd like to reprise their roles in the sequel, alongside another batch of good-looking no-names. As you can guess, there are possible spoilers below. More »

The Cloverfield Ending That Went Too Far For Theaters

Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:00:00 PDT

The DVD of January's monster-smashes-NYC movie Cloverfield came out yesterday, and it includes two alternate endings of the movie, along with some deleted scenes. Here's one of the alternate endings, courtesy of Yahoo movies, including a new Coney Island scene. It's not that different, but it's worth watching to appreciate how much restraint the final edit of Cloverfield shows, since this version seems to spell things out a bit more, and is a maybe bit more over-the-top than the theatrical version. The other deleted ending includes guys digging out the camera from the rubble. [Yahoo movies, via Sliceofscifi] More »

io9 Talks To Cloverfield Director Matt Reeves

Kevin Kelly — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:50:07 PST

Cloverfield opens today, ending months of internet speculation and Slusho tie-in controversies. We spoke to the man behind the movie, Matt Reeves. He took time out of his busy day, where he's poised to count bags of incoming cash and laugh maniacally, to talk to us about Gojira, David Schwimmer, and the big secret at the end of the movie. Check out the interview inside, and steel yourself for one of the nicest guys we've ever met in Hollywood. More »

Nevermind the Monster — Cloverfield Is All About 9/11

Annalee Newitz — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:40:31 PST

All this rampant speculation about the Cloverfield monster has been distraction from the real thrill of the movie: Getting to watch a reenactment of 9/11 without all the scary political implications and the guilt over one's fascination with mass death. Like the disturbing original Gojira from 1954, Cloverfield is a monster movie whose purpose is nakedly therapeutic. New York must recover from the historical trauma of 9/11, and what better way than by containing its reenactment in a completely generic story whose monster-comes-to-town-monster-leaves-town narrative structure is as familiar as the fairy tales we heard as kids? (spoilers ahead) More »

"It's Kinda of a Grayish-Yellowish-Off-White Looking Thing"

Kevin Kelly — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:00:25 PST

Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News attended a screening of Cloverfield tonight, and he spills it about the monster: "It has a tail, it has teeth and freaky eyes...it's kinda of a grayish-yellowish-off-white looking thing. But more important than the creature is what this fucker does. He basically goes bug-nuts." Oh, and the lice monsters? They're real. More »

Secrets of the SNAFU Behind the Name "Cloverfield"

Kevin Kelly — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:06:50 PST

Director Matt Reeves dropped the news that the name Cloverfield came about entirely by accident, almost like playing a game of telephone. More »

We're Starting To Think Cloverfield Has No Monster

Kevin Kelly — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:15:08 PST

Paramount released another photo from the upcoming Cloverfield yesterday, and it's nothing less than completely pointless. The poster for the movie tells us loads more than the above shot featuring actors Michael Stahl-David and Mike Vogel does. But leaking irrelevant pictures is typical Hollywood behavior. Still, give us a little monster willya? More »

Don't Pull A Wanker Star Trek Move

Kevin Kelly — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:30:46 PST

J.J. Abrams is tacking the teaser trailer for Star Trek onto the front of his monster movie Cloverfield, which opens in three weeks. The whole thing smells wanky. Does Cloverfield really need any more buzz to get people to go see it? Why not just film a better ending to Abrams' Alias series and tack that on as well, plus throw in some Abrams-helmed Felicity reunion footage in order to make every multiplex a JJ wankfest? Also, to add insult to injury, he's already shown the trailer to his Cloverfield director-buddy Matt Reeves, who can't stop gushing about it. More »