Matt Reeves is an American film director. He recently brought to the screen the new adventures of Batman.
Let’s dive into some trivia and facts about his life and career.
- Matt Reeves was born on April 27, 1966
- He is an American film director, producer and screenwriter
- He first gained recognition for the WB drama series Felicity (1998–2002)
- He co-created the drama series with J. J. Abrams
- Reeves came to widespread attention for directing the hit monster film Cloverfield (2008)
- He then go on to helm the romantic horror remake Let Me In (2010)
- He also directed the critically acclaimed science fiction sequels Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
- He directed the superhero film The Batman (2022), which stars Robert Pattinson as the title character
- Reeves was born on April 27, 1966, in Rockville Centre, New York, on Long Island
- He moved with his family to Los Angeles when he was five
- There he began making movies at age eight, directing friends and using a wind-up camera
- Reeves met and befriended filmmaker J. J. Abrams when both were 13 years old
- A Los Angeles public-access television cable channel, Z Channel, 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
- Reeves attended the University of Southern California
- There he was a screenwriting student for writer Jeph Loeb
- There, between 1991 and 1992, he produced an award-winning student film, Mr. Petrified Forest
- This 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
- In February 2017, Reeves was hired to direct and produce a Batman film, titled The Batman, which would serve as part of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU)
- He took over the position from Ben Affleck, who initially planned to stay involved as producer and star before dropping out completely
- Reeves opted to retool the film to separate it completely from the DCEU and focus on a younger incarnation of the character, allowing him the opportunity to create a more personal story in line with his own vision and understanding of the character
- Reeves co-wrote the screenplay with Peter Craig, and principal photography commenced in January 2020
- Premiering in London on February 23, 2022
- The Batman was released theatrically on March 4, starring Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne / Batman
- In March 2021, Reeves was announced as producing an English-language remake of the Russian science fiction film Sputnik, alongside Village Roadshow Pictures
- In May 2021, Reeves was confirmed to be producing a new Batman animated series for HBO Max and Cartoon Network, titled Batman: Caped Crusader, along with J. J. Abrams and Bruce Timm
- In February 2022, it was announced that Reeves would produce the vampire film Smile for Netflix, with William McGregor directing
- Reeves is married to Melinda Wang, a former animator and they have one son together
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