Mama is a 2013 English-language Spanish supernatural fantasy horror film directed and co-written by Andrés Muschietti and based on his 2008 Argentine short film Mamá. The film stars Jessica Chastain and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and is produced by Zandy Federico and co-writer Bárbara Muschietti, with Guillermo del Toro serving as executive producer.
The film deals with the story of two young girls abandoned in a forest cabin, fostered by an unknown entity that they fondly call "Mama", which eventually follows them to their new suburban home after their uncle retrieves them. Originally set for an October 2012 release, it was released in theaters on 18 January 2013. The movie was remade in Tamil under the title Mooch.
Directed by Andrés Muschietti
Produced by J. Miles Dale
Bárbara Muschietti
Screenplay by Neil Cross
Andrés Muschietti
Bárbara Muschietti
Story by Andrés Muschietti
Bárbara Muschietti
Based on Mamá
by Andrés Muschietti
Starring Jessica Chastain
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Mama 2 is has been given the go-ahead, and what's exciting is that Starry Eyes directors Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch are helming the project. Starry Eyes was the nicely brutal and inventive horror gem of 2014. Check out the trailer:
In additional changes to the roster, bad news to anyone who likes girls that look like my goth ex-girlfriend circa 2002: Jessica Chastain is not expected to return for the sequel.
