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'Cloverfield' Director Matt Reeves Steps Into The Twilight Zone
If Matt Reeves, director of 'Cloverfield' and 'Let Me In' feels a bit strange of late it’s probably because he has officially crossed over into the 'The Twilight Zone.' Word is that Reeves has been selected by Warner Brothers as their choice to direct the upcoming big screen adaptation of the classic Rod Serling television series. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, and Michael Ireland will produce the new film, which will not be another anthology story like that of the 1983 film. Instead, the new 'Twilight Zone' will be a single, large-scale sci-fi story that captures the feel and tone of the series.
This is exciting news. As a fan of the original series, I was skeptical of another 'Twilight Zone' movie being produced. But the fact of the matter is that if they are not adapting an existing episode for the big screen, the possibilities for the new film are wide open and we run no risk of treading on holy ground. If all they are trying to capture from the series is its signature creepiness, any number of stories could be crafted. The fact that they have specifically stated that they are going to do one big sci-fi story means that Reeves is a great choice for director; 'Cloverfield' proving he can handle giant sci-fi epics. But his work on 'Let Me In' also demonstrates he can deliver nuance and character-based eeriness so there is hope that the new 'Twilight Zone' won’t just be a mindless sci-fi blockbuster.
The new 'Twilight Zone' film is slated to go into production this summer. Spillios, what do you think of this director choice? What's your favorite episode of the classic 'Twilight Zone' series?
Source: Deadline
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Comment by whitewizard on October 18, 2011 at 8:23pm -
i always loved how the TZ crafted its story around a theme or idea. i really hope they take full advantage of their scope to see how people really tick in a particular situation. reeves has a good track record of taking unique situations and making movies with them. i can not wait to hear/see the trailer so get an idea on the plot. as of now i am very interested.
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Comment by NeverSerious on October 18, 2011 at 10:28am -
If they even have a Rod Serling character in the movie, it should be played by Jon Hamm.
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Comment by Chaos Jumper on October 18, 2011 at 9:22am -
*uses Twilight Zone theme*
to unlock this door with a key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension. A dimension of sound. . . sight. . a dimension and mind. You are moving into a land of shadow and substance of things and ideas. . . We have a man known as Matt Reeves: a well mannered director with reputation of Cloverfield and Let Me In. He is about to open the door with a key of imagination. He will return a new, directing what he saw heard and thought. He has just crossed over from . . . The Twilight Zone
Zone.
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Comment by Cthulhu R'lyeh on October 18, 2011 at 3:15am -
Leo would be a shitty replacement for Rod Serling. I mean, Serling's voice had the ability to hypnotize you. Leo has a whiny voice.
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Comment by kyle flaharty on October 18, 2011 at 1:46am -
I haven't seen much Twilight Zone, but this sounds very promising. Time will tell!
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Comment by The Dubya on October 18, 2011 at 1:14am -
Hmmm...not too shabby of a cast and crew so far.
How much ya'll wanna bet Leo is gonna be the Rod Sterling of this movie? I can almost picture it now....
But yeah, I'm curious to see where this goes. Maybe they're actually trying to create their OWN 90 minute Twilight Zone episode that'd make the original proud. Matt Reeves is one of those guys I think could totally pull it off.
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Comment by DeeJay on October 17, 2011 at 11:46pm -
Excited that this is going to happen but agree that there should be some inspiration or adaption from an episode or two in order to have a tie-in to the actual Twilight Zone series. Otherwise i agree, it would just be another creepy sci-fi flick.
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Comment by BadAss Knives on October 17, 2011 at 10:27pm -
Well. I hope they pull it off because I love TTZ.
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Comment by Alex Kramer on October 17, 2011 at 8:14pm -
Its not fair, there was time, time to watch the original Twilight Zone Move....
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Comment by KP Spark on October 17, 2011 at 8:10pm -
For instance "The Twilight Zone" movie could've been "The Box" (even though that movie didn't make any sense). It needs to be connected to the show in some way.
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