Matt Reeves

Brad Parker to Direct Untitled Action Film for Paramount and Bad Robot; J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves to Produce

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 10th, 2012 at 3:58 pm

Paramount and Bad Robot are teaming up once more for an untitled action pic, and they’ve settled on Brad Parker to take the helm. Variety reports that the Diary of Lawson Oxford director has been set to head up the untitled action pic which has J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves, and Bryan Burk onboard to produce. Plot details are under wraps, but Michael Gilio (Carter Beats the Devil) wrote the script. Parker made his feature directorial debut with the The Diary of Lawson Oxford, a horror film produced by Paranormal Activity helmer Oren Peli. The pic stars Jesse McCartney and is due out sometime next year.

Parker has a rapport with Reeves, as he served as second-unit director on the remake Let Me In. He began a successful career directing commercials in the 1990s, working on spots for Nike, Nintendo, and Sony. Bad Robot most recently produced the super-successful Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and is gearing up for production start on Abrams’ sequel to Star Trek.

Tony Peckham in Final Talks to Rewrite THE TWILIGHT ZONE; Todd Berger Confirmed to Pen WHERE’S WALDO

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: December 1st, 2011 at 8:14 pm

Tony Peckham, the man behind the screenplays for Invictus and Sherlock Holmes, is in final discussions to pen the rewrite for The Twilight Zone. Originally written by Jason Rothenberg (Body Politic), Peckham will tweak the tentpole project for Warner Bros. Variety reports that the studio aims to have one cohesive story that incorporates elements from The Twilight Zone universe. The feature will be directed by Matt Reeves (Let Me In) and produced through Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way.

In other screenwriter news, Todd Berger has been confirmed to pen the recent MGM pick up, Where’s Waldo? Touting a history of written shorts like Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters and The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol, Berger will next tackle the script for the striped traveler. Hit the jump for more.

Matt Reeves Set to Direct TWILIGHT ZONE Film

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: October 15th, 2011 at 3:08 pm

After mulling over a number of directors for the gig (which reportedly included Christopher Nolan, Alfonso Cuaron, and Michael Bay), Warner Bros. has settled on Let Me In director Matt Reeves to helm their new Twilight Zone film. Deadline reports that negotiations are set to get underway next week, with the intention of getting things moving quickly in order to star production by next summer. Jason Rothenberg (Body Politic) wrote the script, which will be “one big science fiction action movie with a single freestanding story that is linked to the original series mainly in that it shares that familiarly eerie feel.” The single story angle is unlike the previous 1983 feature film iteration of the TV series, which was an anthology comprised of multiple segments with different directors (including Steven Spielberg and John Landis).

Reeves’ 2010 horror film Let Me In, a remake of the Swedish flick Let the Right One In, drew some high praise both as a remake and as a standalone pic. In my opinion, he’s a fine choice to take on the sci-fi update, and I’m excited to see what he’ll he has in store for the mind-bending material. Hit the jump for a rundown of the many projects that Reeves currently has in development.

Exclusive: Matt Reeves Talks LET ME IN, CLOVERFIELD, THE PASSAGE, THIS DARK ENDEAVOR, More at the Saturn Awards

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: June 27th, 2011 at 1:52 pm

While on the red carpet for the 37^th annual Saturn Awards, we got the chance to speak with Cloverfield and Let Me In director Matt Reeves. He gave a wide-ranging interview, talking at length about Let Me In (including his comments on the ending of the film), giving updates on his upcoming projects The Passage, This Dark Endeavor and a new script he’s currently writing, discussing the similarities between the creatures in Cloverfield and J.J. Abrams’ Super 8, and much, much more.

Hit the jump to watch the interview. If you missed our other coverage from the Saturn Awards, be sure to check out our conversations with makeup artists Rick Baker and Dave Elsey, Brandon Routh, Fringe’s Lance Reddick, producer Dean Devlin, Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd for The Walking Dead, and Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan.

Jason Keller Tapped to Write Matt Reeves’ Vampire Film THE PASSAGE

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: June 20th, 2011 at 1:28 pm

Screenwriter Jason Keller has been hired to come aboard director Matt Reeves’ (Let Me In) adaptation of Justin Cronin’s novel The Passage. The film was originally to be directed by Ridley Scott, with a script by John Logan, but Reeves boarded the project in April and decided he would oversee a rewrite. The story takes place in the future, where a government attempt to cure cancer has turned people into vampires.

Heat Vision reports that Keller will perform the rewrite for the flick, which is the first in a proposed trilogy. The screenwriter recently penned Marc Forster’s upcoming Machine Gun Preacher, as well as Relativity’s untitled Snow White project (the one with Julia Roberts). Hit the jump to read a synopsis of Cornin’s novel.

Matt Reeves to Direct Adaptation of Frankenstein Tale THIS DARK ENDEAVOR

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 24th, 2011 at 2:21 pm

In the past six weeks, director Matt Reeves (Let Me In) has signed on to direct three new projects.  In April, Reeves became attached to a film based off the short story 8 O’Clock in the Morning (which was also used as the basis for John Carpenter’s They Live), and an adaptation of the vampire novel The Passage.  Today, Deadline reports that Reeves will direct an adaptation of Kenneth Oppel’s upcoming novel This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein.  In this prequel to Mary Shelley’s classic horror tale, a young Victor Frankenstein sets out to find a mysterious alchemist and create the Elixir of Life in order to save his twin brother Konrad’s life.  Victor goes on a dangerous adventure with Konrad and his friend Elizabeth.  Thrills and love-triangles ensue.

Jacob Aaron Estes (The Details) wrote the script for Summit Entertainment.  Hit the jump for a synopsis of the novel.

Matt Reeves Takes Another Bite out of Vampire Flicks with THE PASSAGE

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 18th, 2011 at 12:59 pm

Director Matt Reeves (Let Me In) apparently hasn’t gotten his fill of bloodsuckers because he’s signed on to direct the vampire flick The Passage.  But unlike the sad, meditative, personal drama of Let Me In, The Passage is more along the infected lines of 28 Days Later and The Stand.  According to Deadline, the story—based on the novel by Justin Cronin—centers on the government attempting a cure for cancer after a group of terminal patients become healthy after being subjected to bat bites in South America.  But their experimentation leads to the creation of nearly indestructible, telepathic vampire masters that begin infecting the populace.  Moral of the story: don’t try to cure cancer.

Last September, we reported that screenwriter John Logan (Rango) would be handling the script, but now Reeves will oversee a rewrite by a yet-to-be-determined replacement since Logan is busy on the new James Bond flick.  Last week, Reeves also signed on to write and direct an adaptation of the short story 8 O’Clock in the Morning.  It’s unknown which project he’ll direct first although The Passage has a bit of a head start since there’s already a finished script.  Hit the jump for a synopsis of the Justin Cronin’s novel.

Matt Reeves to Write and Direct Film Based on 8 O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 11th, 2011 at 12:45 pm

Matt Reeves (Let Me In) will write and direct a sci-fi film based on Ray Nelson’s short story 8 O’Clock in the Morning for Universal.  The story is about a man who wakes up and realizes that aliens are controlling our daily lives.  If that sounds a lot like the basis for John Carpenter’s They Live, that’s because it was, but Deadline reports that Reeves’ film will not be a remake of the 1988 cult classic.  Reeves explains that while Carpenter’s film was more satiric, he’s approaching the material from the emotional side, “the nightmare experience with the paranoia of Invasion of the Body Snatchers or a Roman Polanski-style film.”  I’m far more enthusiastic about this kind of approach rather than Universal taking the easy route and simply remaking They Live.

Hit the jump for more details on the project and where this leaves the potential sequel to Reeves’ Cloverfield.

LET ME IN Blu-ray Review

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: February 28th, 2011 at 4:08 pm

Some of the most demanding challenges for a filmmaker are to adapt a novel for the screen, translate a foreign work for an English-speaking audience and to put their own mark on a remake without demeaning the original. Matt Reeves’ Let Me In manages to accomplish all three tasks.

The adolescent-centric vampire film, a remake of Swedish director Tomas Alfredson’s Let the Right One In, is an adaptation of the John Ajvide Lindqvist novel by the same name. Reeves’ Let Me In is actually less a remake and more a shot for shot tribute to the original with his own interpretations placed strategically throughout the film. To see how the American film differs from the original and just why this works, hit the jump.

Matt Reeves Exclusive Interview LET ME IN DVD/Blu-ray; Plus an INVISIBLE WOMAN Update

by Christina Radish    Posted: January 31st, 2011 at 7:59 pm

The haunting thriller Let Me In is out this week on DVD/Blu-ray with a generous amount of bonus features, including deleted scenes, audio commentary with writer/director Matt Reeves, the much-talked-about visual effects piece “Car Crash Sequence Step-By-Step,” “From the Inside: A Look at the Making of Let Me In,” “The Art of Special Effects,” the greenband and redband trailers, a trailer gallery, and a poster and still gallery. It also includes an original comic book with an exclusive cover designed by award-winning comic book artist Sean Phillips.

Let Me In tells the coming of age story of a bullied young boy named Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) who befriends his mysterious young neighbor Abby (Chloe Moretz), only to find out that she is a vampire that needs blood to live and that the man who seems to be her father (Richard Jenkins) goes out to drain local residents to feed her. In this exclusive phone interview with Collider, writer/director Matt Reeves talked about his process for choosing the special features and extras included on the DVD/Blu-ray, how much he loved the performances of his two lead actors, Chloe Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee, and his hope that the film will find a life that wasn’t reflected in the box office numbers when it was in theaters. He also talked about what he would like to do next. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

Jonathan Demme, Matt Reeves, Mike Newell, Neil Marshall, and More Join List of Potential Directors for PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 19th, 2010 at 2:37 pm

The list to direct the adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s horror-comedy parody novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is growing after David O. Russell left the project at the beginning of the month.  As we previously reported, David Slade (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) is on the list.  Deadline updated their original story by reporting that Mike Newell (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time) and Neil Marshall (Centurion) are also in the running.  TheWrap is also throwing out some interesting names circling the project: Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs), Matt Reeves (Let Me In), Mike White (The Year of the Dog), and the directing team of Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs).  Hit the jump for more details on these potential helmers.

Comparison of LET ME IN to the Original Swedish LET THE RIGHT ONE IN Novel and Film

by Bill Graham    Posted: October 4th, 2010 at 3:00 pm

So, let’s have some fun. If you have seen the original Swedish vampire film Let The Right One In by Tomas Alfredson, read the original novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, and saw Matt Reeves’ Let Me In this week, this is the place for you. I figured one thing that is missing from reviews (for good reason) is a thorough explanation of the differences between some of the different stories, so why don’t we get some discussion going? I will be throwing in my two cents in the comments as well, so, this is your final warning if you don’t want to be spoiled about the two films and the novel that inspired them both. After the jump I will break down some key difference between all three, and I am counting on you to take this and run with it.

LET THE RIGHT ONE IN Author Praises Matt Reeves’ LET ME IN As ‘Excellent’

by Bill Graham    Posted: October 4th, 2010 at 11:29 am

If you haven’t heard by now, there was an uproar when it was announced that Tomas Alfredson’s incredible Let The Right One In would be remade for an American audience the same year it was released. Based on the acclaimed Swedish novel of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Alfredson’s film was a critical darling but it failed to make much money. Now that Matt Reeves’ remake Let Me In has been released (read my review here) to critical praise of its own, Lindqvist has written a note to Reeves in praise of the film. Hit the jump for an excerpt of the clip and a preview of what is to come.

Director Matt Reeves and Kodi Smit-McPhee Video Interview LET ME IN

by Bill Graham    Posted: September 30th, 2010 at 5:37 pm

Last week I had the opportunity to sit down and discuss Let Me In with writer/director Matt Reeves and the star of the film, Kodi Smit-McPhee, during Fantastic Fest.  I had a notepad full of questions to ask, as I loved the original Swedish film, had finished reading the book a week prior, and screened the remake the day before, but I was given a small window to talk to them so I tried to make my questions count. Join me after the break as we discuss the plot points he wanted to keep from the original film, the decision behind the use of CGI and the vampire aesthetic, and how long Kodi can really hold his breath.

If you haven’t already, check out my review of Let Me In from Fantastic Fest here and look for my interview with Dylan Minnette and Elias Koteas in the coming days.  For now, enjoy the interview and look for Let Me In tomorrow.

LET ME IN Premiere Celebrity Images

by Christina Radish    Posted: September 29th, 2010 at 9:28 am

The highly anticipated American remake Let Me In, starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee, had its Hollywood premiere at the Mann Bruin Theater in Westwood Village on September 27^th. This version – which tells the story of a bullied young boy named Owen (Smit-McPhee) who befriends a young female vampire (Moretz) living in secrecy – is writer/director Matt Reeves’ (Cloverfield) reworking of the acclaimed Swedish book and film, Let the Right One In. Check out more about who attended after the jump:

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