Thriller-Horror ‘Mother, May I?’, With ‘Smile’ Star Kyle Gallner & ‘Teen Wolf’ Actress Holland Roden, Gets North America Deal
20.10.2022 - 20:03
/ deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Dark Sky Films has acquired North American distribution rights to Mother, May I?, the psychological thriller starring Kyle Gallner (Smile) and Holland Roden (Teen Wolf).
Laurence Vannicelli’s debut feature is due to be released in spring 2023. Below is a first look.
In the movie, a man’s fiancée starts behaving like his recently deceased mother, leading him to confront his deepest traumas to free her from the bewildering possession.
The distribution deal was negotiated by Greg Newman, EVP of Dark Sky Films, and producer Daniel Brandt alongside Verve Ventures.
Pic is produced by Dane Eckerle, Daniel Brandt and Daisy Long. Roden is also a producer on the film along with Cole Eckerle. Executive producers include Sam Slater, Paul Bernon and Phil Keefe of Burn Later Productions, as well as Raj Trivedi and Alex Whitney.
Gallner currently stars opposite Sosie Bacon in the breakout horror hit Smile, which spent two weeks atop the box office and is nearing a global tally of $150 million. His recent film credits also include Dinner in America, produced by Ben Stiller; Amy Redford’s Roost, which premiered at this year’s Toronto Film Festival; and Scream 5. For TV, Gallner starred in the Paramount+ limited series Interrogation and the WGN series Outsiders opposite David Morse.
Roden made her mark in TV series such as Cold Case, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Lost, Weeds, Mayans M.C. and Teen Wolf. She has the top-billed role in the upcoming Teen Wolf: The Movie.
Vannicelli developed his debut feature with his partner Long, a former ballerina, who choreographed the dancing seen in the film’s supernatural sequences. His early short film The Young Housefly was nominated for a Student Academy Award, while the retro