Кловерфилд 10 сценарий

История проекта началась в 2012 году, когда Джош Кэмпбелл и Мэтт Стукен написали сценарий, озаглавленный The Cellar. Через некоторое время он был выкуплен студией Paramount и передан подразделению, специализирующемуся на производстве низкобюджетных фильмов. В дальнейшем сценарий переписывался Дэмьеном Шазеллом. На каком-то этапе Дж. Дж. Абрамсу или кому-то из сопричастных к кинопроизводству деятелей пришло в голову, что фильм можно было продать публике как псевдосиквел «Монстро». Свое мнение по поводу рекламной компании я уже высказывал, так что сейчас просто расскажу про то, что представляла из себя начальная версия скрипта и чем она отличается от итогового фильма.

Собственно говоря, заметные отличия начинаются уже c первой страницы. В фильме нам показывают, как наша главная героиня по имени Мишель собирает вещи, после чего садится за руль и уезжает. С помощью ракурсов и музыки режиссер нагнетает напряжение, давая понять, что вскоре случится что-то нехорошее. Оно и происходит, когда автомобиль Мишель выбивает с дороги другая машина, после чего она просыпается уже в бункере.

Скрипт в этом плане был куда более минималистичным. После звуков столкновения на фоне темного экрана главная героиня со сломанной ногой и разбитой головой приходила в сознание в бункере, не понимая, как здесь оказалась. Подозреваю, что начальная сцена была доснята, чтобы как-то добавить фильму масштаба и задать настроение. В то же время, сценарный вариант тоже по своему интересен. Изначально, мы знали о том, что случилось с героиней лишь со слов другого персонажа, доверять которому не было никаких оснований. Лишь позже нам показывали серию флэшбеков как Мишель сорилась со своим парнем и в расстроенных чувствах садилась за руль. Кстати, интересный факт: в фильме жениха Мишель озвучил Брэдли Купер.

Итак, после вступления появляется владелец бункера Говард, пытающийся объяснить Мишель, что страна подверглась атаке и он не похитил, а спас ее. И снова следуют большие отличия. Говард в исполнении Джона Гудмана с первой же сцены выглядит не самым адекватным человеком, находясь с которым в одном помещении следует тщательно выбирать слова — а то он того и гляди окончательно слетит с катушек и отправит нас прямиком в мир боли. Говард из сценария куда более противоречивый персонаж. Авторы быстро дают понять, что он пережил утрату, и видит в Мишель свою дочь, которая по его словам на момент атаки находилась в Вашингтоне. Кроме того, у этого персонажа большие проблемы с алкологем. Он как может, пытается бороться с зависимостью — но сами понимаете, что конец света не самый легкий момент, чтобы держаться в завязке.

Сценарный вариант героини также заметно отличается от ее киновоплощения. В скрипте Мишель всего 18 лет. И хоть она ведет себя достаточно активно, Мишель из фильма куда более энергична, находчива и интересна. Тут явное очко в пользу тех, кто переделывал сценарий.

Мишель не верит ни единому слову своего спасителя и несколько раз пытается сбежать. В конце концов она саботирует систему вентиляции. Говард наконец не выдерживает. Он отдает ей ключи от двери на поверхность и говорит, что та может идти куда хочет. Но когда Мишель уже собирается открыть дверь, снаружи появляется третий персонаж истории — человек в костюме химзащиты по имени Нейт, который просит впустить его. С этого момента и начинается основное расхождение между сценарием и фильмом. Напомню, что в картине в примерно схожей ситуации мы видим женщину с химическими ожогами, которая просит, чтобы ее впустили. С этого момента интрига по поводу того, была атака или нет, в фильме пропадает. Отныне весь вопрос заключается лишь в том, что именно произошло. В сценарии же все иначе.

Очень скоро мы понимаем, что Нейт и Говард, мягко говоря, не могут друг друга терпеть. Каждый из них пытается использовать Мишель в своих целях. Нейт говорит ей, что Говард убил свою жену, а рассказы про дочь выдумка — дескать, у него никогда не было детей. Говард утверждает, что Нейт очень опасный человек, и сидел в тюрьме. На костюме химзащиты написано имя пожарного, и Говард считает, что Нейт убил его предыдущего владельца. Мишель же подозревает, что оба могут быть в сговоре и водят ее за нос — ведь кроме их слов нет ни одного доказательства, что атака действительно произошла.

Через некоторое время, Мишель сближается с Нейтом и принимает его сторону. Это совершенно не радует Говарда, который срывается и снова начинает пить. Мишель пользуется этим, подсыпая ему снотворное. Когда Говард приходит в себя, то выясняет, что стал пленником в своем собственном бункере. Теперь всем командует заполучивший пистолет и ключи Нейт. Очень быстро он начинает демонстрировать весьма неприятные черты своего характера и Мишель понимает, что совершила ошибку, довершившись ему.  Говард пользуется этим и, и улучив момент рассказывает Мишель то, что она давно хотела услышать: никакой атаки не было. Оба действовали заодно и похитили ее, чтобы развлечься, но потом Нейт нарушил уговор.

Мишель верит этим словам и соглашается выпустить его, но об этом узнает Нейт. В приступе гнева он решает выбросить Говарда на поверхность. Услышав, как Говард со слезами на глазах умоляет не открывать дверь и не убивать его, Мишель снова начинает сомневаться в том, была атака или нет, и упрашивает Нейта оставить его в бункере.

Через некоторое время Нейт исчезает. На вопрос, что с ним случилось, Говард отделывается туманными объяснениями. Когда героиня находит следы крови, то понимает, что он лжет. Она решает сбежать и в конце концов находит способ, как выбраться на поверхность в костюме химзащиты. Возле дома Говарда она находит труп Нейта с размноженной головой. Говард следует за ней, умоляя вернуться и обещая заботиться о ней. В конце концов, он признается, что три года назад сел пьяным за руль, из-за чего погибла его жена. На суде Нейт рассказал, что Говард бил свою дочь (по его словам, это ложь), из-за чего последнего лишили родительских прав.

Мишель не верит этим словам — ведь он вышел на поверхность без костюма и с ним ничего не случилось. Говард объясняет что это из-за дождя, очистившего воздух от токсинов. Но Мишель устала слушать объяснения и, заполучив пистолет, простреливает ему ногу.  Перед тем, как уйти из дома, она замечает фотографию Говарда с женой и дочкой, но отбрасывает возникшие сомнения, садится в автомобиль и уезжает. По пути ей не встречается ни одной машины, все заправки закрыты, а телефоны не работают. Когда Мишель подъезжает к Чикаго, то в потрясении останавливается на холме, откуда открывается захватывающий вид на город. В этот момент нам показывают горящие руины мегаполиса. Дождь перестает идти, Мишель снова надевает на себя костюм химзащиты. Конец истории.

Как, я надеюсь, можно понять, в начальном сценарии двумя основными факторами, удерживающими внимание к истории, были полная неопределенность по поводу того, была ли атака на самом деле, и конфликт между Нейтом и Говардом, невольной участницей которого стала главная героиня. Создатели фильма пошли по несколько другому пути. Решив сделать Говарда куда более опасным и сумасшедшим, чем в сценарии, им пришлось заменить персонажа Нейта на Эммета — нелепого парня, не представляющего никому угрозы. В нужный момент его пустили в расход, чтобы показать, в какой опасности находится Мишель. Честно, даже не знаю, какая из этих двух версий в данном случае лучше — где один из героев полный псих, или есть два персонажа, которые на первый взгляд вполне адекватные люди, но у обоих скелеты в шкафу.

А вот что касается концовки, то тут предложенный фильмом вариант мне не слишком понравился. Авторы начального сценария до последнего выдерживали неопределенность и лишь в самом конце давали ответ на вопрос, была ли атака. С их позиции это было очень разумное решение: если история держит и при этом не требует больших финансовых вливаний, это значительно повышает шансы на продажу скрипта. Но с моей позиции, как читателя, хотелось чего-то большего.

Но больше не всегда значит лучше. Когда фильм попал к Paramount и было принято решение о том, как будет продвигаться картина, создатели получили возможность сделать что-то более масштабное. Так и возник финал с пришельцами. И все бы ничего, объяснение конца света инопланетянами ничем не лучше и не хуже атаки террористов, морских монстров или существ из других измерений. Но конкретно в этом случае есть две вещи, которые мне очень не понравились.

Во-первых, тот факт, что во всем виноваты пришельцы озвучивался несколько раз на протяжении картины. Этим «Кловерфилд, 10»  мне очень напомнил печально известный фильм «Явление», где тоже был на вид не слишком адекватный персонаж, в первой трети рассказавший о том, что во всем виноваты растения и лишивший нас всякой интриги.

Ну а во-вторых, показанные на экраны пришельцы это в прямом смысле братья по разуму межзвездных недотеп из «Войны миров» и «Знаков». Не могу передать, как я «люблю», когда нам показывают инопланетных существ, умеющих путешествовать сквозь миры, но которых можно легко сокрушить какой-нибудь хренью — водой, микробами или в нашем случае, бутылкой с алкоголем и костюмом из занавески от душа и пластиковых бутылок. Честное слово, бегание по полю от инопланетного червя и уничтожение космического корабля горящей бутылкой по степени феерии похоже на финал «Знаков». На самом деле странно, что эти инопланетяне вообще смогли так долго продержаться. Уж лучше бы сделали финал, где Мишель вылазит на поверхность, а там проходит парад победы над пришельцами. Вот это, я понимаю, был бы твист!

Хотя конечно я читал множество отзывов от людей, которые посчитали такой финал неожиданным и он им понравился. У всех, как говорится, свои вкусы. В любом случае, «Кловерфилд, 10» это еще один достаточно интересный пример того, как может измениться сюжет в процессе работы над фильмом. С одной стороны, создатели сохранили многие основные темы и элементы первоначальной работы, но с другой основательно переработали персонажей, их конфликт и финал. Ну а какой из вариантов лучше, каждый пусть решает для себя сам.

P.S. Следующим низкобюджетным проектом Paramount, раскруткой которого занимается Абрамс, является триллер God Particle. Года три назад я писал про него в этом обзоре. Могу сказать, что вот в этом случае я очень надеюсь на то, что скрипт будет основательно переработан, ибо там сценарий из серии «начали за здравие, закончили за упокой».

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cloverfield
Official franchise logo
Starring	Various (See detailed list)
Production company	Bad Robot Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures Netflix (Paradox)
Release date	2008–present
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$85 million (3 films)
Box office	$281 million (2 theatrical films)

Cloverfield is an American science fiction anthology film series^[1] and media franchise created and produced by J. J. Abrams consisting of three films, viral marketing websites linking the films together, and a tie-in manga to the first film titled Cloverfield/Kishin (2008), all set in a shared fictional universe referred to as the «Cloververse». The franchise as a whole deals with creatures from other dimensions attacking Earth throughout various decades, all as a repercussion of an experiment by an astronaut team aboard the Cloverfield Station in outer-space. Each film depicts the reality-altering effects of their study, which was meant to find a new energy source replacing the planet’s depleted resources, only to open portals for assault from various beasts from deep space. All three installments are standalone in nature, though they connect through the Cloverfield story thread. The first direct-sequel to the first movie, was announced to be in development in early 2021.^[2][3]

Cloverfield, the first film in the series, is a found footage monster film released on January 18, 2008, which was well received by critics. After its release, a number of releases initially conceived as standalone storeis were modified to make them part of a franchise. The first sequel titled 10 Cloverfield Lane, is a psychological horror film that was released on March 11, 2016, and like its predecessor received positive reviews from critics. The Cloverfield Paradox, a science fiction horror film, was released by Netflix on February 4, 2018. Unlike the previous two films, it received negative reviews.

Films[edit]

Cloverfield (2008)[edit]

The first film of the series, released in 2008, is a found-footage monster horror film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J. J. Abrams and Bryan Burk, and written by Drew Goddard. Before settling on an official title, the film was marketed as 01-18-08. The film, which is presented as found footage shot with a home camcorder, follows six people fleeing from a gigantic monster that attacks New York City while they are having a farewell party. The film was well received by critics and grossed over $170 million at the box office against a $25 million budget. Cloverfield was first publicized with a two-minute teaser trailer that did not advertise the film’s title, only its release date: 01-18-08 (referring to January 18, 2008).^[4] Elements of the viral marketing campaign included MySpace pages created for fictional characters,^[5] unusually intense secrecy over the film’s plot, and websites created for fictional companies alluded to in the film.^[6][7]

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)[edit]

The second film, released in 2016, is a psychological horror film with science fiction elements directed by Dan Trachtenberg, produced by Abrams and Lindsey Weber, and written by Josh Campbell, Matt Stuecken, and Damien Chazelle. The film was developed from a script titled The Cellar, but under production by Bad Robot it was ultimately adapted to be set in the same universe as the first Cloverfield film, thus establishing the grounds for a franchise. The film follows a young woman in rural Louisiana, who is held in an underground bunker with two men who insist that a hostile event has left the surface of the Earth uninhabitable. The film presents the questionable truth of such statements made by the owner of the bunker. The film is presented in a typical third-person narrative, in contrast to its predecessor’s found footage style. Critical response was largely positive, and the film grossed over $110 million against a $15 million budget.

The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)[edit]

The third film, released in 2018 on Netflix, is a science fiction horror film directed by Julius Onah, produced by Abrams and Weber, and written by Oren Uziel and Doug Jung. It is based on Uziel’s original spec script God Particle which, like 10 Cloverfield Lane, was initially unconnected to the Cloverfield title. Set in 2028, the film follows a team of astronauts who are left stranded in space after they perform a particle accelerator test that causes their vessel, the Cloverfield Station, to travel into an alternate universe, from which they must find their way back. Meanwhile, the test causes other realities to open up on their home Earth, creating supernatural attacks across parallel universes.^[8] After the script was purchased by Paramount and Bad Robot, Abrams saw ways to adapt the film to be a centerpiece of the Cloverfield franchise; with the particle accelerator accident, he liked «how something in the future could be an origin for something in the past» to explain the events of the previous films and set up for additional narratives.^[9]

By December 2016, Paramount Pictures removed God Particle from its schedule, and in its place a Cloverfield IMAX Film was added, to be released on February 2, 2018.^[10] On January 2, 2018, the film’s release date was pushed back to April 20, 2018.^[11] At that time, the film’s title was rumored to be Cloverfield Station.^[12] On February 4, 2018, during Super Bowl LII, a TV spot was shown announcing the film’s title, The Cloverfield Paradox, followed by a surprise release of the film on Netflix after the game. The film received mostly negative critical reception. Paramount executives stated that handing off the release to Netflix was an easy way to get instant return on the film, and the surprise reveal and release a good way to keep in line with the «mystique» of the franchise. That said, they clarified that there will still be theatrical releases for future films in the series.^[13]

Future[edit]

In March 2016, franchise creator and producer J. J. Abrams announced having plans in place for the future of the Cloverfield franchise, stating it «could be [something] really cool that connects some stories».^[14][15] Trachtenberg stated that developments for both a sequel to 10 Cloverfield Lane, or another standalone Cloverfield movie are being discussed. In February 2018, Abrams acknowledged potential for character crossovers in future films. The producer confirmed plans for an eventual team-up with Michelle and Ava, the two characters respectively played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.^[16]

In April 2018, it was revealed that A Quiet Place was developed as a potential fourth film in the franchise, but Paramount and its respective screenwriters decided that it would work better as a standalone film.^[17] In June 2018, Abrams confirmed that a fourth Cloverfield film would be made and was in development. He further described the film as a «true» and «dedicated» theatrical release sequel to the first film.^[18] In January 2021, Joe Barton was hired as screenwriter, while Abrams will serve as co-producer with Hannah Minghella. The project will be a joint-venture production between Bad Robot Productions and Paramount Pictures. Unlike the original film, it will not be filmed in found-footage format.^[19] In September 2022, Babak Anvari signed onto the project as director, who will direct the script written by Barton, while Jon Cohen will act as an additional producer.^[20] In January 2023, Matt Reeves stated that the ongoing developments won’t be talked about prior to future project releases, with intent for it to «always [be] suprising» similar to the previous installments.^[21]

Manga[edit]

Cloverfield/Kishin (クローバーフィールド/KISHIN, Kurōbāfīrudo/KISHIN) is a manga and cross-media tie-in to the first film. It was published once a month on Kadokawa Shoten’s website and consists of four chapters from January to May 2008.^[22]

Cast and characters[edit]

Overview[edit]

Cloverfield[edit]

• Clover is the production name given to the giant monster that attacks New York the same night the main characters throw a going-away party for their friend Rob. Clover is the main antagonist of the film. Various members of the filmmaking crew referred to the monster as «Clover» throughout the special features of the Cloverfield DVD. Additionally, actor Michael Stahl-David reported that the monster was referred to as «Clover» prior to the movie’s release.^[23]

While rescuing Beth, Hud gives various theories on where the monster may have come from — which included being from the ocean, from outer space, or created by the government. The monster kills Jason when it smashes the Brooklyn Bridge with its tail and later kills Hud by biting him in half. The parasites that drop off its body during its rampage also bite Marlena, who later dies gruesomely as a result.

According to the tie-in manga Cloverfield/Kishin, and hinted at slightly by the viral marketing websites, a Japanese oil-drilling company known as Tagruato (of which Slusho!, where Rob was supposed to work, is a subsidiary company) captured the monster for unknown reasons. In the manga, the monster has some kind of biological connection to Kishin Aiba, the main character, due to a result of tampering or experimentation. Kishin Aiba is able to control the monster without it harming him.

• Marlena Diamond (played by Lizzy Caplan), 26, is good friends with Lily. During Rob’s going-away party, she is seen mostly avoiding Hud during the party while he tries unsuccessfully to flirt with her. She is bitten and killed by one of the monster’s parasites.

In spite of not being initially told the premise of the film, Lizzy Caplan stated that she accepted a role in Cloverfield solely because she was a fan of the Abrams-produced television series Lost (in which her former Related co-star Kiele Sanchez was a recurring character), and her experience of discovering its true nature eventually caused her to state that she would not sign on for a film in the future «without knowing full well what it is.» She indicated that her character was a «sarcastic outsider,» and that her role was «physically demanding.»^[24]

• Lily Ford (played by Jessica Lucas), 27, is friends of Beth and Marlena and the girlfriend of Jason. In the film, she suggested to Jason that they should throw a farewell party for his brother, Rob, before his departure to Japan to accept a new job. During the evacuation of Manhattan, Lily is put on a different helicopter from the rest of the group, but her overall fate is left unknown.
• Hud Platt (played by T. J. Miller), 27, was Rob’s best friend and inadvertently filmed nearly the entire attack by the monster.^[25] Hud, much like T. J. Miller in real life, is the comedian of the group, and often provides comic relief throughout most of the film.^[26] During the evacuation of Manhattan, the monster attacks the helicopter he, Beth and Rob were in, causing it to crash. The next morning, he is killed by the monster.

Hud himself was also originally to have survived, but producer J. J. Abrams suggested having him getting eaten by the monster, allowing the audience to vicariously experience this. The scene was then planned as having Hud be eaten instantly after turning around, but it was decided that the audience deserved a clearer look at the monster, which resulted in the longer shot with the monster leaning down to inspect Hud before biting and killing him.^[27] According to the «Special Investigation Mode» on the Cloverfield Blu-ray release, Hud was «posthumously awarded for his brave work in documenting and providing the Department with rare close-up details of Cloverfield events.»^[28]

• Rob Hawkins (played by Michael Stahl-David), 27, is the protagonist of the film. During the evacuation of Manhattan, the monster attacks the helicopter he, Beth and Hud are in, causing it to crash. His ultimate fate is unknown. Stahl-David reprises his role in the fan-made short film, The Cloverfield Files, in which he is revealed to have become vice-president of Tagruato.
• Jason Hawkins (played by Mike Vogel), 28, is Rob’s older brother and boyfriend of Lily. He is killed when the monster attacks the Brooklyn Bridge during the evacuation of Manhattan.
• Beth McIntyre (played by Odette Annable), 23, is the long-time platonic friend of Rob Hawkins. After a heated argument between Beth and Rob during his farewell party, she and a friend Travis leave the party. Upon the monster’s arrival, however, she becomes trapped in her father’s apartment during the onslaught. After Rob, Hudson, and Lily rescue her, she, along with Rob and Hud, board a helicopter that is treated to a bird’s eye view of the assault on the monster, but is attacked in the process. She survives the monster attack and crash. After the death of Hud, she and Rob take cover under a nearby bridge and make a final recording, professing their love towards each other and letting whoever watches the video know who they are, and what happened. The bridge is then destroyed by the bombs used in the attempt to kill the monster. Her ultimate fate is unknown.
• Ganu Yoshida is the C.E.O. of Tagruato. He is attacked in New York City by a group that he suspects is T.I.D.O. Wave weeks after the Chuai Station sinks in the Atlantic and just before the monster attacks.
• Jenn and Antonio (played by Margot Farley and Theo Rossi) are close friends of Rob Hawkins. Jenn and her boyfriend Antonio are seen frequently through the party, showing that both are close friends with Hud as well. They are both last seen in the streets soon after Jason makes the decision to cross the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan. Their ultimate fate remains unknown.
• Charlie (played by Brian Klugman) first appears prominently in the teaser trailer; towards the beginning of the trailer he directs the comment «You owe me eleven dollars,» to Rob. Charlie again appears at the very end of the trailer, stating «This is going to be the best night ever!» which is not seen in the film. He also appears in the extended theatrical trailer, though briefly, and is only visible during the short party scene at the beginning. He is not seen again for the rest of the film and his ultimate fate is unknown.
• Travis Marello (played by Ben Feldman) is Beth’s new boyfriend. He is seen in the party with Beth, which upsets Rob. According to the Special Investigation Mode on the Cloverfield Blu-ray release, Travis drives home to New Jersey before the end of the party and thus survives the attack.
• Sergeant Pryce helps the group by allowing them to go search for Beth and afterwards escorting them to a chopper. He is last seen entering a departing Humvee as the monster attacks the evacuation site. His fate is unknown.
• Heather (played by Liza Lapira) is a girl at the party and a close friend of Lily. She is seen multiple times during the party. Heather is then seen in the streets as the monster rampages where Rob, Hud, Lily, Marlena, Jason and the other party guests, and onlookers are standing watching the destruction. Her ultimate fate is unknown.

Cloverfield/Kishin[edit]

• Kishin Aiba is a troubled boy who had been repeatedly tormented by a couple of bullies in a public restroom within their school. Although he is saved from humiliation by a girl named Aiko Sasahara, they continue their activities with him and decide to leave him within the confines of an emergency safety house. He has a long history of being bullied due to his mother being «strange», and along with her, he is badly ridiculed. When his mother died, he was so stricken with grief that even into his teens, he wished he had died with her. His emotional torment continues, while at the same time the monster begins to surface within Tagruato’s oceans. He later escapes the school grounds with Aiko’s help after seeing news coverage about the monster. Here, the two bond together while on their way to Kishin’s apartment to seek shelter, only to stumble across an unknown cult bent on using him for a dark purpose tied to the monster.

As shown in some panels, Kishin and his father are not on good terms. Medical records seen in his father’s room, along with the cult tracking him down, heavily imply that Kishin is part of a series of experiments with an item revered by the cult, which ties him to the monster, itself. In the third chapter, it is seen that his system has been mixed with the monster’s in a tiny organ called the Splinter of Amnion, which allows him to control it without falling victim to its wrath. Kishin’s father confirms this as an act of sabotage by his mother, who uses Kishin as a vessel under the cult’s orders, but dies by Tagruato’s hands.

Kishin succumbs to madness due to the betrayal of his mother, and now uses the monster to cause more destruction. He is able to control the monster without it harming him, it thinking him its kin or brethren. In the final chapter, with the help of Aiko, Kishin regains his sanity and learns to value his life and the lives of others. He faces the monster, whereupon it moves the Splinter of Amnion from his system to its own. But as it cannot feed on the emotions Kishin has laced it with, it leaves Kishin in the seas of Japan, where he is rescued by Aiko and the bullies. The manga ends as they embrace, Kishin having finally found the one thing he cares for in his life.

• Yoko Aiba is Kishin’s mother. In the manga she is ostracized by both children and adults because of her eccentric nature. It is later revealed that she is part of the cult that worships the monster. She is deeply attached to her son, and comforts him during troubled times. She cares little for her own wellbeing so long as her son believes in her. She dies having been targeted by Tagruato, leaving her son alone and in emotional pain for most of his life. During her time with Kishin’s father, she obtains a biological device and places it inside Kishin, giving him the ability to control the monster.
• Aiko Sasahara is Kishin Aiba’s classmate. She keeps an uptight attitude but is optimistic despite her troubled past with her parents. Her father has died two years prior to the story and her mother is an abusive drunk who exploits her husband’s finances over their daughter’s well-being. She is determined to live life on her own terms. She has a deep fear of rodents/mice. She and Kishin are fans of one of the popstars promoting Tagruato’s product Slusho! named Yuki. Aiko’s role is greatly expanded in the final chapter, wherein she helps bring Kishin’s sanity back by confessing her feelings to him. She escapes the school with Kishin after hearing a report about the monster’s rampage on the coastline of Japan, and bonds with Kishin. They arrive at Kishin’s residence where two unknown men from a cult come looking for him. She tries to seek help but to no avail, and is instead escorted to a shelter by the cult’s underlings. However, her mind is still set on saving Kishin. She is thrown out of the shelter by the very same group that bullies Kishin. Unlike Kishin, she has some physical prowess and is able to defeat the monster’s parasites without bites or injuries. Fighting off the monster’s parasites, she comes upon Kishin and the monster causing destruction in Japan. She, Kishin and the bullies hold off the parasites while Kishin leaves to deal with the monster. The monster, unable to feed on the stimuli of Kishin’s emotions due to his love for Aiko, leaves him in the sea of Japan. Aiko and the bullies rescue him as the monster retreats back into the ocean. The manga ends with Kishin and Aiko embracing in the wake of the disaster.
• Kurosaki is a sailor who unknowingly escorts the monster in one of Tagruato’s ships. He is a father-to-be and loves to show off pictures of his wife and unborn child to his fellow unit, much to their chagrin, and longs to return home and see his family again. When the monster escapes Tagruato’s grasp, he and his unit attempt to fight off the beast while waiting for backup; they fail miserably. He gives his last transmission calling for an airstrike, and laments his death while musing at his wife’s picture before the monster claws its way through the ship’s hull, devouring him. Before his death, it was heavily implied that he and his unit did not know of the monster’s existence until the attack, despite having been briefed about the classified mission.
• Mr. Aiba is Kishin’s father. He is revealed to be head of Tagruato’s research, and has connections to the Slusho! drink. He is callous and cares little for his son, and therefore the two are not on good terms. He saves Kishin from the cult and reveals to Kishin his true purpose and his tie to the monster, but attempts to destroy him before the monster can get to Kishin. He fails as the monster shields Kishin from harm. Mr. Aiba is the researcher and developer of the Splinter of Amnion, a biological orb that controls the monster.
• Three unnamed individuals bully Kishin because of his mother’s eccentricity. They take deep pleasure in tormenting Kishin throughout the manga. Kishin, with the help of Aiko, evades them on the second chapter. They are seen again in the shelter where the parasites rush into the city and purge its citizens. They play a large role in the final chapter with Kishin and Aiko, when one begs to be spared and is saved only by Aiko’s intervention. With Aiko’s help, they hold the parasites off until Kishin stops the monster.
• Yuki is a famous popstar in the Cloverfield universe. He is first introduced in the second chapter promoting the Slusho! drink. Aiko Sasahara admires Yuki’s performances and is surprised that Kishin has some connections to him.
• The Cult are a mysterious group of fanatics who abduct Kishin, wishing to use him in some unknown experiments. Their goal is to make Kishin a vessel for controlling the monster to purify Japan, which they believe has been tainted by human society. They also worship the creature itself, implying that they have known of its existence long before Tagruato or the Japanese government. Most are killed by Kishin’s father. Kishin’s mother is affiliated with the cult prior to conceiving her son, having entered a relationship with one of Tagruato’s staff.

10 Cloverfield Lane[edit]

• Michelle (played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is a young woman who leaves New Orleans and drives through rural Louisiana after an argument with her fiancé, Ben, that ends with her ending their relationship. Late at night, she turns on the radio and hears of continuous blackouts in major cities. Distracted by a call from Ben, Michelle gets into an accident and is rendered unconscious. She wakes up in a concrete room chained to a wall, and is approached by a man named Howard, who explains that an unknown attack has taken place and that he brought her to his bunker after finding her on the side of the road. Michelle struggles with accepting the idea that some type of war has left the Earth uninhabitable, and fights to know the truth about what is really going on.
• Howard Stambler (played by John Goodman) is a man who brings Michelle to an underground bunker following her car accident. He explains that he has saved her from an unknown attack that has taken place and that left the surface uninhabitable. Michelle doubts his motives and his story about what is occurring on the surface. Stambler is later shown to be mentally unstable, and kills Emmett. During Michelle’s escape attempt she kicks over a barrel of perchloric acid, which causes an electrical fire that kills Stambler. A viral marketing site used to promote the film states that Howard was Tagruato Corporation’s Employee of the Month in February 2016.^[29]
• Emmett DeWitt (played by John Gallagher Jr.) is another survivor who witnessed the attack and fled to Howard’s bunker. He helped build the bunker for Howard and confirms to Michelle that something dangerous and deadly is taking place at the surface. Howard later shoots Emmett in the face for wanting to construct a weapon, though Emmett was really covering for Michelle. Michelle later finds his corpse dissolving in perchloric acid.
• Ben (voiced by Bradley Cooper) is Michelle’s ex-fiancé. Michelle abruptly breaks up with Ben at the start of the film after an argument and leaves town, leading to her car accident and her connection with Howard.
• Leslie (played by Suzanne Cryer) is Howard’s neighbour who begs to be let into the bunker when Michelle is trying to escape. Noticing that Leslie is suffering from severe skin lesions, Michelle realizes the air may not be safe, and refuses to open the door. Leslie dies.

The Cloverfield Paradox[edit]

• Ava Hamilton (played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is a British communications officer aboard Cloverfield Station and Michael’s wife. Losing her children to a fire that she inadvertently caused, she deals with grief from the loss with her husband, but ultimately goes aboard the Cloverfield Station.
• Jason Kiel (played by David Oyelowo) is an American commander of the station.
• Ernst Schmidt (played by Daniel Brühl) is a German physicist of the station.
• Monk Acosta (played by John Ortiz) is a Brazilian doctor of the station.
• Gordon Mundy (played by Chris O’Dowd) is an Irish engineer of the station.
• Sasha Volkov (played by Aksel Hennie) is a Russian engineer of the station.
• Ling Tam (played by Zhang Ziyi) is a Chinese engineer of the station.
• Mina Jensen (played by Elizabeth Debicki) is an Australian engineer from an alternate timeline.
• Michael Hamilton (played by Roger Davies) is the husband of Ava. He has a sub-plot, in which he finds and tries to help a young girl.

Additional crew and production details[edit]

Reception[edit]

Box office performance[edit]

Each film is linked to the «Box office» section of its article

Critical response[edit]

Each film is linked to the «Critical response» section of its article

[edit]

While some observers noted a similarity between the alien featured in Super 8 (2011) and the monster in Cloverfield, J. J. Abrams stated during an interview with MTV that the only connection between them is that they were both designed by Neville Page.^[40]

Writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods revealed that they considered pitching A Quiet Place (2018) as a movie taking place within the Cloverfield universe. In an interview with Ben Pearson for /Film, Beck revealed it was Paramount Pictures that nixed the idea:

It was weird timing, though, because when we were writing the script, 10 Cloverfield Lane was at Paramount. We were actually talking to an executive there about this film, and it felt from pitch form that there might be crossover, but when we finally took the final script in to Paramount, they saw it as a totally different movie. What was really incredible about the process that we feel very grateful for is the studio embraced this weird movie with no dialogue with open arms. They never thought about branding it as a Cloverfield film, I think in part because conceptually it was able to stand on its own.^[41]

Although the 2018 film Overlord was initially reported to be the fourth film in the series during its production, Abrams eventually announced the film to be a standalone release.^[42]

In October 2019, T.J. Miller stated on Instagram that the then-upcoming film Underwater (2020), also featuring 10 Cloverfield Lane star John Gallagher Jr., had connections to the Cloververse, though both actors would be portraying different characters than they previously portrayed in the franchise. However, the released version of the film contained no overt references to the Cloverfield franchise.^[43]

References[edit]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cloverfield
Official franchise logo
Starring	Various (See detailed list)
Production company	Bad Robot Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures Netflix (Paradox)
Release date	2008–present
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$85 million (3 films)
Box office	$281 million (2 theatrical films)

Cloverfield is an American science fiction anthology film series^[1] and media franchise created and produced by J. J. Abrams consisting of three films, viral marketing websites linking the films together, and a tie-in manga to the first film titled Cloverfield/Kishin (2008), all set in a shared fictional universe referred to as the «Cloververse». The franchise as a whole deals with creatures from other dimensions attacking Earth throughout various decades, all as a repercussion of an experiment by an astronaut team aboard the Cloverfield Station in outer-space. Each film depicts the reality-altering effects of their study, which was meant to find a new energy source replacing the planet’s depleted resources, only to open portals for assault from various beasts from deep space. All three installments are standalone in nature, though they connect through the Cloverfield story thread. The first direct-sequel to the first movie, was announced to be in development in early 2021.^[2][3]

Cloverfield, the first film in the series, is a found footage monster film released on January 18, 2008, which was well received by critics. After its release, a number of releases initially conceived as standalone storeis were modified to make them part of a franchise. The first sequel titled 10 Cloverfield Lane, is a psychological horror film that was released on March 11, 2016, and like its predecessor received positive reviews from critics. The Cloverfield Paradox, a science fiction horror film, was released by Netflix on February 4, 2018. Unlike the previous two films, it received negative reviews.

Films[edit]

Cloverfield (2008)[edit]

The first film of the series, released in 2008, is a found-footage monster horror film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J. J. Abrams and Bryan Burk, and written by Drew Goddard. Before settling on an official title, the film was marketed as 01-18-08. The film, which is presented as found footage shot with a home camcorder, follows six people fleeing from a gigantic monster that attacks New York City while they are having a farewell party. The film was well received by critics and grossed over $170 million at the box office against a $25 million budget. Cloverfield was first publicized with a two-minute teaser trailer that did not advertise the film’s title, only its release date: 01-18-08 (referring to January 18, 2008).^[4] Elements of the viral marketing campaign included MySpace pages created for fictional characters,^[5] unusually intense secrecy over the film’s plot, and websites created for fictional companies alluded to in the film.^[6][7]

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)[edit]

The second film, released in 2016, is a psychological horror film with science fiction elements directed by Dan Trachtenberg, produced by Abrams and Lindsey Weber, and written by Josh Campbell, Matt Stuecken, and Damien Chazelle. The film was developed from a script titled The Cellar, but under production by Bad Robot it was ultimately adapted to be set in the same universe as the first Cloverfield film, thus establishing the grounds for a franchise. The film follows a young woman in rural Louisiana, who is held in an underground bunker with two men who insist that a hostile event has left the surface of the Earth uninhabitable. The film presents the questionable truth of such statements made by the owner of the bunker. The film is presented in a typical third-person narrative, in contrast to its predecessor’s found footage style. Critical response was largely positive, and the film grossed over $110 million against a $15 million budget.

The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)[edit]

The third film, released in 2018 on Netflix, is a science fiction horror film directed by Julius Onah, produced by Abrams and Weber, and written by Oren Uziel and Doug Jung. It is based on Uziel’s original spec script God Particle which, like 10 Cloverfield Lane, was initially unconnected to the Cloverfield title. Set in 2028, the film follows a team of astronauts who are left stranded in space after they perform a particle accelerator test that causes their vessel, the Cloverfield Station, to travel into an alternate universe, from which they must find their way back. Meanwhile, the test causes other realities to open up on their home Earth, creating supernatural attacks across parallel universes.^[8] After the script was purchased by Paramount and Bad Robot, Abrams saw ways to adapt the film to be a centerpiece of the Cloverfield franchise; with the particle accelerator accident, he liked «how something in the future could be an origin for something in the past» to explain the events of the previous films and set up for additional narratives.^[9]

By December 2016, Paramount Pictures removed God Particle from its schedule, and in its place a Cloverfield IMAX Film was added, to be released on February 2, 2018.^[10] On January 2, 2018, the film’s release date was pushed back to April 20, 2018.^[11] At that time, the film’s title was rumored to be Cloverfield Station.^[12] On February 4, 2018, during Super Bowl LII, a TV spot was shown announcing the film’s title, The Cloverfield Paradox, followed by a surprise release of the film on Netflix after the game. The film received mostly negative critical reception. Paramount executives stated that handing off the release to Netflix was an easy way to get instant return on the film, and the surprise reveal and release a good way to keep in line with the «mystique» of the franchise. That said, they clarified that there will still be theatrical releases for future films in the series.^[13]

Future[edit]

In March 2016, franchise creator and producer J. J. Abrams announced having plans in place for the future of the Cloverfield franchise, stating it «could be [something] really cool that connects some stories».^[14][15] Trachtenberg stated that developments for both a sequel to 10 Cloverfield Lane, or another standalone Cloverfield movie are being discussed. In February 2018, Abrams acknowledged potential for character crossovers in future films. The producer confirmed plans for an eventual team-up with Michelle and Ava, the two characters respectively played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.^[16]

In April 2018, it was revealed that A Quiet Place was developed as a potential fourth film in the franchise, but Paramount and its respective screenwriters decided that it would work better as a standalone film.^[17] In June 2018, Abrams confirmed that a fourth Cloverfield film would be made and was in development. He further described the film as a «true» and «dedicated» theatrical release sequel to the first film.^[18] In January 2021, Joe Barton was hired as screenwriter, while Abrams will serve as co-producer with Hannah Minghella. The project will be a joint-venture production between Bad Robot Productions and Paramount Pictures. Unlike the original film, it will not be filmed in found-footage format.^[19] In September 2022, Babak Anvari signed onto the project as director, who will direct the script written by Barton, while Jon Cohen will act as an additional producer.^[20] In January 2023, Matt Reeves stated that the ongoing developments won’t be talked about prior to future project releases, with intent for it to «always [be] suprising» similar to the previous installments.^[21]

Manga[edit]

Cloverfield/Kishin (クローバーフィールド/KISHIN, Kurōbāfīrudo/KISHIN) is a manga and cross-media tie-in to the first film. It was published once a month on Kadokawa Shoten’s website and consists of four chapters from January to May 2008.^[22]

Cast and characters[edit]

Overview[edit]

Cloverfield[edit]

• Clover is the production name given to the giant monster that attacks New York the same night the main characters throw a going-away party for their friend Rob. Clover is the main antagonist of the film. Various members of the filmmaking crew referred to the monster as «Clover» throughout the special features of the Cloverfield DVD. Additionally, actor Michael Stahl-David reported that the monster was referred to as «Clover» prior to the movie’s release.^[23]

While rescuing Beth, Hud gives various theories on where the monster may have come from — which included being from the ocean, from outer space, or created by the government. The monster kills Jason when it smashes the Brooklyn Bridge with its tail and later kills Hud by biting him in half. The parasites that drop off its body during its rampage also bite Marlena, who later dies gruesomely as a result.

According to the tie-in manga Cloverfield/Kishin, and hinted at slightly by the viral marketing websites, a Japanese oil-drilling company known as Tagruato (of which Slusho!, where Rob was supposed to work, is a subsidiary company) captured the monster for unknown reasons. In the manga, the monster has some kind of biological connection to Kishin Aiba, the main character, due to a result of tampering or experimentation. Kishin Aiba is able to control the monster without it harming him.

• Marlena Diamond (played by Lizzy Caplan), 26, is good friends with Lily. During Rob’s going-away party, she is seen mostly avoiding Hud during the party while he tries unsuccessfully to flirt with her. She is bitten and killed by one of the monster’s parasites.

In spite of not being initially told the premise of the film, Lizzy Caplan stated that she accepted a role in Cloverfield solely because she was a fan of the Abrams-produced television series Lost (in which her former Related co-star Kiele Sanchez was a recurring character), and her experience of discovering its true nature eventually caused her to state that she would not sign on for a film in the future «without knowing full well what it is.» She indicated that her character was a «sarcastic outsider,» and that her role was «physically demanding.»^[24]

• Lily Ford (played by Jessica Lucas), 27, is friends of Beth and Marlena and the girlfriend of Jason. In the film, she suggested to Jason that they should throw a farewell party for his brother, Rob, before his departure to Japan to accept a new job. During the evacuation of Manhattan, Lily is put on a different helicopter from the rest of the group, but her overall fate is left unknown.
• Hud Platt (played by T. J. Miller), 27, was Rob’s best friend and inadvertently filmed nearly the entire attack by the monster.^[25] Hud, much like T. J. Miller in real life, is the comedian of the group, and often provides comic relief throughout most of the film.^[26] During the evacuation of Manhattan, the monster attacks the helicopter he, Beth and Rob were in, causing it to crash. The next morning, he is killed by the monster.

Hud himself was also originally to have survived, but producer J. J. Abrams suggested having him getting eaten by the monster, allowing the audience to vicariously experience this. The scene was then planned as having Hud be eaten instantly after turning around, but it was decided that the audience deserved a clearer look at the monster, which resulted in the longer shot with the monster leaning down to inspect Hud before biting and killing him.^[27] According to the «Special Investigation Mode» on the Cloverfield Blu-ray release, Hud was «posthumously awarded for his brave work in documenting and providing the Department with rare close-up details of Cloverfield events.»^[28]

• Rob Hawkins (played by Michael Stahl-David), 27, is the protagonist of the film. During the evacuation of Manhattan, the monster attacks the helicopter he, Beth and Hud are in, causing it to crash. His ultimate fate is unknown. Stahl-David reprises his role in the fan-made short film, The Cloverfield Files, in which he is revealed to have become vice-president of Tagruato.
• Jason Hawkins (played by Mike Vogel), 28, is Rob’s older brother and boyfriend of Lily. He is killed when the monster attacks the Brooklyn Bridge during the evacuation of Manhattan.
• Beth McIntyre (played by Odette Annable), 23, is the long-time platonic friend of Rob Hawkins. After a heated argument between Beth and Rob during his farewell party, she and a friend Travis leave the party. Upon the monster’s arrival, however, she becomes trapped in her father’s apartment during the onslaught. After Rob, Hudson, and Lily rescue her, she, along with Rob and Hud, board a helicopter that is treated to a bird’s eye view of the assault on the monster, but is attacked in the process. She survives the monster attack and crash. After the death of Hud, she and Rob take cover under a nearby bridge and make a final recording, professing their love towards each other and letting whoever watches the video know who they are, and what happened. The bridge is then destroyed by the bombs used in the attempt to kill the monster. Her ultimate fate is unknown.
• Ganu Yoshida is the C.E.O. of Tagruato. He is attacked in New York City by a group that he suspects is T.I.D.O. Wave weeks after the Chuai Station sinks in the Atlantic and just before the monster attacks.
• Jenn and Antonio (played by Margot Farley and Theo Rossi) are close friends of Rob Hawkins. Jenn and her boyfriend Antonio are seen frequently through the party, showing that both are close friends with Hud as well. They are both last seen in the streets soon after Jason makes the decision to cross the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan. Their ultimate fate remains unknown.
• Charlie (played by Brian Klugman) first appears prominently in the teaser trailer; towards the beginning of the trailer he directs the comment «You owe me eleven dollars,» to Rob. Charlie again appears at the very end of the trailer, stating «This is going to be the best night ever!» which is not seen in the film. He also appears in the extended theatrical trailer, though briefly, and is only visible during the short party scene at the beginning. He is not seen again for the rest of the film and his ultimate fate is unknown.
• Travis Marello (played by Ben Feldman) is Beth’s new boyfriend. He is seen in the party with Beth, which upsets Rob. According to the Special Investigation Mode on the Cloverfield Blu-ray release, Travis drives home to New Jersey before the end of the party and thus survives the attack.
• Sergeant Pryce helps the group by allowing them to go search for Beth and afterwards escorting them to a chopper. He is last seen entering a departing Humvee as the monster attacks the evacuation site. His fate is unknown.
• Heather (played by Liza Lapira) is a girl at the party and a close friend of Lily. She is seen multiple times during the party. Heather is then seen in the streets as the monster rampages where Rob, Hud, Lily, Marlena, Jason and the other party guests, and onlookers are standing watching the destruction. Her ultimate fate is unknown.

Cloverfield/Kishin[edit]

• Kishin Aiba is a troubled boy who had been repeatedly tormented by a couple of bullies in a public restroom within their school. Although he is saved from humiliation by a girl named Aiko Sasahara, they continue their activities with him and decide to leave him within the confines of an emergency safety house. He has a long history of being bullied due to his mother being «strange», and along with her, he is badly ridiculed. When his mother died, he was so stricken with grief that even into his teens, he wished he had died with her. His emotional torment continues, while at the same time the monster begins to surface within Tagruato’s oceans. He later escapes the school grounds with Aiko’s help after seeing news coverage about the monster. Here, the two bond together while on their way to Kishin’s apartment to seek shelter, only to stumble across an unknown cult bent on using him for a dark purpose tied to the monster.

As shown in some panels, Kishin and his father are not on good terms. Medical records seen in his father’s room, along with the cult tracking him down, heavily imply that Kishin is part of a series of experiments with an item revered by the cult, which ties him to the monster, itself. In the third chapter, it is seen that his system has been mixed with the monster’s in a tiny organ called the Splinter of Amnion, which allows him to control it without falling victim to its wrath. Kishin’s father confirms this as an act of sabotage by his mother, who uses Kishin as a vessel under the cult’s orders, but dies by Tagruato’s hands.

Kishin succumbs to madness due to the betrayal of his mother, and now uses the monster to cause more destruction. He is able to control the monster without it harming him, it thinking him its kin or brethren. In the final chapter, with the help of Aiko, Kishin regains his sanity and learns to value his life and the lives of others. He faces the monster, whereupon it moves the Splinter of Amnion from his system to its own. But as it cannot feed on the emotions Kishin has laced it with, it leaves Kishin in the seas of Japan, where he is rescued by Aiko and the bullies. The manga ends as they embrace, Kishin having finally found the one thing he cares for in his life.

• Yoko Aiba is Kishin’s mother. In the manga she is ostracized by both children and adults because of her eccentric nature. It is later revealed that she is part of the cult that worships the monster. She is deeply attached to her son, and comforts him during troubled times. She cares little for her own wellbeing so long as her son believes in her. She dies having been targeted by Tagruato, leaving her son alone and in emotional pain for most of his life. During her time with Kishin’s father, she obtains a biological device and places it inside Kishin, giving him the ability to control the monster.
• Aiko Sasahara is Kishin Aiba’s classmate. She keeps an uptight attitude but is optimistic despite her troubled past with her parents. Her father has died two years prior to the story and her mother is an abusive drunk who exploits her husband’s finances over their daughter’s well-being. She is determined to live life on her own terms. She has a deep fear of rodents/mice. She and Kishin are fans of one of the popstars promoting Tagruato’s product Slusho! named Yuki. Aiko’s role is greatly expanded in the final chapter, wherein she helps bring Kishin’s sanity back by confessing her feelings to him. She escapes the school with Kishin after hearing a report about the monster’s rampage on the coastline of Japan, and bonds with Kishin. They arrive at Kishin’s residence where two unknown men from a cult come looking for him. She tries to seek help but to no avail, and is instead escorted to a shelter by the cult’s underlings. However, her mind is still set on saving Kishin. She is thrown out of the shelter by the very same group that bullies Kishin. Unlike Kishin, she has some physical prowess and is able to defeat the monster’s parasites without bites or injuries. Fighting off the monster’s parasites, she comes upon Kishin and the monster causing destruction in Japan. She, Kishin and the bullies hold off the parasites while Kishin leaves to deal with the monster. The monster, unable to feed on the stimuli of Kishin’s emotions due to his love for Aiko, leaves him in the sea of Japan. Aiko and the bullies rescue him as the monster retreats back into the ocean. The manga ends with Kishin and Aiko embracing in the wake of the disaster.
• Kurosaki is a sailor who unknowingly escorts the monster in one of Tagruato’s ships. He is a father-to-be and loves to show off pictures of his wife and unborn child to his fellow unit, much to their chagrin, and longs to return home and see his family again. When the monster escapes Tagruato’s grasp, he and his unit attempt to fight off the beast while waiting for backup; they fail miserably. He gives his last transmission calling for an airstrike, and laments his death while musing at his wife’s picture before the monster claws its way through the ship’s hull, devouring him. Before his death, it was heavily implied that he and his unit did not know of the monster’s existence until the attack, despite having been briefed about the classified mission.
• Mr. Aiba is Kishin’s father. He is revealed to be head of Tagruato’s research, and has connections to the Slusho! drink. He is callous and cares little for his son, and therefore the two are not on good terms. He saves Kishin from the cult and reveals to Kishin his true purpose and his tie to the monster, but attempts to destroy him before the monster can get to Kishin. He fails as the monster shields Kishin from harm. Mr. Aiba is the researcher and developer of the Splinter of Amnion, a biological orb that controls the monster.
• Three unnamed individuals bully Kishin because of his mother’s eccentricity. They take deep pleasure in tormenting Kishin throughout the manga. Kishin, with the help of Aiko, evades them on the second chapter. They are seen again in the shelter where the parasites rush into the city and purge its citizens. They play a large role in the final chapter with Kishin and Aiko, when one begs to be spared and is saved only by Aiko’s intervention. With Aiko’s help, they hold the parasites off until Kishin stops the monster.
• Yuki is a famous popstar in the Cloverfield universe. He is first introduced in the second chapter promoting the Slusho! drink. Aiko Sasahara admires Yuki’s performances and is surprised that Kishin has some connections to him.
• The Cult are a mysterious group of fanatics who abduct Kishin, wishing to use him in some unknown experiments. Their goal is to make Kishin a vessel for controlling the monster to purify Japan, which they believe has been tainted by human society. They also worship the creature itself, implying that they have known of its existence long before Tagruato or the Japanese government. Most are killed by Kishin’s father. Kishin’s mother is affiliated with the cult prior to conceiving her son, having entered a relationship with one of Tagruato’s staff.

10 Cloverfield Lane[edit]

• Michelle (played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is a young woman who leaves New Orleans and drives through rural Louisiana after an argument with her fiancé, Ben, that ends with her ending their relationship. Late at night, she turns on the radio and hears of continuous blackouts in major cities. Distracted by a call from Ben, Michelle gets into an accident and is rendered unconscious. She wakes up in a concrete room chained to a wall, and is approached by a man named Howard, who explains that an unknown attack has taken place and that he brought her to his bunker after finding her on the side of the road. Michelle struggles with accepting the idea that some type of war has left the Earth uninhabitable, and fights to know the truth about what is really going on.
• Howard Stambler (played by John Goodman) is a man who brings Michelle to an underground bunker following her car accident. He explains that he has saved her from an unknown attack that has taken place and that left the surface uninhabitable. Michelle doubts his motives and his story about what is occurring on the surface. Stambler is later shown to be mentally unstable, and kills Emmett. During Michelle’s escape attempt she kicks over a barrel of perchloric acid, which causes an electrical fire that kills Stambler. A viral marketing site used to promote the film states that Howard was Tagruato Corporation’s Employee of the Month in February 2016.^[29]
• Emmett DeWitt (played by John Gallagher Jr.) is another survivor who witnessed the attack and fled to Howard’s bunker. He helped build the bunker for Howard and confirms to Michelle that something dangerous and deadly is taking place at the surface. Howard later shoots Emmett in the face for wanting to construct a weapon, though Emmett was really covering for Michelle. Michelle later finds his corpse dissolving in perchloric acid.
• Ben (voiced by Bradley Cooper) is Michelle’s ex-fiancé. Michelle abruptly breaks up with Ben at the start of the film after an argument and leaves town, leading to her car accident and her connection with Howard.
• Leslie (played by Suzanne Cryer) is Howard’s neighbour who begs to be let into the bunker when Michelle is trying to escape. Noticing that Leslie is suffering from severe skin lesions, Michelle realizes the air may not be safe, and refuses to open the door. Leslie dies.

The Cloverfield Paradox[edit]

• Ava Hamilton (played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is a British communications officer aboard Cloverfield Station and Michael’s wife. Losing her children to a fire that she inadvertently caused, she deals with grief from the loss with her husband, but ultimately goes aboard the Cloverfield Station.
• Jason Kiel (played by David Oyelowo) is an American commander of the station.
• Ernst Schmidt (played by Daniel Brühl) is a German physicist of the station.
• Monk Acosta (played by John Ortiz) is a Brazilian doctor of the station.
• Gordon Mundy (played by Chris O’Dowd) is an Irish engineer of the station.
• Sasha Volkov (played by Aksel Hennie) is a Russian engineer of the station.
• Ling Tam (played by Zhang Ziyi) is a Chinese engineer of the station.
• Mina Jensen (played by Elizabeth Debicki) is an Australian engineer from an alternate timeline.
• Michael Hamilton (played by Roger Davies) is the husband of Ava. He has a sub-plot, in which he finds and tries to help a young girl.

Additional crew and production details[edit]

Reception[edit]

Box office performance[edit]

Each film is linked to the «Box office» section of its article

Critical response[edit]

Each film is linked to the «Critical response» section of its article

[edit]

While some observers noted a similarity between the alien featured in Super 8 (2011) and the monster in Cloverfield, J. J. Abrams stated during an interview with MTV that the only connection between them is that they were both designed by Neville Page.^[40]

Writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods revealed that they considered pitching A Quiet Place (2018) as a movie taking place within the Cloverfield universe. In an interview with Ben Pearson for /Film, Beck revealed it was Paramount Pictures that nixed the idea:

It was weird timing, though, because when we were writing the script, 10 Cloverfield Lane was at Paramount. We were actually talking to an executive there about this film, and it felt from pitch form that there might be crossover, but when we finally took the final script in to Paramount, they saw it as a totally different movie. What was really incredible about the process that we feel very grateful for is the studio embraced this weird movie with no dialogue with open arms. They never thought about branding it as a Cloverfield film, I think in part because conceptually it was able to stand on its own.^[41]

Although the 2018 film Overlord was initially reported to be the fourth film in the series during its production, Abrams eventually announced the film to be a standalone release.^[42]

In October 2019, T.J. Miller stated on Instagram that the then-upcoming film Underwater (2020), also featuring 10 Cloverfield Lane star John Gallagher Jr., had connections to the Cloververse, though both actors would be portraying different characters than they previously portrayed in the franchise. However, the released version of the film contained no overt references to the Cloverfield franchise.^[43]

References[edit]

Молодая женщина по имени Мишель (Мэри Элизабет Уинстэд) после разрыва с бойфрендом собирает пожитки и уезжает куда глаза глядят. На ночной дороге она попадает в автокатастрофу. Когда Мишель приходит в себя, она обнаруживает, что прикована к трубе в подземном бункере. Вскоре она знакомится с владельцем бункера Говардом (Джон Гудман). Тот объясняет Мишель, что не желает ей зла и что он привез ее в свое бомбоубежище, потому что на Америку внезапно напали то ли русские, то ли пришельцы, и большинство жителей страны погибло от смертельного вируса. Женщина, разумеется, не верит Говарду. Но когда он позволяет ей свободно передвигаться по бункеру и когда его слова подтверждает Эмметт (Джон Гэллагер-младший), еще один обитатель убежища, Мишель сменяет гнев на милость. Хотя она и продолжает выяснять, что на самом деле случилось.

Фильм снимался в хронологическом порядке сюжетных событий, и почти вся работа прошла в одной студийной декорации

Продюсер и режиссер Дж. Дж. Абрамс обожает таинственность. В отличие от тех его коллег, кто выдает все секреты своих фильмов задолго до их выхода в прокат, Абрамс делает все возможное, чтобы как можно больше сохранить в тайне. Вспомним хотя бы, как мало мы знали до премьеры о недавнем суперблокбастере «Звездные войны: Пробуждение Силы», хотя весь мир пристально следил за тем, как режиссер работает над седьмой серией фантастической эпопеи. Если же проект Абрамса не вызывает столь грандиозного ажиотажа, то от киноманов удается сохранить почти все. Поэтому, когда в прошедшем январе стало известно, что режиссер-дебютант Дэн Трахтенберг подготовил к прокату фильм, концептуально связанный с хоррор-хитом «Монстро» (напомним, что в оригинале спродюсированная Абрамсом картина называлась «Кловерфилд»), для многих стало сюрпризом само существование этого кино, создававшегося под кодовым названием «Валенсия».

Бывшего бойфренда Мишель, чей голос героиня слышит по телефону, озвучил Брэдли Купер

Что же такое «Кловерфилд, 10»? Это остросюжетный фильм, которому совершенно не нужна повествовательная связь с «Монстро». Само знание того, что эти ленты имеют что-то общее, ослабляет многочисленные сюжетные сюрпризы картины, поскольку зрителям становится проще угадать, к чему фильм клонит. Кроме того, в основу ленты положен сценарий под названием «Подвал», который изначально не имел никакого отношения к «Монстро» и который был «пристроен» к фильму 2008 года, как пристраивают баню к сельскому дому. Баня от этого жилищем не становится, и «Кловерфилд, 10» также на протяжении почти всего повествования остается замкнутой вещью в себе, не требующей знания предыдущей ленты и рассказывающей сюжетно и даже жанрово иную историю. Даже визуально ленты не связаны. Если «Монстро» был размашистой сагой, снятой от первого лица, то «Кловерфилд, 10» снят в обычном операторском стиле, и почти все его действие развивается в одном маленьком бункере с несколькими комнатами, тремя обитателями и минимумом эффектов.

Тем не менее смотрится лента Трахтенберга на ура – если зрителю, конечно, нравятся напряженнейшие психологические триллеры. Будучи женщиной хоть и не трусливой, но все же не героичной, Мишель изо всех сил пытается разгадать своих «сокамерников» – особенно Говарда, который ведет себя то заботливо, то пугающе. Кто он – маньяк, укравший молодую красавицу, чтобы подчинить ее своей воле и превратить в секс-рабыню? Или же он ворчливый, но добросердечный современный Ной, который вовремя построил ковчег и теперь спасает чужих людей? А может быть, ответ где-то посредине? И что опаснее – оставаться с Говардом и Эмметтом или искать счастья на улице, где то ли свирепствует, то ли не свирепствует чума?

Вопросы, вопросы, вопросы… Фильм столь мастерски их ставит, что зрители вместе с Мишель не перестают вдумываться в каждый поступок героев и вслушиваться в каждый уличный шум, который может нести спасение или угрозу. Лента буквально пропитана паранойей и клаустрофобией, и эти чувства быстро передаются публике. Благодаря отличной актерской игре (Гудман, кажется, мог бы претендовать на «Оскар»), тревожной музыке и удачному сценарию даже самые невинные сцены воспринимаются как пикник на минном поле – взрыв всегда возможен!

К сожалению, финал основной сюжетной линии не столь драматичен и динамичен, как мог бы быть. Что еще хуже, в тот момент, когда стоило бы поставить точку или многоточие, лента ставит запятую и продолжается еще минут десять, фактически рассказывая новую историю в новом жанре. Выглядит это столь же нелепо, как если бы «Пробуждение Силы» завершилось десятиминутным судебным разбирательством из-за того, кому должен принадлежать «Тысячелетний сокол». Причем адвокаты, прокуроры и судья были бы новыми, ранее не появлявшимися в картине персонажами.

Да, в это время «Кловерфилд, 10» ближе всего подходит к предшественнику и открывает сюжетное пространство для сиквела. Но жанровый и повествовательный скачок ленты столь художественно не обоснован, что портит впечатление от прежде замечательного кино. Так что с сеанса «Кловерфилда, 10» лучше уйти, как только станет ясно, что основное действие завершено. Поверьте, вы больше приобретете, чем потеряете от того, что пропустите концовку. Хотя у нее есть свои достоинства…

С 31 марта в кино.

Кловерфилд 10 (10 Cloverfield Lane)

Съемки «Кловерфилда, 10» до последнего держали в секрете, чтобы придать ему большей загадочности и заинтриговать зрителей. Трюк удался, фильм обрел завидную популярность еще до своего выпуска на экраны в 2016 году. После его выхода успех картины только усилился, чему сильно помогло родство с «Монстро», которое вопреки ожиданиям многих, позволило еще лучше раскрыть замысел создателей.

Описание

Мишель, главная героиня фильма, после аварии приходит в сознание в хорошо обустроенном бункере. Там двое мужчин Говард и Эммет пытаются убедить ее в том, что весь мир сейчас непригоден для жизни из-за ядерной войны, а она находится в единственном безопасном месте. Девушка, конечно, не верит своим спасителям, считая их обычными маньяками, но через некоторое время начинает осознавать, что они, возможно, не лгут.

Трейлер

Сюжет

Сюжет фильма «Кловерфилд, 10» завязывается на сцене, где главная героиня Мишель едет на машине по сельской дороге, выясняя отношения со своим женихом. Разговор отвлекает ее от пути, из-за чего она попадает в аварии. В сознание девушка приходит в незнакомом подвале, она оказывается прикованной к трубе у стены.

Позже к ней приходит Говард, который пытается объяснить, что всего лишь хочет помочь. Мужчина утверждает, что снаружи весь воздух отравлен из-за ядерной катастрофы, а в его бункере безопасно. У Мишель его рассказ вызывает сомнения, хотя ее сразу же освобождают от оков.

Девушка знакомится с еще одним гостем – Эмметом, который подтверждает все сказанное. Однако она все равно решает проверить свои догадки и при первой же возможности пытается выбраться из убежища, но случайно замечает за стеклом женщину со множеством язв и понимает, что Землю атаковали на самом деле.

Через несколько недель в бункере ломается система очищения воздуха, Мишель лезет в воздуховод, чтобы ее перезапустить. В окошке люка она находит сережку со следами крови и надпись «помогите», девушка делится своими наблюдениями с Эмметом. Вместе они приходят к выводу, что украшение принадлежит пропавшей два года назад женщине, знакомой Говарда. Понимая, что мужчина может представлять реальную опасность, Мишель и Эммет продумывают возможности побега.

Им не удается воплотить план в действие, Говард убивает парня и пытается помешать девушке выбраться из бункера. Мишель чудом удается сбежать, оказавшись на улице, она видит летящих в небе птиц, что означает отсутствие ядов в воздухе. Однако тут она замечает инопланетный корабль, «ищейка» которого начинает за ней охотиться.

Девушке после нескольких неудачных попыток все же удается скрыться, она садиться в машину, где находит бутылку с алкоголем и зажигалку. Мишель быстро делает воспламеняющуюся смесь и бросает ее в пасть корабля. Инопланетное судно уничтожено, пришельцы повержены, а сама девушка выживает после взрыва.

Смысл фильма

Остросюжетный триллер «Кловерфилд, 10» отражает видение апокалиптического будущего его создателями. Он позиционируется как непрямое продолжение «Монстро», однако действие переносится из просторного мегаполиса в замкнутое пространство. От своего предшественника лента отличается и тем, что сюжет в ней еще более закрученный, а смысл так и не раскрывается полностью даже в финале.

Трахтенберг в своей дебютной картине стремится как можно сильнее передать те напряженность и волнение, граничащее с паранойей, которые испытывают герои. Говард то пугает Мишель и зрителей своим поведением, то вызывает симпатию заботой о девушке. Кто он на самом деле – жестокий маньяк, выбравший очередную жертву, или добродушный спасатель? Безопасно ли находится рядом с ним или стоит бежать на волю, где, возможно, уже нет жизни?

Все эти вопросы заставляют зрителей задумываться над каждым словом и действием героев, обращать внимание на мельчайшие шорохи. Кроме того, гнетущую атмосферу помогают создать музыкальное сопровождение, превосходно написанный сценарий и, конечно же, актеры Мэри Уинстэд, Джон Гудман и Джон Галлахер Мл., которые мастерски воплотили на экранах главные роли.

Финал сиквела, хотя и дает ответы на некоторые вопросы, возникающие по мере просмотра фильма, вызывает еще больше новых. Так происходит потому, что создатели так и не поставили точку в конце картины, а поведали совершенно новую историю, требующую разъяснений.

Отзывы

Фильм «Кловерфилд, 10» вызвал достаточно противоречивую реакцию у зрителей. Так, некоторые восторгаются фееричным финалом, называя его интересным, неожиданным ходом, а кто-то называет резкий переход от психологического триллера к фантастике безвкусицей и настоящим разочарованием. Многим не понравилась развязка картины в том числе из-за того, что она вызвала слишком много новых вопросов, а на ранее затронутые почти не ответила.

Зрители однозначно сошлись во мнении об актерском составе: все остались довольны игрой трех ключевых актеров. Фильм также похвалили за напряженную атмосферу, которую удалось сохранить на протяжении почти всего сюжета, и непредсказуемость.  В целом, большинство отзывов положительные, а дебют Дэна Трахтенберга в большом кино признали очень удачным.