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** He was attached to direct a new film adaptation of ''Series/TheTwilightZone'', but exited the project in September 2012 before signing on to direct ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes''.
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** He was attached to direct a new film adaptation of ''Series/TheTwilightZone'', ''Franchise/TheTwilightZone'', but exited the project in September 2012 before signing on to direct ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes''.
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* AssociatedComposer: Music/MichaelGiacchino has composed all of his movies starting from Cloverfield.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Than his counterpart and friend, Creator/JJAbrams.
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* ProductionPosse:
** Starting with ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'', his films have been scored by Creator/MichaelGiacchino.
** Early in his career he frequently collaborated with Creator/JJAbrams (most notably with ''Series/{{Felicity}}'' and ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'').
** He worked with cinematographer Greig Fraser on ''Film/LetMeIn'' and ''[[Film/TheBatman2022 The Batman]]''. Editor Stan Salfas, who edited ''Let Me In'', would co-edit Reeves's ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' films with William Hoy, who would reteam with Reeves on ''The Batman''.
** Creator/KodiSmitMcPhee appeared in both ''Film/LetMeIn'' and ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes'', which also features ''Series/{{Felicity}}'' star Creator/KeriRussell. Creator/AndySerkis, who starred as Caesar in the ''Apes'' films, appears in ''[[Film/TheBatman2022 The Batman]]'' as Alfred.
* PromotedFanboy: Has been a fan of Batman as far back as the [[Series/Batman1966 1966 TV series]]. He even studied screenwriting at USC under Creator/JephLoeb (who wrote the Batman stories ''ComicBook/TheLongHalloween'', ''ComicBook/DarkVictory'', and ''[[ComicBook/BatmanHush Hush]]''). His panels at DC [=FanDome=] in particular have highlighted his intense knowledge of the source material and excitement at the prospect of being able to helm a film adaptation of the character.
** Starting with ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'', his films have been scored by Creator/MichaelGiacchino.
** Early in his career he frequently collaborated with Creator/JJAbrams (most notably with ''Series/{{Felicity}}'' and ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'').
** He worked with cinematographer Greig Fraser on ''Film/LetMeIn'' and ''[[Film/TheBatman2022 The Batman]]''. Editor Stan Salfas, who edited ''Let Me In'', would co-edit Reeves's ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' films with William Hoy, who would reteam with Reeves on ''The Batman''.
** Creator/KodiSmitMcPhee appeared in both ''Film/LetMeIn'' and ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes'', which also features ''Series/{{Felicity}}'' star Creator/KeriRussell. Creator/AndySerkis, who starred as Caesar in the ''Apes'' films, appears in ''[[Film/TheBatman2022 The Batman]]'' as Alfred.
* PromotedFanboy: Has been a fan of Batman as far back as the [[Series/Batman1966 1966 TV series]]. He even studied screenwriting at USC under Creator/JephLoeb (who wrote the Batman stories ''ComicBook/TheLongHalloween'', ''ComicBook/DarkVictory'', and ''[[ComicBook/BatmanHush Hush]]''). His panels at DC [=FanDome=] in particular have highlighted his intense knowledge of the source material and excitement at the prospect of being able to helm a film adaptation of the character.
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** Was one of the directors considered to direct ''Film/ManOfSteel'' before Creator/ZackSnyder was hired.
** He was attached to direct a new film adaptation of ''Series/TheTwilightZone'', but exited the project in September 2012 before signing on to direct ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes''.
** Was set to direct a film adapted from the short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" (the same source material as Creator/JohnCarpenter's ''Film/TheyLive''), but the project has since fallen into DevelopmentHell.
** Was one of the directors considered to direct ''Film/ManOfSteel'' before Creator/ZackSnyder was hired.
** He was attached to direct a new film adaptation of ''Series/TheTwilightZone'', but exited the project in September 2012 before signing on to direct ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes''.
** Was set to direct a film adapted from the short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" (the same source material as Creator/JohnCarpenter's ''Film/TheyLive''), but the project has since fallen into DevelopmentHell.
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* ''The Batman -- Part II'' (2025)
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: In his ''Planet of the Apes'' movies, apes are more sympathetic, but humans are just fighting to survive. His version of Batman is unusually dark, while his Riddler is a WellIntentionedExtremist with a FreudianExcuse.
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: In his ''Planet of the Apes'' movies, apes are more sympathetic, but most humans are just fighting to survive. His version of Batman is unusually dark, while his Riddler is a WellIntentionedExtremist with a an understandable FreudianExcuse.
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* TragicVillain: He views Koba, the BigBad of ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'', as this. This site, unfortunately, does not.
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* AntiHero: His films usually feature an imperfect protagonist. Caesar in his ''Planet of the Apes'' struggles with a temptation towards evil, Owen in let me in fantazies about killing his bullies, the cast of ''Cloverfield'' is not the most sympathetic, and his version of Batman amps up the darkness a fair amount.
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* AntiHero: His films usually feature an imperfect protagonist. Caesar in his ''Planet of the Apes'' struggles with a temptation towards evil, Owen in let me in ''Let Me In'' fantazies about killing his bullies, the cast of ''Cloverfield'' is not the most sympathetic, and his version of Batman amps up the darkness a fair amount.
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* AntiHero: His films usually feature an imperfect protagonist. Caesar in his ''Planet of the Apes'' struggles with a temptation towards evil, Owen in let me in fantazies about killing his bullies, the cast of ''Cloverfield'' is not the most sympathetic, and his version of Batman amps up the darkness a fair amount.
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He found success with ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'' and the [[Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes critically acclaimed]] [[Film/WarForThePlanetOfTheApes sequels]] to ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' that he directed, and has since went on set to write and direct the next cinematic iteration of ComicBook/{{Batman}} starring Creator/RobertPattinson.
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He found success with ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'' and the [[Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes critically acclaimed]] [[Film/WarForThePlanetOfTheApes sequels]] to ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' that he directed, and has since went on set to write and direct the next cinematic iteration of ComicBook/{{Batman}} starring Creator/RobertPattinson.
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He found success with ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'' and the [[Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes critically acclaimed]] [[Film/WarForThePlanetOfTheApes sequels]] to ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' that he directed, and has since been set to write and direct the next cinematic iteration of Franchise/{{Batman}}.
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He found success with ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'' and the [[Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes critically acclaimed]] [[Film/WarForThePlanetOfTheApes sequels]] to ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' that he directed, and has since been went on set to write and direct the next cinematic iteration of Franchise/{{Batman}}.ComicBook/{{Batman}} starring Creator/RobertPattinson.
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