Director Babak Anvari Teases New ‘Cloverfield’ Sequel: “You’re Going To Get Something Amazing”​on March 16, 2025 at 5:00 pm

Babak Anvari is set to direct a new sequel to Cloverfield, which is reportedly a direct sequel to Matt Reeves’s original 2008 film.

In a new interview during the SXSW premiere of his latest film Hallow Road, Anvari teased the new sequel.

“So sad that I cannot because everyone on that team is very secretive, which I understand,” Anvari told Countdown City Geeks. “But whatever happens, just know that hopefully you’re going to get something amazing.”

Although Anvari didn’t disclose any details about the follow-up film, he did express his excitement about the project as “high.”

Deadline reported in December 2022 that Anvari was attached to direct the new Cloverfield movie with Joe Barton writing the script, J.J. Abrams producing for Bad Robot, along with Hannah Minghella and Jon Cohen. Bryan Burk, Matt Reeves, and Drew Goddard are also attached as executive producers.

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Cloverfield is a found-footage horror film which follows six people fleeing from a monster attack in New York City. The film starred Michael Stahl-David, Odette Yustman, Mike Vogel, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller, Lizzy Caplan, Ben Feldman, and more.

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The movie inspired follow-up films set in the same universe, such as 2016’s 10 Cloverfield Lane and 2018’s The Cloverfield Paradox.

The franchise also inspired a manga graphic novel titled Cloverfield/Kishin, which detailed the lives of two students seeking shelter before the Chuai incident seen in the film’s viral marketing campaign.