The upcoming film in the Cloverfield franchise, currently being developed by Paramount, has been teased by the original Cloverfield director Matt Reeves. While he has been tight-lipped about potential spoilers for the film, he has hinted that one potential route for the sequel could be a viral horror film inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with SyFy on the 15th anniversary of the original movie, Reeves reflected that the idea of “the uncertainty of what you can’t see and the idea that being next to someone, you could catch something” could be a very scary vein for the sequel film to follow.
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The Cloverfield franchise has always been known for its tricky and complex ad campaigns, so it is possible that this quote from Reeves could be one more piece in a puzzle meant to mislead fans. However, it is exciting to speculate on the potential direction the franchise could take with a viral horror film inspired by COVID-19.
The idea of “the uncertainty of what you can’t see and the idea that being next to someone, you could catch something” could bring a new level of fear and suspense to the franchise. Fans eagerly await more official announcements about the direction and plot of Cloverfield 2.
What We Know About Cloverfield 2
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So far, no official plot details for Cloverfield 2 have been confirmed by anyone involved in the production. However, this new quote from Reeves indicates that they are willing to take this new film in another unusual direction, mimicking the almost anthology-like status of the previous sequels.
It is known that Paramount will once again be teaming with J.J. Abrams’ company Bad Robot for the production, and writer Joe Barton, known for his work on the supernatural Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself and the time loop thriller The Lazarus Project, is attached to the screenplay.
The Cloverfield franchise began with the 2008 found footage film about a giant monster emerging from the sea to attack New York City. It was followed by the largely unrelated paranoid bunker thriller 10 Cloverfield Lane in 2016 and the twisted sci-fi adventure The Cloverfield Paradox, which premiered on Netflix in a surprise release following the Super Bowl in 2018. Under the Shadow director, Babak Anvari, is currently at the helm of the fourth film in the series.
It is unclear when more updates about Cloverfield 2 will be released, as the project is still in the early stages of development. As a result, fans of the franchise will have to wait for more official announcements about the direction and plot of the film.
