Sonny Laguna is a Sweden-based director who began his career with a number of super low budget films (costing between $5 and $10K) with his co-director Tommy Wiklund. He eventually got on the radar of S. Craig Zahler as he was writing Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich. Zahler and the team at FANGORIA were so impressed with Sonny & Tommy’s resourcefulness as low budget filmmakers, that they handed them directorial duties on Puppet Master.
We spoke to Sonny about his career history, first few films, Puppetmaster, and his advice for aspiring horror filmmakers. Here are Sonny Laguna’s key takeaways for aspiring horror directors.
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