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Cloverfield
''Cloverfield'' is a 2008 American found footage monster film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J. J. Abrams, and written by Drew Goddard. It stars Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel and Odette Yustman. The plot follows six young New York City residents fleeing from a massive monster and various other smaller creatures that attack the city during a farewell party. Development began when producer J. J. Abrams started conceptualizing a new monster and enlisted Neville Page to design the creature, called Clover. In February 2007, the project was secretly greenlit by Paramount Pictures and produced by Abrams's Bad Robot Productions. Principal photography took place in Los Angeles and New York City in 2007. The project had 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'' (2007) without a title. The final t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloverfield (franchise)
''Cloverfield'' is an American science fiction anthology film series and media franchise created and produced by J. J. Abrams consisting of three films, viral marketing websites linking the films together, and a tie-in manga to the first film titled ''Cloverfield/Kishin'' (2008), all set in a shared fictional universe referred to as the "Cloververse". The franchise as a whole deals with creatures from other dimensions attacking Earth throughout various decades, all as a repercussion of an experiment by an astronaut team aboard the ''Cloverfield Station'' in outer-space. Each film depicts the reality-altering effects of their study, which was meant to find a new energy source replacing the planet's depleted resources, only to open portals for assault from various beasts from deep space. All 3 pictures are standalone films with no direct connection. The first proper sequel to ''Cloverfield'', ''Cloverfield 2'' was announced in early 2021. ''Cloverfield'', the first film in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10 Cloverfield Lane
''10 Cloverfield Lane'' is a 2016 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Dan Trachtenberg in his directorial debut, produced by J. J. Abrams and Lindsey Weber and written by Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken, and Damien Chazelle. The second film in the ''Cloverfield'' franchise, it stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, and John Gallagher Jr. The story follows a young woman who, after a car crash, wakes up in an underground bunker with two men who insist that an event has left the surface of Earth uninhabitable. The film was developed from a script titled ''The Cellar''; but under production by Bad Robot, it was turned into a spiritual successor to the 2008 film ''Cloverfield''. It is presented in a third-person narrative, in contrast to its predecessor's found-footage style. Principal photography took place under the title ''Valencia'' in New Orleans, Louisiana, from October 20 to December 15, 2014. ''10 Cloverfield Lane'' premiered in New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cloverfield Paradox
''The Cloverfield Paradox'' is a 2018 American science fiction horror film directed by Julius Onah and written by Oren Uziel, from a story by Uziel and Doug Jung, and produced by J. J. Abramss Bad Robot Productions. It is the third film in the ''Cloverfield'' franchise, following ''Cloverfield'' (2008) and '' 10 Cloverfield Lane'' (2016). It stars Daniel Brühl, Elizabeth Debicki, Aksel Hennie, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Chris O'Dowd, John Ortiz, David Oyelowo, and Zhang Ziyi. It follows an international group of astronauts aboard a space station who, after using a particle accelerator to try to solve Earth's energy crisis, must find a way home when the planet seemingly vanishes. The film is based on ''God Particle'', a spec script from Oren Uziel, which had the main plot of the space-station crew but was unconnected to ''Cloverfield''. The script was acquired by Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot in 2012. It was planned as part of Paramount's low-budget InSurge distribution label but, fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clover (creature)
Clover is the production name given to the giant monster in the 2008 film ''Cloverfield''. The creature was originally conceived by producer J. J. Abrams and was designed by artist Neville Page. In the film, the monster's name is never mentioned; the name "Cloverfield" is only given to the US Department of Defense case file of the incidents depicted in the film. The Department of Defense names the creature "LSA" for Large-Scale Aggressor in the film's Blu-ray special feature called "Cloverfield Special Investigation Mode". Appearances The monster was first referred to in the viral marketing campaign for ''Cloverfield'', including a recording of its roar, foreign news clips about a monster attack and sonar images. It then made its first full appearance in the film, where it was seen to be 25 stories tall and rampaging through New York City while being attacked by the United States military. A similar monster appears in the four-part manga series ''Cloverfield/Kishin'' (2008) by Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Goddard
Andrew Brion Hogan Goddard (born February 26, 1975) is an American filmmaker. He began his career writing episodes for the television shows ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Angel'', ''Alias'', and ''Lost''. After moving into screenwriting in film, he wrote ''Cloverfield'' (2008), ''World War Z'' (2013), and '' The Martian'' (2015), the latter earning him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2011, he made his directorial debut with ''The Cabin in the Woods''. In 2015, Goddard created the Netflix series '' Daredevil''. Soon after, he directed several episodes of ''The Good Place'' and served as an executive producer for '' 10 Cloverfield Lane'' (2016) and ''The Cloverfield Paradox'' (2018), the next installments in the ''Cloverfield'' franchise. His latest project, ''Bad Times at the El Royale'' (2018), starred an ensemble cast consisting of Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman, and Chris Hemsworth. Earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Reeves
Matt Reeves (born April 27, 1966) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He first gained recognition for the WB drama series ''Felicity (TV series), Felicity'' (1998–2002), which he co-created with J. J. Abrams. Reeves came to widespread attention for directing the hit monster film ''Cloverfield'' (2008). He also directed the romantic vampire drama ''Let Me In (film), Let Me In'' (2010), and the critically acclaimed science fiction sequels ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'' (2014) and ''War for the Planet of the Apes'' (2017). He directed the superhero film ''The Batman (film), The Batman'' (2022), which stars Robert Pattinson as Batman, the title character. Early life Reeves was born on April 27, 1966, in Rockville Centre, New York, on Long Island. He moved with his family to Los Angeles when he was five. There he became fascinated by movies, making them from the age of eight, directing friends and using a wind-up camera. Reeves met and befriended J. J. Abr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Robot Productions
Bad Robot is an American film and television production company founded on May 27, 1999 and led by J. J. Abrams and Katie McGrath as Co-CEO. Under its Bad Robot Productions division, the company is responsible for the television series ''Alias'', ''Lost'', ''Fringe'', ''Person of Interest'', ''Revolution,'' and ''Westworld'' alongside the feature-length films ''Cloverfield'', ''Star Trek'', '' Super 8'', ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', '' Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol'', '' Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation'', ''Star Wars Episodes VII'' and '' IX'', '' 10 Cloverfield Lane'', ''Star Trek Beyond'', ''The Cloverfield Paradox'', '' Mission: Impossible – Fallout,'' and ''Overlord''. History Bad Robot was originally based at Touchstone Television, but was moved by Abrams to Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Television, after his contract with ABC expired in 2006. Bad Robot produced ''Lost'' in association with ABC Studios, formerly Touchstone Television. The two companies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neville Page
Neville Page is a British-American film and television creature and concept designer. Born in England, he was raised in Manchester, and Chicago, Illinois. He was inspired by science fiction, including ''Star Wars'', and makeup artist Rick Baker's work in '' An American Werewolf in London''. Page moved to Hollywood at the age of 17, and gained roles as an actor. He graduated with honors in 1990 from the Art Center College of Design with a degree in industrial design, and went on to teach students in Switzerland. He focused his work on design consulting along with business partner Scott Robertson. Page has worked as a concept designer on films, including '' Super 8'', ''Watchmen'', ''Star Trek'', '' Tron: Legacy'', ''Cloverfield'', and ''Avatar''. In 2010 his works were featured in an exhibit titled "From Page to Screen: Character and Creature Design of Neville Page" at the Oceanside Museum of Art. He joined the panel of judges on the SyFy television series '' Face Off'' for its t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Stahl-David
Michael Stahl-David (born October 28, 1982) is an American actor, known for his role as Sean Donnelly on the NBC drama series ''The Black Donnellys'' and his lead role as Robert "Rob" Hawkins in the J. J. Abrams-produced film ''Cloverfield'' and the fanmade short film '' The Cloverfield Files''. Early life Stahl-David was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of physicians. He graduated from Columbia College Chicago. He is the older brother to Eric Stahl-David and R. Andrew Stahl-David, both of whom graduated from Whitney Young Magnet High School. Prior to his acting career, Stahl-David was a graffiti artist in Chicago. Career Stahl-David began his acting career in 2001, when he played a minor role of Rossetti in ''New Port South''. Later in 2003, he also played a minor role as Craig in ''Uncle Nino''. During this time he was active in the Chicago theater scene, appearing in plays at the Steppenwolf Theatre (''One Arm'', ''Theater District''), Victory Gardens Theater (''Cider House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Lucas
Jessica Lucas (born September 24, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in television, such as '' Edgemont'', ''Melrose Place'', ''Cult'', and '' Gotham'', and in the films '' The Covenant'', ''Cloverfield'' and the 2013 ''Evil Dead''. She also starred in the music video for Coldplay's 2014 single " True Love". Life Lucas was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her father is Black Canadian, and her mother is European Canadian. She began acting at seven years old, and trained with the Children's Arts Theatre School in Toronto. She started her career appearing in stage productions, including local productions of ''Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs'', ''Grease'', ''Cinderella'', ''Mousetrap'' and ''Music Medley''. In April 2017, Lucas announced her engagement to chef Alex Jermasek. Career In 2001, she joined the Canadian teen drama television series '' Edgemont'' as recurring character Bekka Lawrence, later becoming a series regular on the show, which sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odette Yustman
Odette Juliette Annable (; born May 10, 1985) is an American actress. She is known for various roles in film and television, including as Dr. Jessica Adams in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox medical drama series ''House (TV series), House'', Beth McIntyre in the monster film ''Cloverfield'', Aubrey Diaz in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC drama series ''October Road (TV series), October Road'', Samantha Arias / Reign in ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'', and Nola Longshadow in ''Banshee (TV series), Banshee.'' Early life Odette Juliette Yustman was born on May 10, 1985, in Los Angeles County, California, to a Colombian father and a Cuban mother. Her father is of French, Italian, and Swiss descent. She grew up near Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs. Her first language is Spanish and she didn't learn to speak English until she was five. She graduated from Woodcrest Christian High School in Riverside, California, Riverside. Career Annable played a Spanish-speaking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldest film studio in the world, the second-oldest film studio in the United States (behind Universal Pictures), and the sole member of the Major film studio, "Big Five" film studios located within the city limits of Los Angeles. In 1916, film producer Adolph Zukor put 24 actors and actresses under contract and honored each with a star on the logo. In 1967, the number of stars was reduced to 22 and their hidden meaning was dropped. In 2014, Paramount Pictures became the first major Hollywood studio to distribute all of its films in digital form only. The company's headquarters and studios are located at 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California. Paramount Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America, Motion Picture Associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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