More details about Argento's THE THIRD MOTHER

First, there was SUSPIRIA. Then, there was INFERNO. Then, there was... nothing. But now, Dario Argento looks to finally be completing the trilogy he began nearly thirty years ago.

The Three Mothers trilogy began in 1978's undisputed classic, SUSPIRIA. In the tale of a German ballet school being a front for a coven of witches, it was revealed that the head mistress was merely one of three such witches throughout the world. The second such witch was seen in Argento's New York-set follow-up, INFERNO.

(note: I stole that from http://www.horrorexpress.com, and boy... have they seen the movies? The Three Mothers are NEVER mentioned in Suspiria, only in Inferno, that talks about the death of Mother Suspiriori and actually SHOWS Mothers Tenebrarum - it's the gorgeous girl that breaks wind, literally, at the music school - and Lacrimarum).

Now, Argento returns to good old Rome for the much-delayed third installment, THE MOTHER OF TEARS. The script was written by the luckiest guys working in the biz, Jace Anderson and Adam Gierasch.

(another note: WHAT? Luckiest GUYS? Jace Anderson is a WOMAN!!!!!)

I say this simply because of the number of great projects they've worked on in their few years in the biz. The duo was also responsible for Tobe Hooper's comeback, TOOLBOX MURDERS. They also recently worked on the film, BREW starring Angela Bettis (MAY, TOOLBOX MURDERS). Gierasch will also be soon making his directorial debut with the hospital-set shocker, AUTOPSY. The film does not sound like it is related to the French slasher from a few years back.

The project, which has been in the works for a while, was confirmed at the Cannes Film Festival. Dario's dad Claudio will produce with Giulia Marletta. The Italian production company Medusa will co-produce with a U.S. partner.

(And for strike 3, Claudio is his brother, not his dad! His dad died back when he was making Opera).

"This is going to be vintage Argento," Medusa's Giampaolo Letta told Variety, "Pretty strong stuff."

THE MOTHER OF TEARS will begin filming in June, and there's an interview with the screenwriters here.

UPDATE (from Cinema Nocturna): The latest I have heard now is that Argento wasn't pleased with the script written by Jace Anderson and Adam Gierasch. He has since rewrote it himself. Filming is slated to start this June. For more on this, go to www.darkdreams.com