Matt Reeves

Matt Reeves

  • Born: 1966-4-27
  • Birthplace: Rockville Center, New York, USA
  • Height: 5' 9½" (1.77 m)
  • Profession: Director, screenwriter, producer
  • Nationality: America
  • Graduate School: University of Southern California
  • Representative Works: Cloverfield, Let The Right One In, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Batman, War for the Planet of the Apes
  • Matthew George Reeves (Matt Reeves) was born on April 27, 1966 in Rockville Center, New York, USA. He is an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He graduated from the University of Southern California.
    In 1993, he wrote and directed his film debut " Future Impact " [1]  . In 1996, his self- written and directed comedy film " The Pallbearer " was released [2]  . In 1998, the campus drama " Felicity " co-created with Jeffrey Jacob Abrams was broadcast [3] . In 2000, he served as the screenwriter of the crime film " The Yards " [4] . In 2008, the science fiction horror film " Cloverfield " directed by him was released [5] ; in the same year, he won the 34th Saturn Award for Best Cinematography Presentation [6] .    
    In 2010, he wrote and directed the horror movie " Let The Right One In " [7]  . In 2014, directed the sci-fi movie " Dawn of the Planet of the Apes " [1]  , the global box office of the film exceeded 710 million US dollars [8]  . In 2017, he directed the science fiction film " War for the Planet of the Apes " [9]  . At the same time, he confirmed the development of the superhero movie " The Batman " [10]  .

    Early Experience

    Matthew George Reeves has liked to shoot short films with Super 8 cameras since he was a child   . In 1979, Matthew George Reeves met Jeffrey Jacob Abrams at a film festival   , and they often made short films together   . Around 1981, Matthew George Reeves and Abrams won a producer rookie award and was reported by the Los Angeles Times. Katherine Kennedy discovered the two through the Los Angeles Times and suggested that Steven Allan Spielberg hire them to work. Matthew George Reeves and Abrams helped Spielberg organize the film and converted some of the 8mm motion picture films that Spielberg shot in his youth into video tapes   .

    Performing Experience

    In 1993 , he wrote and directed his film debut " Future Impact ", which consisted of three horror science fiction short films, and he was responsible for the shooting of the second short film   .
    In 1995, he co- wrote the script for the action movie " Under Siege 2: Dark Territory " starring Steven Seagal and Katherine Heigl with Richard Hatem . In 1996, it directed the romantic comedy movie " at The Pallbearer " release, Directed by David Lawrence Schwimmer and Gwyneth Paltrow starring . In 1997, he directed the 14th episode of the love TV series "Love Relativity"; in the same year, he participated in the directing of the sixth season of the police TV series "The Spring of Love, Reason and Law" .   
    In 1998, with Jeffrey Jacob Abrams co-creator of the school drama " Felicity " broadcast, he served as director of the play's writer, producer and part of the set, the play by the Care Bear starring   . In 2000, he participated in the directing of the medical drama "Kitty's Crossroads"; in the same year, he served as the screenwriter of the crime film " The Yards ", which was directed and co- written by James Gray , which tells a huge subway yard in New York City. The horror story in it   . In 2002, "Felicity" officially ended.
    In 2006, directed a drama series "Confirmed Guilty". In 2008, the sci-fi horror film " Cloverfield " directed by him was released. The film was co-starred by Mike Vogel , Jessica Lucas and others, telling the story of the mutant monster landing and attacking New York   ; in the same year, he won the 34th Saturn Award for Best Filmmaker Show award   .
    In 2010, he wrote and directed the horror film " Let The Right One In ", which was a remake of the Swedish vampire film of the same name in 2008.   With this film, Matthew George Reeves won the best director and best at the 37th Saturn Awards. Screenwriter nominated for two awards   .
    In 2014, directed the sci-fi movie " Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ", which is a sequel to " Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ". The Rotten Tomatoes praise rate reached 92%   . The film's global box office exceeded 710 million U.S. dollars   . Matthew George Reeves was nominated for the 41st Saturn Awards for Best Director   .
    In 2016, he was the producer of the sci-fi horror film " 10 Cloverfield Lane ", which was directed by Daniel Trachtenberg  . In 2017, he wrote and directed the science fiction film " War for the Planet of the Apes " starring Andy Serkis . The Rotten Tomatoes praise rate reached 93%   , and the global box office exceeded 490 million US dollars   . Matt was nominated for the 44th Saturn Awards. Director's Award   .
    In 2018, his sci-fi horror film " The Cloverfield Paradox " was launched on Netflix. In 2019, he was the producer of the action-adventure series " The Passage ", which was adapted from Justin Cronin's novel of the same name. In addition, he also confirmed the development of the superhero movie " The Batman ", while serving as director, screenwriter, and producer . The film is scheduled to be released in North America on March 4, 2022 .    

    Character Evaluation

    Matthew George Reeves feelings of the rich, is to create a world with a capacity of director, his work is deeply rooted in genre film in   . In "Cloverfield", he used a style full of author's breath and used a pseudo DV technique to shoot a monster that was never seen from beginning to end, but the horror atmosphere is still full of the whole film, which proves that he is different from other Hollywood A commercial film director who can only make routine "popcorn" movies . 
    When making a commercial film, the most likely problem is to make exaggerated visual effects and sound effects the biggest selling point, but the audience does not feel any emotional resonance during the viewing process. Matthew George Reeves's greatest strength is his empathy, he can feel the emotions and starting points of all the characters in the script, and use his own methods to lead the audience to resonate with the characters in the play. Matthew George Reeves is a quiet and shy director. He speaks softly and never speaks irritably and loudly. He is very determined and authoritative on the set, because he has the ability to deal with the big scenes of commercial films, and he also has the ability to make actors perform well . 
    Extended Reading

    Felicity quotes

    • Felicity: [Holding a pair of panties] Hey... um... are - are these yours?

      Meghan: Yeah.

      Felicity: They were in my refrigerator.

      Meghan: Oh, I know. I haven't done that since I was a kid. It feels so good, cold underwear in the morning.

      Felicity: Hey, could you do me a favor and, uh, not put your underwear in my fridge?

      Meghan: Well, they're not dirty.

      Felicity: And also, where's my apple?

      Meghan: I ate it. I thought we had an agreement, give and take.

      Felicity: You thought we had an agreement? We don't have an agreement on anything. We've never even had a real conversation before!

      Meghan: I replaced your stupid apple.

      Felicity: With a tub of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter"?

      Meghan: It tastes so much like butter.

    • Noel: Hey! Hey! You still haven't seen Felicity have you?

      Elena: What the hell are you on?

      Noel: On? What am I on? My God, you look so small just sitting there.

      Elena: And you're sweating.

      Noel: [Rapidly] Of course I'm sweating, you'd be sweating too, if you were me because then you'd be me, and you'd be sweating. Is it cold in here?

      Elena: No.