In September 2022, Paramount Pictures He formalized having put A new installment of the saga is underway terror Cloverfield With one direct sequel to the original 2008 tapethus marking the first time that there would be a direct sequel as such in the producer's saga JJ Abrams.
On that occasion, it was announced to Anvari round (Under the Shadow, Wounds, I Came By) as director. The script would be in charge of Joe Barton (Black Doves, The Lazarus Project, The Leftl), con J.J. Abrams producing via Bad Robot with Hannah Minghella and John Cohen, and executive producers Bryan Burk, Matt Reeves – Director of the original– and Drew Goddard “Original guy.
It is worth remembering that the 2008 Found-Fotage, gave rise to the origin of the Universo Cloverfieldwith two other films connected slightly to the original: the acclaimed thriller 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) by Dan Trachtenberg, and science fiction The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) by Julius Onah, who did not finish convincing the audiences.
But with the announcement of a direct sequel to Cloverfieldand a good team behind cameras, fans were excited about the possibility of finally having a continuation.
About two years have passed without obtaining news about the project, until now that Anvari, during the premiere of his film Hallow Road At the SXSW Festival, he told Countdown City Geeks on YouTube not to give the project dead Cloverfield:
“What a shame not to be able to say anything, because everyone in that team is very reserved. I understand. But I love his enthusiasm. And whatever happens, know that I hope you get something incredible. “
The video interview with Anvari is available at the end of the note.
Meanwhile…
About the Cloverfield universe …
“In the area previously known as Central Park, the following tape was found,” It's about Cloverfieldthe film that started the saga and whose found footagerenewed the technique that gained notoriety with The Blair Witch Project. The one directed by Matt Reeves from the script of Drew Goddard, and produced by Abrams, revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan, who must travel the streets of New York to rescue a friend and survive a devastating, strange and mysterious attack at the hands of unknown creatures of monstrous proportions. The cast included Lizzy Caplan, Mike Vogel, Jessica Lucas, Odette Anabelle and TJ Miller.
Eight years later the second film of the franchise arrived, 10 Cloverfield Lane (You can read the film critics3 here), directed by Dan Trachtenberg from the script by Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken and Damien Chazelle, produced again by Abrams. This particular delivery began as an original idea that was later included and adapted to include it as part of the Cloverfield universe.
The same technique/strategy was used with the third installment, The Cloverfield Paradox (You can read the film critics3 here), directed by Julius Onah and written by Doug Jung and Oren Uziel. This delivery answered the greatest doubts: why? And how?: Why the appearance of the monster? How did it originate? What caused it? And with this he opened a large amount of possibilities for future narratives within the Cloverfield universe.
As we mentioned, both non -direct sequels have elements that connect the three deliveries released so far.
Source: https://cine3.com/babak-anvari-cloverfield-2-secuela-directa-cloverfield/
