Matt Reeves had no idea his 2008 hit film Cloverfield would be the start of a franchise that has seen three films released so far. However, the found footage monster/alien movie was a tremendous success raking in over $170 million at the box office against a $25 million budget. Cloverfield saw Michael Stahl-David, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan, T.J. Miller, Odette Annable, and Mike Vogel in prominent roles as they avoided the massive monstrosity terrorizing New York City.
The fast-paced action and memorable set pieces, such as the Statue of Liberty’s head flying through the city streets, provided one of the greatest monster movies of the 2000s. However, every monster movie needs to take inspiration from somewhere, and Reeves recently shared how he took some notes from Godzilla while crafting Cloverfield. The director spoke with MovieWeb’s own Tim Kraft, where Reeves shed some light on his 2008 blockbuster.
Of course, the idea paid off as Cloverfield has become a massively successful franchise, with additional sequels releasing in 2016 and 2018, titled 10 Cloverfield Lane and The Cloverfield Paradox, respectively.
