Matt Reeves

Matt Reeves is an American filmmaker. After several years working in film and television, Reeves made his cinematic directorial debut with The Pallbearer (1996). He came to widespread attention with the mainstream hit Cloverfield (2008), going on to helm the romantic horror film remake 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).

Not to be confused with Matthew Reeve.
Matt Reeves
Reeves in 2014
Born
Rockville Centre, New York
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Occupation
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1994–present
Home townLos Angeles, California
Spouse(s)Melinda Wang
Children1

Reeves will direct, write and produce the upcoming superhero film The Batman (2021), which is set in the DC Extended Universe.

Early life

Born in Rockville Centre, New York, Reeves' family moved to Los Angeles when he was five, where he began making movies at age eight, directing friends and using a wind-up camera.[1] Reeves met and befriended filmmaker J.J. Abrams when both were 13 years old[2] and a Los Angeles public-access television cable channel, Z Channel,[3] was airing their short films. When Reeves and Abrams were 15 or 16 years old, Steven Spielberg hired them to transfer some of his own Super 8 films to videotape.[2]

Reeves attended the University of Southern California. There, between 1991 and 1992, he produced an award-winning student film, Mr. Petrified Forest,[4] which helped him acquire an agent; he also co-wrote a script that eventually became Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. After graduating, he co-wrote Cloverfield which he later directed.

Career

Reeves and Abrams co-created the TV series Felicity,[5] for which Reeves directed several episodes, including the pilot. Reeves has helmed occasional episodes of other television series, including Relativity and Homicide: Life on the Street, among others.

Reeves directed the 2008 monster science fiction film Cloverfield, which Abrams produced;[6] Reeves later served as an executive producer on 10 Cloverfield Lane and The Cloverfield Paradox.[7] Reeves wrote and directed Let Me In, a remake of the Swedish film Let the Right One In,[8] which was released on October 1, 2010, by Overture Films.[9]

In October 2011, Reeves signed on to direct a film based on the classic television series The Twilight Zone,[10] but he left the project in September 2012.[11] Reeves directed the science fiction film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes, released in 2014. He returned to direct and write the third film in the series, War for the Planet of the Apes, which was released on July 14, 2017.[12]

Upcoming projects

In February 2017, Reeves was hired to direct and produce a Batman film, titled The Batman.[13][14] He co-wrote the screenplay with Mattson Tomlin, and principal photography commenced in January 2020.[15][16] The Batman is scheduled to be released on October 1, 2021, and will star Robert Pattinson.[17][15][18]

Personal life

Reeves is married to Melinda Wang, a former animator. They have one son together.[19]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Writer Producer
1993 Future Shock Yes Yes No Segment: "Mr. Petrified Forest"
1995 Under Siege 2: Dark Territory No Yes No Co-written with Richard Hatem
1996 The Pallbearer Yes Yes No Co-written with Jason Katims
2000 The Yards No Yes No Co-written with James Gray
2008 Cloverfield Yes No No
2010 Let Me In Yes Yes No
2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Yes No No
2017 War for the Planet of the Apes Yes Yes No Co-written with Mark Bomback
2021 The Batman Yes Yes Yes Co-written with Mattson Tomlin; Filming

Executive producer

Television
Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Writer Executive
producer
1997 Relativity Yes No No Episode: "Billable Hours"
Homicide: Life on the Street Yes No No Episode: "All is Bright"
1998–2002 Felicity Yes Yes Yes Co-creator and showrunner with J. J. Abrams
84 episodes
2000 Gideon's Crossing Yes No No Episode: "The Gift"
2006 Miracles Yes No No Episode: "The Ferguson Syndrome"
Conviction Yes No No Episode: "Pilot"
2019 The Passage No No Yes 10 episodes
Surveillance No No Yes Unsold TV pilot
2020 Tales from the Loop No No Yes 8 episodes
2020 Away No No Yes 10 episodes

Reception

Critical, public and commercial reception to films Reeves has directed as of July 20, 2018.

Film Rotten Tomatoes[20] Metacritic[21] CinemaScore[22] Budget Box office[23]
The Pallbearer45% (20 reviews)[24]N/AN/A$5 million$7.65 million[25]
Cloverfield77% (204 reviews)64 (37 reviews)C$25 million$170.8 million
Let Me In88% (226 reviews)79 (35 reviews)C+$20 million$24.1 million
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes91% (306 reviews)79 (48 reviews)A–$170 million$710.6 million
War for the Planet of the Apes94% (343 reviews)82 (50 reviews)A–$150 million$490.7 million

References
  1. Wolfe, Alexandra (July 3, 2014). "Director Matt Reeves on 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  2. Kathleen Kennedy in Handy, Bruce (May 20, 2015). "What Star Wars: The Force Awakens Producer Kathleen Kennedy Learned From Working With a Teenage J.J. Abrams". Vanity Fair. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  3. Neil Daniels JJ Abrams - A Study in Genius: The Unofficial Biography, p. 54, at Google Books
  4. Campbell, Christopher (7 July 2014). "Watch 'Mr. Petrified Forrest,' the Debut Film By 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' Helmer Matt Reeves". filmschoolrejects.com. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  5. David Hofstede 5000 Episodes and No Commercials: The Ultimate Guide to TV Shows On DVD, p. 221, at Google Books
  6. "00's Retrospect: Horror Softens Up in 2008". Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  7. "Matt Reeves Talks Cloverfield 2". Dreadcentral.com. March 13, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  8. "Matt Reeves Talks DayCation – Promises a Darker Experience". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  9. "'DayCation' Dark and More Thrilling Than 'Twilight'". Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  10. Fleming, Mike, Jr. (October 15, 2011). "Exclusive! Matt Reeves Is Warner Bros' Pick For 'Twilight Zone' Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  11. Chitwood, Adam (September 25, 2012). "Matt Reeves No Longer Directing The Twilight Zone". Collider. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  12. "Sorry, Ya' Damned Dirty 'Apes,' Next Sequel Moved to 2017 - Bloody Disgusting!". January 6, 2015.
  13. Couch, Aaron (February 23, 2017). "'The Batman': Matt Reeves Closes Deal to Direct and Produce". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  14. McMillan, Graeme (August 24, 2017). "Yes, 'The Batman' Exists in the DC Extended Universe, Director Says". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  15. D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 14, 2019). "'The Batman' Finds Its Selina Kyle In Zoë Kravitz". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  16. Pearson, Ben (January 6, 2020). "Criminals of Gotham, Beware: 'The Batman' Has Begun Filming". /Film. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  17. McNary, Dave (2019-05-31). "Robert Pattinson Is Officially 'The Batman'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  18. D'Alessandro, Anthony (2020-04-20). "'The Batman' Flies To Fall 2021, 'Sopranos' Prequel Moves To March & More As Warner Bros Makes Release Date Changes Due To COVID-19 Climate". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  19. Wolfe, Alexandra (July 3, 2014). "Director Matt Reeves on 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  20. "Matt Reeves". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  21. "Matt Reeves". Metacritic. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  22. "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  23. "Matt Reeves Movie Box office". boxofficemojo.com. Amazon.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  24. Rotten Tomatoes, "The Pallbearer (1996)". Accessed December 25, 2014.
  25. "The Pallbearer (1996) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
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