Leigh whannell akuti malingaliro ake a kanema amafika kwa iye mwachangu. "Malingaliro a nkhani yanga amangowonekera m'mutu mwanga mwachisawawa," akutero Whannell, wopanga nawo gulu la Wopanda ndi Saw Horror film franchise. "Amawoneka kuti amafika nthawi yomwe akufuna, osati nthawi yomwe ine ndikufuna."

Izi zinali choncho ndi filimu yaposachedwa ya Whannell, Mokweza, zomwe zimaphatikiza nthano zowopsa ndi zasayansi. Whannell anati: “Ndimakumbukira kuti tsiku lina, zaka zambiri zapitazo, ndinali nditakhala kuseri kwa nyumba yanga, pamene chithunzi cha munthu wolumala ndi kompyuta chinangobwera m’mutu mwanga. "Ndidakondwera nazo nthawi yomweyo, ndipo nthawiyo idayamba ulendo wautali wopangira filimu yodziyimira pawokha."

Mokweza akufotokoza nkhani ya Gray Trace, katswiri wa technophobe yemwe anagwidwa ndi nkhanza zomwe zinamupangitsa kukhala wolumala ndipo mkazi wake anamwalira. Whannell anati: “Cholinga cha Grey kumayambiriro kwa filimuyi ndi kupeza malo ake m’dziko latsopano laumisiri. Amafuna kudziwa kuti ndi ndani. Kenako mkazi wake akachotsedwa, amafuna kubwezera, ndipo amagwiritsa ntchito zipangizo zamakono kuti zimuthandize kuchita zimenezi.

Kubwezera kumatheka kudzera mu makina oyesera a chip omwe amatchedwa Stem. “Tekinoloje imamupatsa [Grey] mwayi wokhala ndi moyo watsopano,” akutero Whannell. "Wina yemwe poyamba ankadana ndi luso lamakono amakhala teknoloji, ndipo amawona momwe izo zingakhalire zoledzeretsa ndi zolemetsa."

Whannell akutero Mokweza adakhudzidwa kwambiri ndi makanema opeka asayansi a 1980 omwe Whannell adakulira akuwonera. Whannell anati: “Ndikuganiza kuti zinthu zochititsa mantha zimene zili m’filimuyi ndi za mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya zinthu zochititsa mantha kwambiri komanso kuti zipangizo zamakono zikulowerera m’thupi la munthu. "Zokonda zanga zinalidi makanema a sci-fi kuyambira m'ma 1980. Panali nthawi zonse zowopsya mafilimu ambiri a sci-fi a nthawi imeneyo, mwinamwake obadwa kuchokera ku FX boom. Ndikulankhula za mafilimu ngati The Terminator, Akanema, Robocop, videodrome, alendo, chinthu, Kukumbukira konse, ndi The Fly. Iwo anali opusa komanso opusa. Iwo sanali opusa. Anali achiwawa komanso achiwawa. Ndinkafuna kulandanso izo Mokweza-nthawi yomwe sci-fi inalipo komanso yoyendetsedwa ndi FX. "

kupanga kwa Mokweza adayimira kupambana kwa Whannell, yemwe adawombera filimu yonse mumzinda wakwawo wa Melbourne, Australia. Whannell anati: “Chikumbukiro chimodzi chimene chimandisangalatsa kwambiri chinali pamene tinali kujambula kudera limene ndinkakhala ku Melbourne. “Tidapeza sukulu yakale iyi yaukadaulo yomwe idatsekedwa ndipo idasiyidwa. Munali zipinda zambiri zamitundu yosiyanasiyana mnyumbayi kotero kuti tidamaliza kugwiritsa ntchito ngati malo obwerera kumbuyo kwazithunzi zambiri. Tinasandutsa zipinda kumeneko kukhala nyumba yosungiramo mitembo, malo osambiramo pansi, nyumba yocheperako kwambiri. ”

Whannell akupitiriza kuti: “Nyumbayi inali yoyandikana ndi nyumba yosungiramo zinthu zakale yotchedwa The Tote. “Ndi malo odziwika bwino oimba nyimbo ku Australia; ndi yonyansa komanso yonyansa, ndipo imakhala ndi nyimbo za rock 'n' roll ndi punk. Ndi ma CBGB aku Melbourne, ngati mungatero. Zinangochitika kuti ndidawombera filimu yanga ya ophunzira ku The Tote, ndili ndi zaka khumi ndi zisanu ndi zinayi. Anatchedwa Kufa kwa Fallon Thomas, ndipo sizinali zabwino kwambiri. Ndikukumbukira kuganiza, popanga seweroli la ophunzira, kuti mwina kutsogolera sikunali kwa ine. Pa usiku woyamba kuwombera Mokweza pa malo akumbuyo awa, ndinayenera kukhala molawirira ndikuthamangira ku The Tote kukamwa chakumwa. Ndinali nditakhala pa bala ndikungoganizira za ine wamng'onoyo - wamantha kwambiri komanso wotsimikiza kuti ndinali woipa pa kupanga mafilimu - ndikusiyana ndi mfundo yakuti tsopano ndinali kuwombera filimu ya sci-fi ndi gulu la anthu mazana angapo pambuyo pake. khomo! Inali mphindi yowona zenizeni—zakutali komwe ndidapita komanso mwayi womwe ndinali nawo. Zinabweretsa kumwetulira kumaso kwanga komanso misozi m'maso mwanga. Atafotokoza nkhaniyi kwa wogulitsa mowa, chakumwacho chinali m’nyumba.”

Mokweza ikuyembekezeka kutulutsidwa pa June 1, 2018.