EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of Top Gun: Maverick and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Paramount Pictures is looking to get the wheels turning on another popular franchise as sources tell Deadline a new Cloverfield pic is in the works with Babak Anvari directing and Joe Barton writing the script.
J.J. Abrams is producing from Bad Robot, along with Hannah Minghella and Jon Cohen. Bryan Burk, Matt Reeves, and Drew Goddard will executive produce.As with any Cloverfield pic, plot details are being kept under wraps.
It also is unknown how this new installment will link to its predecessors, whether its straight sequel to the original or an anthology piece that is set in the Cloverfield universe.The 2008 original film was not only a smash hit at the box office but critically acclaimed, specifically for its groundbreaking found-footage style.
Reeves directed that pic, which helped launch his career and gave Paramount a new universe to explore for future installments.
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