You’ve got to love when a director shares his exciting casting news with the world, not as an exclusive news tidbit to an entertainment news outlet, but via a post on Twitter. Such was the case with “Saw” director Darren Lynn Bousman, who Tweeted at around midnight EST, “Ton's of casting news... Briana Evigan, Alexa Vega, Shawn Ashmore, Jamie King Mothers Day is going to be INSANE!!!!”
Granted, Darren should learn to spell the names of his actors correctly (it is Jaime, not Jamie, but we’re sure he’ll get it right for the credits), but his announcement added the four actors to his slew of previously announced actors Matt O’Leary and "True Blood" star Deborah Ann Woll for his remake of the 1980 classic “Mother’s Day.” The new film, written by Scott Milam, is a psychological thriller about three deranged men who return to their childhood home to discover their mother has been evicted due to foreclosure, and, in turn,terrorize the new inhabitants with the help of their mother. That’s how we show our mom’s how much we love them, too!
Jaime King will be playing the unlucky new home owner, with Briana Evigan resharpening the scream skills she honed in another 80s remake “Sorority Row” to play an unfortunate houseguest along with Shawn Ashmore. Matt, who can also be seen in "Sorority Row," and Deborah will be playing members of the deranged family. Alexa Vega’s role has not been reported, and there is no news yet on who will be playing the role of the mother.
"What we're trying to do is elevate this outside of a genre movie," Bousman told The Hollywood Reporter. "Yes, this is horrific at times, but it's much darker and deeper because of the focus on the characters."
What do you think of this ensemble cast?
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