Hot on the heels of a new trailer for 11-11-11, an update on Darren Lynn Bousman’s previous effort, MOTHER’S DAY, is less encouraging. The film was originally scheduled to open on April 1, which everyone still believed to be the case. Bousman spoke to STYD to clear up the matter, stating that Gigapix will no longer release it that day.
“At one point we were releasing on April 1, then the weekend became over run with other genre flicks. I think the distributor wanted a quieter weekend. At this point I am only speculating – as I am not involved at all regarding the release… With SAW or REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA I was working with a company I had a strong relationship with as I had done numerous films with them. Lionsgate always kept me in the loop so I always knew where we were. This is not the case unfortunately this time out – for the most part, I get information the same time you do. When I wake up, I scour the genre sites seeing what, if any information has been released.”
“I emailed back and forth over the weekend with one of peeps at the distribution company. They assured me again it is coming out in theaters here – it is not a DVD release. As for a date, that I can’t give you. I know their plan is soon – as in second quarter of this year. Hopefully my obsessive emailing wears them out and they announce one soon.”
“This has been my hardest experience as a filmmaker as hands down Mother’s Day is my best film to date. I have never been more proud of a film I have worked on. However, it’s also the most brutal film I have done – this is not a light-hearted romp with mama. It’s intense, it’s violent, it’s dramatic. As much as it is tearing me apart waiting, I would rather wait and have them put the movie out at the right time then just dump it on some crammed weekend. I know a lot of my fans are sick and tired of waiting, trust me, no one is more sick and tired than I am. I hope they stay with me and this flick as I truly believe it will be worth the wait. It’s a much different animal than say, SAW or REPO!. It’s more ‘adult’ if that makes any sense.”
So there you have it. The film will no longer be out in a couple of weeks, but it’s still expected to hit theaters before the summer. Bousman has used the extra time to make a few small tweaks to the picture for a bigger impact. It’s great to see a filmmaker with such dedication, but unfortunately it seems that his passion projects tend to suffer; remember the REPO! fiasco?
MOTHER’S DAY stars Rebecca De Mornay, Jamie King, Briana Evigan (below), Patrick Flueger, Deborah Ann Woll, Matt O’Leary, Jessie Rusu and Shawn Ashmore. We’ll let you know when a new release date is set. In the mean time, here is a new poster for the flick to hold you over:
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