Gravitas Ventures Acquires Horror Thriller ‘I’ll Play Mother’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAlex Ritman Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to horror thriller “I’ll Play Mother,” with the Anthem Sports & Entertainment Company set to release the film in September.
The film, which was acquired from Concourse Media, stars Susanne Wuest (“Goodnight Mummy”), Jo Martin (“Doctor Who,” “Back to Life”) and Shubham Saraf (“A Suitable Boy”).
Brad Watson (“The Siege”) directs from a screenplay by Libby Adam, based on an original story by Charles Edwards. A twisted psychological horror about the relentless and unending paranoia of parenthood, “I’ll Play Mother” follows two children who are placed into the care system after the death of their birth mother.
At this point, they realize there is something sinister at play. The film was produced by Ben Charles Edwards and Kirsty Bell for Dreamtown, commissioned by Goldfinch. “I’ll Play Mother” marks the first film from Dreamtown’s film slate, an auteur-driven genre production label focused on horror, thriller, and sci-fi projects.
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