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‘Shape of Water’s Octavia Spencer Starring In ‘Help’ Director’s ‘Ma’
The Shape of Water‘s Octavia Spencer and Blumhouse are teaming on a new horror thriller, Ma, writes THR.
The movie, which begins filming next week in Mississippi, will see the Oscar winner reteam with Tate Taylor, director for The Help. While exact plot details are being kept under wraps, Ma is described as a psychological thriller.
Luke Evans, pictured in Dracula Untold, and Natural Born Killers‘ Juliette Lewis will also star in the feature from “Workaholics” scribe Scotty Landes. Jason Blum and The Help producer John Norris are producing.
Spencer recently picked up an Oscar nomination for her role in The Shape of Water. She will co-star with Jessica Chastain in a holiday-set comedy at Universal.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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