Matt Reeves

Matt Reeves
Reeves at the 2010 Comic-Con International
Born	Matthew George Reeves April 27, 1966 (1966-04-27) (age 45) Rockville Centre, New York, U.S.
Occupation	film director, screenwriter, producer

Matthew George "Matt" Reeves (born April 27, 1966) is an American film writer, director and producer.

Early life

Reeves was born in Rockville Centre, New York, and raised in Los Angeles, California. He began making movies at eight years old, directing friends with a wind-up camera. Reeves met and became friends with J.J. Abrams when both were 13 years old, and both were having their short films aired on a Public-access television cable TV channel.

Reeves attended the University of Southern California. There, he produced an award-winning student film titled "Mr. Petrified Forest", which helped him acquire an agent, and also co-wrote a script that eventually became Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. After graduating, he co-wrote The Pallbearer, which also became his professional directorial debut.

Career

Reeves and Abrams co-created the TV series Felicity, and Reeves directed several of that series' episodes, including the pilot, Reeves has helmed the occasional episode of other TV series, including Homicide: Life on the Street and Relativity.^[1]

Reeves directed the 2008 monster movie, Cloverfield, which Abrams produced,^[2] and will produce the sequel of the film.^[3]

He also wrote and directed Let Me In, a remake of the Swedish film Let the Right One In,^[4] which was released on October 1, 2010 by Overture Films.^[5] He was a special guest at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con.^[6]

Filmography

• Future Shock (1993) ("Mr. Petrified Forest" Segment) (Director/Writer)
• Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (with Richard Hatem) (1995) (Co-Writer Only)
• The Pallbearer (1996) (also Co-Writer, with Jason Katims)
• Relativity (1997) (TV)
• Homicide: Life on the Streets (1997) (TV)
• Gideon's Crossing (2000) (TV)
• Felicity (1998–2002) (Co-Creator, with J.J. Abrams) (TV)
• The Yards (with James Gray) (2000) (Co-Writer Only)
• Miracles (2006) (TV)
• Conviction (2006) (TV)
• Cloverfield (2008) (Director Only)
• Let Me In (2010)

References

1. ^ Felicity.com
2. ^ "00's Retrospect: Horror Softens Up in 2008". Bloody-disgusting.com. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18534. Retrieved 2010-10-13. 
3. ^ "Matt Reeves Talks Cloverfield 2". Dreadcentral.com. 2010-03-13. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36395/matt-reeves-talks-cloverfield-2. Retrieved 2010-10-13. 
4. ^ "Matt Reeves Talks DayCation - Promises a Darker Experience". Dreadcentral.com. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35427/matt-reeves-talks-let-me-in-promises-a-darker-experience. Retrieved 2010-10-13. 
5. ^ "'DayCation' Dark and More Thrilling Than 'Twilight'". Bloody-disgusting.com. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18770. Retrieved 2010-10-13. 
6. ^ "SD Comic-Com 2010: Let Me In Party for Clever Code Crackers". Dreadcentral.com. 2010-07-16. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38588/sd-comic-com-2010-let-me-in-party-clever-code-crackers. Retrieved 2010-10-13. 

External links

• Matt Reeves at the Internet Movie Database
• LAist.com Interview with Matt Reeves

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Name	Reeves, Matt
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Date of birth	April 27, 1966
Place of birth	Rockville Centre, New York, U.S.
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