Cloverfield is a 2008 American monster film directed by Matt Reeves,
produced by J.J. Abrams, and written by Drew Goddard. The film stars
Michael Stahl-David, Odette Yustman, T.J. Miller, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy
Caplan, and Mike Vogel. The film uses a found footage motif to follow
five young New York City residents fleeing from a massive monster and
various other smaller creatures that attack the city while they are
having a farewell party.Development began when producer J. J. Abrams
started conceptualizing a new monster and enlisted Neville Page to
design the creature, referred to as Clover. In February 2007, the
project was secretly greenlit by Paramount Pictures and produced by
Abrams' Bad Robot Productions. Principal photography took place in Los
Angeles that same year. During production, the project went under
several working titles, including Slusho, Cheese and Greyshot. As part
of a viral marketing campaign, a teaser trailer was released ahead of
screenings of Transformers without a title attached. The film's
official title was revealed in a second teaser trailer attached to
screenings of Beowulf. With limited details revealed about the film
prior to release, it garnered online speculation, including forums and
websites dedicated to uncovering any hidden information about the
film. Several tie-ins, including a prequel manga series, were released
as part of the film's marketing campaign.Cloverfield was released on
January 18, 2008, and received positive reviews from film critics.
Many praised Reeves' direction and the film's cinéma vérité style
narrative. It earned $172 million worldwide at the box office against
a $25 million budget. The film served as the first installment of the
Cloverfield franchise, followed by 10 Cloverfield Lane in 2016 and The
Cloverfield Paradox in 2018.
produced by J.J. Abrams, and written by Drew Goddard. The film stars
Michael Stahl-David, Odette Yustman, T.J. Miller, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy
Caplan, and Mike Vogel. The film uses a found footage motif to follow
five young New York City residents fleeing from a massive monster and
various other smaller creatures that attack the city while they are
having a farewell party.Development began when producer J. J. Abrams
started conceptualizing a new monster and enlisted Neville Page to
design the creature, referred to as Clover. In February 2007, the
project was secretly greenlit by Paramount Pictures and produced by
Abrams' Bad Robot Productions. Principal photography took place in Los
Angeles that same year. During production, the project went under
several working titles, including Slusho, Cheese and Greyshot. As part
of a viral marketing campaign, a teaser trailer was released ahead of
screenings of Transformers without a title attached. The film's
official title was revealed in a second teaser trailer attached to
screenings of Beowulf. With limited details revealed about the film
prior to release, it garnered online speculation, including forums and
websites dedicated to uncovering any hidden information about the
film. Several tie-ins, including a prequel manga series, were released
as part of the film's marketing campaign.Cloverfield was released on
January 18, 2008, and received positive reviews from film critics.
Many praised Reeves' direction and the film's cinéma vérité style
narrative. It earned $172 million worldwide at the box office against
a $25 million budget. The film served as the first installment of the
Cloverfield franchise, followed by 10 Cloverfield Lane in 2016 and The
Cloverfield Paradox in 2018.
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