Ricardo de Montreuil is not a new name in town. In fact he's created two films before. Latin American films called MANCORA and LA MUJER DE MI HERMANO (My Brother's Woman). The problem is he couldn't get much traction in town as a big commercial director since his movies are dramas. Therefore with the advice ...
Andy and Barbara Muschietti got a deal to develop MAMA at Universal a year ago with Guillermo Del Toro producing. It's come up in conversation recently and thought I'd share. Check it out here: MAMA
This is a good example to show how films have reached this point of feeling formulaic.
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