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Perth Now
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Octavia Spencer is returning for Ma 2
'Ma 2' is in development with Octavia Spencer returning to the title role. The 55-year-old actress has been announced for the upcoming sequel, which will see her reprise her role as the eponymous killer from the original 2019 thriller. Blumhouse Productions founder and CEO Jason Blum has confirmed plans for the follow-up, and heaped praise on her "iconic performance" in the first film. He said in a statement: "'Ma' has proven to be a social phenomenon since its release in 2019, with fans eagerly embracing the film and Octavia's iconic performance as Ma. "Ma likes to say 'don't make me drink alone,' so we're thrilled Octavia will join us again for a second round.' As of yet, development on the project is in its early stages, with no release date set or director attached. In the 2019 movie - which was helmed by 'The Help' director Tate Taylor - a group of high school students struck up an unlikely friend with Octavia's Sue Ann Ellington. The lonely veterinarian - with a wild party animal streak - let the teens party in her basement, but their intergenerational friendship soon took a sinister and violent twist when their bond started to cool off. Taylor previously revealed he was keen to continue his longstanding film partnership with his friend Spencer, and back in 2021 there were already talks for a sequel. He told Entertainment Weekly: "Can you believe how much 'Ma' lives on? Isn't that just crazy? "I don't think we thought 'Ma' was going to have this afterlife as this cult thing, and I think it's worth discussing [a sequel]. "I know Octavia would do it, that's why I purposely left her death ambiguous!" Although Ma's death is implied, it's never shown on screen, and Taylor had already given plenty of thought to how she could return. He said: "My idea is that she's moved to another town, and she has open houses in another city and kills people in the open house. "I think she'd be a real estate agent in the Pacific Northwest, and just murder white people looking at McMansions. That's as far as I've gotten!" Meanwhile, Spencer - who has been friends with the filmmaker for around 30 years - previously opened up about the "mutual trust" they share. She told website 'Hey U Guys': "Tate and I met as PAs in Mississippi on 'A Time To Kill'. When we moved out here we became roommates but I worked on everything, all of his short films. "The only film I didn't work on with him was 'A Girl On The Train'. So we've worked together a lot more than people know. "When you have someone who has your best interest at heart and its mutual we trust each other, he trusts me as an actor, I trust him as a director and writer. I feel fortunate that I get to have that type of work collaboration."
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ma 2 in the Works at Blumhouse, Octavia Spencer's Status Revealed
Blumhouse Productions has officially announced the development of Ma 2, the upcoming sequel to the 2019 revenge thriller led by Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer. It has also been confirmed that Spencer has signed on to reprise her role as the titular killer. At the moment, the project has no director, new cast members, and production start date attached to it yet. 'Ma has proven to be a social phenomenon since its release in 2019, with fans eagerly embracing the film and Octavia's iconic performance as Ma,' Blumhouse CEO Jason Blum said in a statement. 'Ma likes to say 'don't make me drink alone,' so we're thrilled Octavia will join us again for a second round.' The original movie was directed by Tate Taylor from a screenplay written by Scotty Landes. The cast also included Juliette Lewis, Diana Silvers, Corey Fogelmanis, Gianni Paolo, McKaley Miller, Luke Evans, Missi Pyle, Allison Janney, Dominic Burgess, and more. During its theatrical run, the movie earned a worldwide gross of over $61 million. Despite initially receiving mixed reviews, the first installment went to receive a cult following. 'A lonely middle-aged woman befriends some teenagers and decides to let them party in the basement of her home. But there are some house rules: One of the kids has to stay sober, don't curse, and never go upstairs,' reads the original movie's synopsis. 'They must also refer to her as Ma. But as Ma's hospitality starts to curdle into obsession, what began as a teenage dream turns into a terrorizing nightmare, and Ma's place goes from the best place in town to the worst place on Earth.' (Source: Variety) The post Ma 2 in the Works at Blumhouse, Octavia Spencer's Status Revealed appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
