Matthew George "Matt" Reeves (born April 27, 1966 in Rockville Centre, New York) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer.
He found success with Cloverfield and his critically acclaimed Planet of the Apes sequels, and has since been set to write and direct a Batman movie in the DC Extended Universe.
Works on TV Tropes:
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1997, Season 6 episode 8)
- Felicity (1998-2001, several episodes)
- Cloverfield (2008)
- Let Me In (2010)
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
- War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
- The Batman (2021, tentative title)
Tropes associated with his works:
- Anti-Hero: His films usually feature an imperfect protagonist.
- Downer Ending: His films usually feature one.
- Hero Antagonist: In Dawn and War for the Planet of the Apes.
- Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism: While leaning more on the cynical end, it does establish that all his characters are human, sympathetic, and complex creatures.
