Andy Muschietti trivia: 55 facts about the horror director!

Andy Muschietti is an Argentian filmmaker who has made his name directing horror films. His the director of It and It Chapter Two!

So, before he starts his next big project, let’s find out some trivia and facts about him!

His full name is Andrés “Andy” Muschietti
He was born on August 26, 1973
He is an Argentine filmmaker
He has achieved wide recognition with the 2013 film Mama
Which he made with Neil Cross and his sister, producer and screenwriter Barbara Muschietti
It was based on the three-minute film of the same name
This film, which he made at age 39, had attracted the attention of Guillermo del Toro
Who then served as executive producer
He gained further recognition for directing the 2017 eponymous film adaptation of the Stephen King novel It
Which became the highest-grossing horror film of all time
And has also directed its 2019 second part, It Chapter Two
Both are distributed by Warner Brothers
And produced by New Line Cinema
Muschietti is set to direct two upcoming films
Also for Warner Brothers
The Flash starring Ezra Miller, set in the DC Extended Universe
And a live action adaptation of Attack on Titan
Muschietti was born and raised in Vicente López, Buenos Aires
Alongside his sister Barbara Muschietti
In 2013, Muschietti directed his debut film
The supernatural horror Mama
Which he co-wrote with Neil Cross and his sister Barbara Muschietti
With the latter also acting as producer
It was based on Muschietti’s three-minute short film Mamá
Which attracted Guillermo del Toro, who stated that it had the “scariest” scenes he had “ever seen”
The short convinced del Toro to executive produce the feature-length film
Which starred Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier and Isabelle Nelisse
And was released by Universal Pictures on January 18, 2013
The film grossed more than $146 million
It had a budget of $15 million
In September 2013, Universal hired Muschietti for a reboot of The Mummy franchise
But he left the project in May 2014
Due to creative differences with Jon Spaihts’ draft of the script
In July 2015, after the departure of Cary Fukunaga, Muschietti was hired by New Line Cinema to direct It
An adaptation of the Stephen King novel
Barbara produced along with Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg
The film is being released in two parts
In February 2013, Universal Pictures announced Muschietti would direct the film adaptation of the Josh Malerman novel Bird Box
Which Scott Stuber, Chris Morgan and Barbara would produce
With Eric Heisserer set to write the script
In January 2014, Muschietti was reportedly among front-runners to direct a He-Man film for Warner Bros.
A remake of Masters of the Universe
In June 2014, Deadline reported that Muschietti was on the shortlist of directors to direct a sequel to the fantasy film Snow White and the Huntsman for Universal
In September 2014, Sony Pictures named Muschietti to direct the film adaptation of Shadow of the Colossus
After Josh Trank left due to a commitment to an upcoming Star Wars spin-off
Barbara would co-produce the film with Kevin Misher
With Seth Lochhead set to write the screenplay
In February 2015, Deadline reported that Sony was looking to hire Muschietti to direct a live-action Robotech project
With Gianni Nunnari and Mark Canton attached to produce
And Michael B. Gordon as screenwriter
In March 2015, Plan B Entertainment optioned the film rights to Stephen King’s short story The Jaunt from the Skeleton Crew collection
With Muschietti to direct and Barbara attached as producer
On October 29, 2018, it was announced that Muschietti will be directing a Warner Bros. live-action film reboot of Attack on Titan
In July 2019, Warner Bros. was looking to hire Muschietti to direct a DC Extended Universe film The Flash
He is of Italian-Argentine ancestry