Monsters come in many forms. starring John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and John Gallagher Jr. Dan Trachtenberg directs from the adaptation by Josh Campbell & Matt Stuecken; Co-Screenplay by Damien Chazelle; Based on the 2008 motion picture 'Cloverfield', directly licensed from Paramount Pictures Corporation. Produced by J.J. Abrams and Lindsay Weber; Executive Producers: Bryan Burk, Drew Goddard and Matt Reeves. a Bad Robot production for Paramount Pictures.