Bosco685 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Quote Cloverfield 2 is officially happening as J.J. Abrams is developing a true sequel to 2008's Cloverfield. The found-footage style monster movie was a surprise hit upon its arrival over a decade ago. Cloverfield was directed by Matt Reeves and made over $170 million worldwide. This success didn't immediately lead to a franchise, though. Abrams and his production company Bad Robot took time to turn Cloverfield into a franchise, but they did so with spinoffs instead of a sequel. There have already been two installments of the larger Cloverfield universe. It began with 10 Cloverfield Lane in 2016, which was not originally made to be part of the universe. The film from director Dan Trachtenberg was another moderate hit and generated talks of a sequel that never materialized. Instead, The Cloverfield Paradox was made and received a surprise drop on Netflix immediately after the Super Bowl in 2018. After the last installment failed to generate as much interest, the Cloverfield franchise is going back to the beginning. According to THR, Abrams and Bad Robot are now developing Cloverfield 2 as a true sequel to the original movie. Joe Barton has been hired to write Cloverfield 2 after joining Matt Reeves' The Batman HBO Max spinoff/prequel series as its new showrunner. Abrams is producing Cloverfield 2, but Reeves is said not to be involved with the movie. It is currently not expected to be shot in the same found-footage style as the original, and how it will continue Cloverfield's story is being kept under wraps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormerReader Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I thought the first one was entertaining. The spinoffs not as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 22 hours ago, FormerReader said: I thought the first one was entertaining. The spinoffs not as much. Agreed! It was like they lost their way. Hopefully this becomes something worth waiting on. snitzer and FormerReader 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaard Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I remember some big deal being made about "If you look at this scene, in this corner of the screen, while squinting...you can see a ship splashing down in the ocean." I could never see it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickSp Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Gaard said: I remember some big deal being made about "If you look at this scene, in this corner of the screen, while squinting...you can see a ship splashing down in the ocean." I could never see it, I remember that too! And I think it was true, the scene at the fairground had something in the background splash down into the water, a satellite or something. I'm sure they tried to tie it in via the Cloverfield Paradox film. I always liked the idea that some spin off stories would all loosely connect in some way but it never seemed to take off. Not sure what they plan to do if they are ignoring the paradox and 10 Cloverfield Lane films but I'm definitely interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Gaard said: I remember some big deal being made about "If you look at this scene, in this corner of the screen, while squinting...you can see a ship splashing down in the ocean." I could never see it, 17 minutes ago, RickSp said: I remember that too! And I think it was true, the scene at the fairground had something in the background splash down into the water, a satellite or something. I'm sure they tried to tie it in via the Cloverfield Paradox film. I always liked the idea that some spin off stories would all loosely connect in some way but it never seemed to take off. Not sure what they plan to do if they are ignoring the paradox and 10 Cloverfield Lane films but I'm definitely interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
media_junkie Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I may be in the minority, but I did not like the Cloverfield movie at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 23 minutes ago, media_junkie said: I may be in the minority, but I did not like the Cloverfield movie at all. Its uniqueness was the found footage approach in a sci-fi film where the monster is kept hidden from film for so long it can feel like Godzilla (2014) - where's the monster in this monster film?? I can see that turning people off and not having fond memories of the film. bentbryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Bosco685 said: Its uniqueness was the found footage approach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 "I'm so - startled!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledgehammer Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 On 2/1/2021 at 7:58 AM, media_junkie said: I may be in the minority, but I did not like the Cloverfield movie at all. I may be in the majority, but I liked it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rexinnih Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 I enjoyed the first one and look forward to a true sequel. Bosco685 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MetalPSI Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 I liked 10 Cloverfield Lane better than the original Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
