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Netflix Sci-fi Movie ‘The Mothership’ Starring Halle Berry Was Filmed But Won’t See Release
Originally announced back in 2021, Halle Berry had been set to star in an original sci-fi movie for Netflix titled The Mothership, and in fact, the movie finished filming that same year.
So where is it? When can we expect to see it? Well, a new report has come out this week – first from The Insneider, and now from Variety – indicating that Netflix has made the decision to scrap The Mothership completely. In other words, it’s never going to see the light of day.
Variety explains in their report this afternoon, “The movie finished filming in 2021, but it couldn’t be completed after multiple delays in post-production, Variety has confirmed.”
It’s the latest in a concerning trend in Hollywood where major studios and streamers are essentially wiping films off the face of the Earth, in part for tax write-offs. Long story short, if a finished or nearly finished movie or television series isn’t coming together to the studio’s liking, they can choose to trash it rather than spend more money to finish and/or market it.
The Batgirl movie from Warner Bros. was the first notable example of this tactic being employed. Similarly, streamers including Disney+ have been pulling original content off their platforms. The “Willow” TV series from 2022, for example, has already been pulled from Disney+, and without a physical release, the series is currently gone from existence entirely.
It’s one hell of a strange time for the entertainment industry…
The Mothership was written by Matt Charman (Bridge of Spies), who also directed.
“Berry will play a fearless woman whose husband mysteriously vanishes, but when she discovers a strange extraterrestrial object beneath her home, she and her children set out to find him and uncover the truth behind his disappearance — which may involve the CIA.”
Halle Berry was on board as both producer and star of the project.
NEON has been absolutely slaying the marketing game for their horror output this year, and they’re kicking the Longlegs campaign into high gear with one more month until release.
A cryptic ad in The Seattle Times today (seen below) has led clever horror fans to discover TheBirthdayMurders.net, the brand new official viral marketing website for Longlegs.
The in-universe website details the victims of the serial killer known as Longlegs (Nicolas Cage), described as a “Satan-worshipping psycho” who has terrorized families throughout the Pacific Northwest for nearly three decades.
The website details, “A bloody trail of bodies here in the great state of Oregon attests to the depraved savagery of this one-of-a-kind serial killer. With over three dozen victims that we know of, LONGLEGS is one of the most prolific mass murderers ever to have graced the region, and his gruesome endeavors are the stuff of nightmares. At first, all of the killings appeared to be straightforward murder-suicides: the handiwork of average men who suddenly snapped and slaughtered their wives and children. But a series of eerie coded messages left at the crime scenes indicate that someone – or something – is influencing these horrific crimes. The cryptic letters are signed by someone calling himself LONGLEGS.”
“With thirty-eight kills to his name, LONGLEGS has torn apart the lives of eleven different families throughout the Beaver State. His victims were good people: honest fathers, decent mothers, innocent little children.”
The website is loaded with secrets, clues, and gruesome (faux) crime scene photos, and you might even find a mention of yours truly nestled in there. Poke around. Stay a while.
Longlegs arrives in theaters July 12.
The upcoming serial killer horror movie marks the return of director Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter, Gretel & Hansel). Nicolas Cage stars alongside Maika Monroe, with Monroe playing an FBI agent and Cage playing a serial killer.
In the film, “FBI Agent Lee Harker (Monroe) is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer (Cage). As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.
The film is rated “R” for “Bloody violence, disturbing images and some language.”
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