Mama: Del Toro’s Horror Movie

Based on their acclaimed short that took the film community by storm in 2008, Mama is the first feature crafted by international commercial director Andy Muschietti and his sister, producer Barbara Muschietti.

Over the course of just one day in 2006, the Spanish natives made their short as an exercise in style and to show that Andy was capable of creating dark material in addition to his humorous commercials. In the film, we are introduced to two young girls, Victoria and Lilly, as they are trapped in their house and terrified of something or someone. We follow them as they try to escape a spectral creature only known as “Mamá,” running from one end of their house to the other…until they find themselves trapped at the end of a hallway and with nowhere to hide.

It would take two more years before the footage was edited and visual effects were added by the in-demand young director and his producer. Once completed and distributed, the short drew international festival and, ultimately, industry attention. The Muschiettis attribute the short’s success to its evoking deep fear with the play on a primal archetype, as well as to its brevity.
Discussing the project, Barbara Muschietti reflects: “We are lovers of the horror genre, and these are the films that have kept us dreaming of making our own films.” Barbara is equally enthusiastic about working with her brother: “I think we are that much stronger at what we do because we know we have each other’s back.”

Andy Muschietti returns that it was this relationship that pushed both of them to realize they could make a feature out of their first collaboration: “Barbara is Annabel and Lucas are not prepared to become parents.

The short grabbed the attention of Guillermo del Toro, the prolific writer/director/producer who has produced close to 20 movies, many by first-time directors. He watches hundreds of short films each year and tries to give words of encouragement to burgeoning filmmakers as they transition to bigger projects. Once in a while, he finds something truly special. That was indeed the case when del Toro’s then assistant showed him the Muschiettis’ work.

Del Toro describes his attraction to translating Mamá into a feature film: “In the first 10 seconds of the short film, it was clear that Andy Muschietti really understood drama, and I was very impressed. Andy is the real deal.”

What particularly struck del Toro was the Muschiettis’ decision to have two little girls become the crux of such an intensely scary story. The Mexican-born filmmaker has long believed that children are essential in spooky tales because “the origin of the horror story is in the fairy tale—Grimm’s fairy tales, folktales from Eastern Europe, Russia and Appalachia, are all full of violence and horror.”

And what would a children’s horror story be without a crazed mother figure? Del Toro adds: “I think that a possessive mother is a great idea as a monster because everybody has known one, whether it’s your own mother or a friend’s mother or in fiction.”

Through their embracing of these fables and passed-down ghost stories, audiences have long enjoyed this style of suspenseful storytelling. The Muschiettis wanted to create a supernatural thriller that terrifies moviegoers on a primal, familial level and tell the story not only of a monster, but also of a deeply human emotion bent monstrously out of proportion. Now they had just the man in their corner to help them do so.

The Muschiettis were honored by their mentor’s assistance. Says Barbara: “Guillermo is a fantastic teacher who loves sharing his knowledge; we’ve learned so much technically, creatively and in terms of the business.” Del Toro enjoys this role and told the Muschiettis that it never gets better than your first film and that they should always stick with their gut instincts. She adds: “The insight he’s given us has been invaluable, and we feel incredibly lucky to have him in our lives.”

Drawing upon his years of experience producing a range of projects, from the blockbuster The Vow and genre-smashing Scott Pilgrim vs. the World to more serious fare including Hollywoodland and Talk to Me, fellow producer J. Miles Dale joined Barbara Muschietti to produce the genre-defying film. As was del Toro, Dale was drawn to develop Mamá as a feature because he felt the short was “arresting and leaves you wanting more. It explores universal themes of what has an impact on a child, what it means to be a parent and how love and support come in different ways.”

Once Dale began conversations with the film’s director about his ideas for the long-form piece, the producer was sold. Dale commends: “The greatest thing about Andy is that he can convey his vision in a very inventive way. He’s got a great sense of humor,
Lilly hides behind sister Victoria.

Del Toro met with the Muschiettis to develop the screenplay completely from scratch, using the short film as atmosphere and expanding upon its characters. The Muschiettis wrote the first draft, then del Toro “took a stab at it…added a couple of scares,” but they all agreed they needed a further polish of the screenplay.
That work came from Neil Cross, whom del Toro describes as “a screenwriter I admire and respect, and whose draft jelled everything into the movie we’re producing today.” As the screenplay came together, del Toro grew to appreciate just the hold that the Mama creature had on these two desperate little girls—and the primal need that mothers have to protect their young. Indeed, she mothers them the only way she knows how, and she will kill to protect her new daughters.

The producer—who openly believes in ghosts—admittedly devours stories in which the ghost is imbued with very human traits. He reflects: “I loved the idea of two girls lost in the woods, adopted and sustained for years by a deranged ghost consumed with possessive, asphyxiating motherly love. It’s when the girls are rescued and brought to the city that the real problems begin.”
Naturally, the feature version of Mama is an extended technical, visual and narrative form of the short. To lengthen the project would be no small feat. Del Toro, Dale and the Muschiettis collaborated at every stage of development, casting and filming. Though known for his own terror-inducing films, del Toro is clear that “Mama is Andy’s movie, and he’s doing it in a style all of his own. I think it’s really quite a fantastic piece, and it doesn’t need to resemble anything I’ve done.”

Although he is a veteran commercial director who has mastered the art of storytelling in as little as 30 seconds, Muschietti appreciates the confidence and support of his film’s executive producer: “Guillermo has been like a godfather to us on this movie. From the beginning, it was clear that he wanted us to do our best. He’s been generous with his time and incredible knowledge, demanding in all the right ways, enthusiastic and, above all, shown us that he believes in trusting instinct.”

The director reflects: “There were a few moments when we were developing the story, where we had different ideas about things, and more often than not he would remind us that it was our movie, our instinct, and we should follow it. You just couldn’t ask for a better mentor than Guillermo has been to us.”

Says del Toro: “I think Andy has a great career ahead of him. He is supernaturally calm, very sure of himself, and I admire the fact that he fights for his ideas—even with me!”

xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu thủ haalandUEFAevertonxosokeonhacaiketquabongdalichthidau7m.newskqbdtysokeobongdabongdalufutebol ao vivofutemaxmulticanaisonbethttps://bsport.fithttps://onbet88.ooohttps://i9bet.bizhttps://hi88.ooohttps://okvip.athttps://f8bet.athttps://fb88.cashhttps://vn88.cashhttps://shbet.atbóng đá world cupbóng đá inter milantin juventusbenzemala ligaclb leicester cityMUman citymessi lionelsalahnapolineymarpsgronaldoserie atottenhamvalenciaAS ROMALeverkusenac milanmbappenapolinewcastleaston villaliverpoolfa cupreal madridpremier leagueAjaxbao bong da247EPLbarcelonabournemouthaff cupasean footballbên lề sân cỏbáo bóng đá mớibóng đá cúp thế giớitin bóng đá ViệtUEFAbáo bóng đá việt namHuyền thoại bóng đágiải ngoại hạng anhSeagametap chi bong da the gioitin bong da lutrận đấu hôm nayviệt nam bóng đátin nong bong daBóng đá nữthể thao 7m24h bóng đábóng đá hôm naythe thao ngoai hang anhtin nhanh bóng đáphòng thay đồ bóng đábóng đá phủikèo nhà cái onbetbóng đá lu 2thông tin phòng thay đồthe thao vuaapp đánh lô đềdudoanxosoxổ số giải đặc biệthôm nay xổ sốkèo đẹp hôm nayketquaxosokq xskqxsmnsoi cầu ba miềnsoi cau thong kesxkt hôm naythế giới xổ sốxổ số 24hxo.soxoso3mienxo so ba mienxoso dac bietxosodientoanxổ số dự đoánvé số chiều xổxoso ket quaxosokienthietxoso kq hôm nayxoso ktxổ số megaxổ số mới nhất hôm nayxoso truc tiepxoso ViệtSX3MIENxs dự đoánxs mien bac hom nayxs miên namxsmientrungxsmn thu 7con số may mắn hôm nayKQXS 3 miền Bắc Trung Nam Nhanhdự đoán xổ số 3 miềndò vé sốdu doan xo so hom nayket qua xo xoket qua xo so.vntrúng thưởng xo sokq xoso trực tiếpket qua xskqxs 247số miền nams0x0 mienbacxosobamien hôm naysố đẹp hôm naysố đẹp trực tuyếnnuôi số đẹpxo so hom quaxoso ketquaxstruc tiep hom nayxổ số kiến thiết trực tiếpxổ số kq hôm nayso xo kq trực tuyenkết quả xổ số miền bắc trực tiếpxo so miền namxổ số miền nam trực tiếptrực tiếp xổ số hôm nayket wa xsKQ XOSOxoso onlinexo so truc tiep hom nayxsttso mien bac trong ngàyKQXS3Msố so mien bacdu doan xo so onlinedu doan cau loxổ số kenokqxs vnKQXOSOKQXS hôm naytrực tiếp kết quả xổ số ba miềncap lo dep nhat hom naysoi cầu chuẩn hôm nayso ket qua xo soXem kết quả xổ số nhanh nhấtSX3MIENXSMB chủ nhậtKQXSMNkết quả mở giải trực tuyếnGiờ vàng chốt số OnlineĐánh Đề Con Gìdò số miền namdò vé số hôm nayso mo so debach thủ lô đẹp nhất hôm naycầu đề hôm naykết quả xổ số kiến thiết toàn quốccau dep 88xsmb rong bach kimket qua xs 2023dự đoán xổ số hàng ngàyBạch thủ đề miền BắcSoi Cầu MB thần tàisoi cau vip 247soi cầu tốtsoi cầu miễn phísoi cau mb vipxsmb hom nayxs vietlottxsmn hôm naycầu lô đẹpthống kê lô kép xổ số miền Bắcquay thử xsmnxổ số thần tàiQuay thử XSMTxổ số chiều nayxo so mien nam hom nayweb đánh lô đề trực tuyến uy tínKQXS hôm nayxsmb ngày hôm nayXSMT chủ nhậtxổ số Power 6/55KQXS A trúng roycao thủ chốt sốbảng xổ số đặc biệtsoi cầu 247 vipsoi cầu wap 666Soi cầu miễn phí 888 VIPSoi Cau Chuan MBđộc thủ desố miền bắcthần tài cho sốKết quả xổ số thần tàiXem trực tiếp xổ sốXIN SỐ THẦN TÀI THỔ ĐỊACầu lô số đẹplô đẹp vip 24hsoi cầu miễn phí 888xổ số kiến thiết chiều nayXSMN thứ 7 hàng tuầnKết quả Xổ số Hồ Chí Minhnhà cái xổ số Việt NamXổ Số Đại PhátXổ số mới nhất Hôm Nayso xo mb hom nayxxmb88quay thu mbXo so Minh ChinhXS Minh Ngọc trực tiếp hôm nayXSMN 88XSTDxs than taixổ số UY TIN NHẤTxs vietlott 88SOI CẦU SIÊU CHUẨNSoiCauVietlô đẹp hôm nay vipket qua so xo hom naykqxsmb 30 ngàydự đoán xổ số 3 miềnSoi cầu 3 càng chuẩn xácbạch thủ lônuoi lo chuanbắt lô chuẩn theo ngàykq xo-solô 3 càngnuôi lô đề siêu vipcầu Lô Xiên XSMBđề về bao nhiêuSoi cầu x3xổ số kiến thiết ngày hôm nayquay thử xsmttruc tiep kết quả sxmntrực tiếp miền bắckết quả xổ số chấm vnbảng xs đặc biệt năm 2023soi cau xsmbxổ số hà nội hôm naysxmtxsmt hôm nayxs truc tiep mbketqua xo so onlinekqxs onlinexo số hôm nayXS3MTin xs hôm nayxsmn thu2XSMN hom nayxổ số miền bắc trực tiếp hôm naySO XOxsmbsxmn hôm nay188betlink188 xo sosoi cầu vip 88lô tô việtsoi lô việtXS247xs ba miềnchốt lô đẹp nhất hôm naychốt số xsmbCHƠI LÔ TÔsoi cau mn hom naychốt lô chuẩndu doan sxmtdự đoán xổ số onlinerồng bạch kim chốt 3 càng miễn phí hôm naythống kê lô gan miền bắcdàn đề lôCầu Kèo Đặc Biệtchốt cầu may mắnkết quả xổ số miền bắc hômSoi cầu vàng 777thẻ bài onlinedu doan mn 888soi cầu miền nam vipsoi cầu mt vipdàn de hôm nay7 cao thủ chốt sốsoi cau mien phi 7777 cao thủ chốt số nức tiếng3 càng miền bắcrồng bạch kim 777dàn de bất bạion newsddxsmn188betw88w88789bettf88sin88suvipsunwintf88five8812betsv88vn88Top 10 nhà cái uy tínsky88iwinlucky88nhacaisin88oxbetm88vn88w88789betiwinf8betrio66rio66lucky88oxbetvn88188bet789betMay-88five88one88sin88bk88xbetoxbetMU88188BETSV88RIO66ONBET88188betM88M88SV88Jun-68Jun-88one88iwinv9betw388OXBETw388w388onbetonbetonbetonbet88onbet88onbet88onbet88onbetonbetonbetonbetqh88mu88Nhà cái uy tínpog79vp777vp777vipbetvipbetuk88uk88typhu88typhu88tk88tk88sm66sm66me88me888live8live8livesm66me88win798livesm66me88win79pog79pog79vp777vp777uk88uk88tk88tk88luck8luck8kingbet86kingbet86k188k188hr99hr99123b8xbetvnvipbetsv66zbettaisunwin-vntyphu88vn138vwinvwinvi68ee881xbetrio66zbetvn138i9betvipfi88clubcf68onbet88ee88typhu88onbetonbetkhuyenmai12bet-moblie12betmoblietaimienphi247vi68clupcf68clupvipbeti9betqh88onb123onbefsoi cầunổ hũbắn cáđá gàđá gàgame bàicasinosoi cầuxóc đĩagame bàigiải mã giấc mơbầu cuaslot gamecasinonổ hủdàn đềBắn cácasinodàn đềnổ hũtài xỉuslot gamecasinobắn cáđá gàgame bàithể thaogame bàisoi cầukqsssoi cầucờ tướngbắn cágame bàixóc đĩa开云体育开云体育开云体育乐鱼体育乐鱼体育乐鱼体育亚新体育亚新体育亚新体育爱游戏爱游戏爱游戏华体会华体会华体会IM体育IM体育沙巴体育沙巴体育PM体育PM体育AG尊龙AG尊龙AG尊龙AG百家乐AG百家乐AG百家乐AG真人AG真人<AG真人<皇冠体育皇冠体育PG电子PG电子万博体育万博体育KOK体育KOK体育欧宝体育江南体育江南体育江南体育半岛体育半岛体育半岛体育凯发娱乐凯发娱乐杏彩体育杏彩体育杏彩体育FB体育PM真人PM真人<米乐娱乐米乐娱乐天博体育天博体育开元棋牌开元棋牌j9九游会j9九游会开云体育AG百家乐AG百家乐AG真人AG真人爱游戏华体会华体会im体育kok体育开云体育开云体育开云体育乐鱼体育乐鱼体育欧宝体育ob体育亚博体育亚博体育亚博体育亚博体育亚博体育亚博体育开云体育开云体育棋牌棋牌沙巴体育买球平台新葡京娱乐开云体育mu88qh88
Share this:
Share this page via Email Share this page via Stumble Upon Share this page via Digg this Share this page via Facebook Share this page via Twitter