Malinga ndi mtolankhani wa Hollywood, kampani yofinya paramood idayamba kugwira ntchito yachiwiri ya filimuyo "nkhani zowopsa za nkhani mumdima". Malinga ndi zomwe zilipo, pafupifupi gulu lomwelo lidzagwira ntchito yotsatirayi, yomwe idapanga kanema woyambayo. Wotsogolera adzakhala wofala kwambiri, ndipo mawuwo adzalemba Dani ndi Kevin Heigman. Guillermo Del Toro adzapanga lingaliro ndi kupanga zojambula, koma sizikudziwika ngati abwerera ku positi ya wopanga. Kupatula apo, pakadali pano akugwira ntchito yake - filimuyo mu mtundu wa Nuar "Allet of Bausemmalm" pachifuwa cha William.
Phunziro loyamba la "Nkhani zowopsa pa nkhani mumdima" idatulutsidwa mu Ogasiti 2019. Pa bajeti ya $ 25 miliyoni, adatola anthu oposa 100 miliyoni ku ofesi yamabokosi. Kanemayo amatengera nkhani zotchulidwa mayina omwewo a nthano yamizinda ya Elvina Schwartz. Zotolera zimakhala ndi mavoliyumu atatu, chilichonse chomwe chimachokera ku 25 mpaka 30 nkhani, zomwe zidaphatikizidwa mu filimu yoyamba. Chifukwa chake, zolemba zogawana zimakhala ndi malingaliro ambiri omwe mungagwiritse ntchito mu gawo lachiwiri.