The Official Plot Synopsis for Mother's Day!
Source:Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
October 15, 2009
ShockTillYouDrop.com has just been handed the official plot crunch - including character details - for
Mother's Day.
The remake is currently lensing in Winnipeg, Canada with director Darren Lynn Bousman at the helm. Read on!
In this highly-anticipated psychological horror thriller from renowned director Darren Lynn Bousman (SAW II, III, and IV) and producer Brett Ratner, two mothers (Rebecca De Mornay and Jaime King) will give the holiday terrifying new meaning as they battle to protect what is dearest to them.
After a bank robbery gone wrong, three brothers head for home, hoping their MOTHER (Rebecca De Mornay) can provide them with a getaway. The youngest brother, JOHNNY (Matt O'Leary), has been shot and their back-stabbing former partner has gotten away with all the cash.
But when the brothers get home, they find that all their stuff is gone and Mother is nowhere to be found: she lost the house months ago in a foreclosure. The new owners, BETH and DANIEL SOHAPI (Jaime King and Frank Grillo) and their guests, gathered for an ill-timed birthday party, become the brothers' unwitting hostages.
Not long after, Mother arrives, along with the boys' sister LYDIA (Deborah Ann Woll), and it soon becomes clear that Mother will do absolutely anything to protect her children. In one terrifying evening, she brilliantly takes control of the situation and masterminds her sons' escape from the law.
Sides will be taken, secrets revealed, and sins punished as the hostages struggle to make it through the night alive.
With an iconic new villainess, non-stop action, and suspense that builds to a truly chilling twist, MOTHER'S DAY is sure to become the next big holiday-themed genre franchise.
Definitely doesn't sound like the '80s
Mother's Day cult classic we grew up with. Sounds interesting, nonetheless!
Comments
Posted by: H on October 15, 2009 at 20:00:53
sounds like it will work. hope it is not to hokey and weak. turn up the notch and bring on the pain i say.
anything with Jaime King in it is fine by me too, except My Bloody Valentine 3d, thought that thing was weak.
Posted by: QR on October 15, 2009 at 20:18:52
Sounds like Mother's Day is pretty much just a new draft of Scott Milam's script Wichita (which Bousman was planning to direct a few years ago), right down to having a character named Daniel Sohappy/Sohapi.
Posted by: VanDammit on October 15, 2009 at 20:31:20
Ha! BURNED by QR...
I actually liked the original Mother's Day. Very raw and simple. Curious to see how this turns out though. See what Brett Ratner will bring to the Bousman.
Posted by: djblack1313 on October 15, 2009 at 21:10:45
this sounds like it could be pretty good. so i take it Deborah Ann's character is bad too (or maybe since it says "sides will be taken" she doesn't want the murderous lifestyle and side with the protags?).
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