Matt Reeves Comes to Cloverfield
Cloverfield opens up a whole new world for Reeves
By Jennifer M. Wood
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/matt_reeves_cloverfield_20080115/
Even before there was a script—or a cast, location or story, really—audiences have been waiting the release of Cloverfield with baited breath. And the box office numbers did not disappoint when the film was finally released last week (bringing in more than $55 million so far). A monster movie in the most classic sense of the genre, the film is a collaboration between childhood friends Matt Reeves, JJ Abrams and Bryan Burk. And while it sounds like the type of movie these guys have probably dreamed about for years, the whole film came together rather quickly—less than a year from pitch to release. In the midst of a grueling press tour, Cloverfield director Matt Reeves spoke with MM about his first venture into the world of visual effects and how the film turned out to be a "terrific challenge."