'Cloverfield' Sequel Set at J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot, Paramount Pat Saperstein, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Abrams will produce with Bad Robot head of film Hannah Minghella. More from Variety The 2008 monster movie became a viral hit, grossing $172 million worldwide, and was the launchpad of a Cloverfield universe that grew to encompass “10 Cloverfield Lane” and “The Cloverfield Paradox,” which premiered on Netflix in 2018. It helped launch the directing career of Matt Reeves, who is now helming “The Batman” feature. While the original “Cloverfield” used the found-footage format that was popular for several years, the new installment will abandon the now-dated style, according to the Hollywood Reporter.