Director Matt Reeves is in talks with Paramount Pictures to make a sequel to his hit monster movie, Cloverfield, according to Daily Variety. Produced by Lost creator JJ Abrams, the flick was made for around $25 million and grossed more than $45 million during its opening weekend, setting a Martin Luther King holiday record. Worldwide, the pic has earned more than $80 million.
In interviews, Reeves has noted that he is toying with the idea of telling the same giant monster attack story from the perspective of a different set of New Yorkers. While it may have induced a bit of nausea in some moviegoers, the gimmick of using a hand-held video camera to capture all the action a la The Blair Witch Project allowed the movie to be shot economically. However, the novelty may have worn off even before the third reel concluded at a brisk 88 minutes. A sequel may call for a more traditional approach, perhaps one involving a tripod.
A sequel would likely bring good news for Tippett Studio, which created the creatures in Cloverfield. In addition to the lumbering giant that tears the city apart, the studio modeled and animated nasty little critters that cling to the beast like parasites and fall off to attack people in more confined spaces. Double Negative also contributed heavily to the pic’s effects.
Reeves, whose credits include episodes of Felicity and other TV fare, has also inked a deal with GreeneStreet Films to direct a feature titled The Invisible Woman. Written by Reeves, the script is described as a Hitchcock-style thriller about a former beauty queen who turns to a life of crime to protect her family.
