Director Darren Bousman sent out word today that the official site for his upcoming film, ‘Mother’s Day’, has launched. Be sure to swing by MothersDaytheMovie.com and check out the site, which features a special introduction from Bousman, Evigan and Ashmore.

The story revolves around a sadistic family who return to their childhood home to torture the new residents and please their evil mother. The film stars Jaime King, Deborah Ann Woll, Briana Evigan, Alexa Vega, Shawn Ashmore, Matt O’Leary, Lyriq Bent, Lisa Marcos, Patrick Flueger, AJ Cook, J. LaRose and Warren Kole.

The original film was directed by Charles Kaufman, who is the brother of Troma Entertainment co-founder and Toxic Avenger director Lloyd Kaufman.

As previously reported, Bousman had this to say about the film: “While it pays homage to the 1980 original film, it is defiantly it’s own beast… This film will not be a carbon copy remake… It’s unique, clever, scary, violent, and fun.”

Twisted Pictures will be producing the film and is expected to target a Mother’s Day 2010 release. The film is currently shooting in Canada.

The first official still from Darren Lynn Bousman’s ‘Mother’s Day’ has hit the web. Check it out below.

The story revolves around a sadistic family who return to their childhood home to torture the new residents and please their evil mother. The film stars Jaime King, Deborah Ann Woll, Briana Evigan, Alexa Vega, Shawn Ashmore, Matt O’Leary, Lyriq Bent, Lisa Marcos, Patrick Flueger, AJ Cook, J. LaRose and Warren Kole.

The original film was directed by Charles Kaufman, who is the brother of Troma Entertainment co-founder and Toxic Avenger director Lloyd Kaufman.

As previously reported, Bousman had this to say about the film: “While it pays homage to the 1980 original film, it is defiantly it’s own beast… This film will not be a carbon copy remake… It’s unique, clever, scary, violent, and fun.”

Twisted Pictures will be producing the film and is expected to target a Mother’s Day 2010 release. The film is currently shooting in Canada.

Source: Twisted Pictures

Horror icon Andrew Bryniarski is set to appear in the remake of the cult horror film “Mother’s Day,” which began filming September 8, 2009.

Bryniarski, best known for his role as Leatherface in “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (2003) and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning” (2004), has been designated for an undisclosed role in Mother’s Day.

“Given Andrew’s iconic status in the horror-thriller genre, we wanted to give him a special part that will intentionally be clouded in mystery until the film is released,” said Curtis Leopardo, executive producer of Mother’s Day and founder of LightTower Entertainment.

“We don’t want to spoil the surprise for avid Texas Chainsaw fans, but we’re thrilled to bring Andrew on board for what will certainly become a dark and mysterious role,” said Leopardo, who along with industry executive Cara Marie launched a talent management branch of LightTower Entertainment and are managing Andrew Bryaniarski.

Rebecca De Mornay has officially joined the cast of Darren Lynn Bousman’s ‘Mother’s Day’. De Mornay will be playing the title character in the film that is set to shoot in Winnipeg this September.

The original film was directed by Charles Kaufman, who is the brother of Troma Entertainment co-founder and Toxic Avenger director Lloyd Kaufman. The story revolves around a sadistic family who return to their childhood home to torture the new residents and please their evil mother.

As previously reported, Bousman had this to say about the film: “While it pays homage to the 1980 original film, it is defiantly it’s own beast… This film will not be a carbon copy remake… It’s unique, clever, scary, violent, and fun.”

The rest of the cast includes Deborah Ann Woll, Briana Evigan, Alexa Vega, Shawn Ashmore, Matt O’Leary, Lyriq Bent and Lisa Marcos.

Fans of Repo! The Genetic Opera have something to be very excited about today! Director Darren Lynn Bousman has unveiled a brand new website created to delve deeper in depth into the world of Repo! Little Glass Vial is designed for the fans that want the inside scoop on what went into the making of the film and provides all the behind the scenes insights into their favorite song and scenes!

The plan for the site is to keep the legacy of Repo! The Gentic Opera alive and growing by producing new content, new music and new behind the scenes documentaries. The website and the proceeds made by it, will help to generate new Repo! “goodies” such as new music and new albums. Fans can purchase items from the “Repo Store” to help support the cause! Check out the store at this location >

Weigh in with your thoughts on Repo! and Little Glass Vial (www.littleglassvial.com) and don’t forget to TESTIFY!

Bousman is currently preparing to tackle his next exciting project, a re-imagining of Charles Kaufman’s 1980 film ‘Mother’s Day’.

Jaime King

Jaime King (My Bloody Valentine, The Spirit). is the latest actress to join the cast of of Darren Lynn Bousman’s “Mother’s Day.” Shawn Ashmore, Briana Evigan, Alexa Vega and Matt O’Leary are in talks to join the production, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Jaime King will play the woman of the house, a wife who has lost her child and is isolating herself from her husband. Ashmore and Evigan will play guests at the house.O’Leary is one of Mother’s sons, joining the already cast Deborah Ann Woll as members of the family.

The original film was directed by Charles Kaufman, who is the brother of Troma Entertainment co-founder and Toxic Avenger director Lloyd Kaufman.

The story revolves around a sadistic family who return to their childhood home to torture the new residents and please their evil mother.

As previously reported, Bousman had this to say about the film: “While it pays homage to the 1980 original film, it is defiantly it’s own beast… This film will not be a carbon copy remake… It’s unique, clever, scary, violent, and fun.”

Twisted Pictures will be producing the film and is expected to target a Mother’s Day 2010 release and the film will begin to shoot this fall in Manitoba.

Deborah Ann Woll

Deborah Ann Woll, who plays teen vampire “Jessica Hamby” on HBO’s “True Blood,” has joined the cast of Darren Lynn Bousman’s “Mother’s Day.”

The original film was directed by Charles Kaufman, who is the brother of Troma Entertainment co-founder and Toxic Avenger director Lloyd Kaufman.

The story revolves around a sadistic family who return to their childhood home to torture the new residents and please their evil mother.

As previously reported, Bousman had this to say about the film: “While it pays homage to the 1980 original film, it is defiantly it’s own beast… This film will not be a carbon copy remake… It’s unique, clever, scary, violent, and fun.”

Twisted Pictures will be producing the film and is expected to target a Mother’s Day 2010 release and the film will begin to shoot this fall in Manitoba.

Darren Lynn Bousman

Darren Lynn Bousman may be busy with his re-imagining of Mother’s Day, which is set to start filming in August, but he is certainly keeping his creative juices flowing. Bousman has teamed with Radical Publishing to bring his latest creation to life – Abattoir!

At San Diego Comic-Con International 2009, Radical is proud to announce Darren Bousman, the acclaimed director of Saw II, Saw III and Saw IV, at the Radical Publishing booth #3735 as he signs both a limited edition poster and copies of Radical’s San Diego Comic-Con 2009 Exclusive Preview Book which features Bousman’s chilling, supernatural upcoming release Abattoir.

Set for a 2010 debut, Abattoir chronicles real estate agent Richard Ashwalt, assigned the impossible task of cleaning up after a brutal massacre takes place at a mansion. As he cleans the blood-soaked grounds, a twisted old man journeys to the house with a sinister and terrifying purpose, and Richard is drawn into a web of shadows, murders and massacres that will shatter him to his very core…and make him run for his life.

“We’re ecstatic to showcase Darren’s work at this year’s Comic-Con International,” said Radical Publishing’s President and Publisher Barry Levine. “In addition to being a director on the cutting edge of Hollywood horror, Darren is an accomplished writer with an incredibly thrilling story to tell. We’re proud to have Darren at our booth for this year’s Comic-Con.”

Bousman’s directing credits include the horror epics Saw II, Saw III, and Saw IV as well as 2008’s Repo! The Genetic Opera. His writing credits include Saw II, 2000’s Butterfly Dreams and 2001’s Identity Lost.

Darren Bousman will be signing on Saturday, July 25th at the Radical Publishing booth.

Radical Publishing booth #3735
Saturday
3:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.

About Radical Publishing…
Radical Publishing is founded by Barry Levine (producer for Hercules, Caliber, Freedom Formula and executive producer for the in-development Rex Mundi movie for Warner Bros., written by Jim Uhls and starring Johnny Depp) and his protégé Jesse Berger (executive producer for Hercules, Caliber and Freedom Formula).

For their quality and excellence in 2008, retailers voted Radical Publishing the Gem Award for “Best New Publisher of the Year” from Diamond Comic Distributors. Radical brings the best writing, storytelling and fully painted cover and interior art to the global comic book market, from prominent international talents such as Yoshitaka Amano, John Bolton, Luis Royo, Jim Steranko, Steve Pugh, Warren Ellis, Arthur Suydam, Steve Niles, Jimmy Palmiotti, Flint Dille, Marko Djurdjevic, Ian Edginton, David Hine, Rick Remender, Joseph Kosinski, Nick Percival, Steve Moore, Sam Sarkar, Stjepan Sejic, Dave Wilkins, Tomm Coker, Clayton Crain, Bill Sienkiewicz, Nick Sagan, Clint Langley, Nick Simmons, Patrick Reilly, Weta Workshop, Zombie Studios and many more.

Radical Publishing currently has production deals with Universal Studios, Spyglass Entertainment, Peter Berg’s Film 44 and Radical Pictures for Hercules; Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and Radical Pictures for Caliber; and New Regency, Bryan Singer’s Bad Hat Harry Productions and Radical Pictures for Freedom Formula.

DLB 4 Life

Darren Lynn Bousman, director of SAW 2-4 and the new cult classic Repo: The Genetic Opera, recently signed on to direct a remake of the 1980 cult horror classic, Mother’s Day. Twisted Pictures are now fast-tracking the film.

Filming for Bousman’s latest outing will begin in Winnipeg, Canada on August 24th, 2009 and is set to wrap on October 9th, 2009, according to Production Weekly.

The original film was directed by Charles Kaufman, who is the brother of Troma Entertainment co-founder and Toxic Avenger director Lloyd Kaufman.

The story revolves around a sadistic family who return to their childhood home to torture the new residents and please their evil mother.

As previously reported, Bousman had this to say about the film: “While it pays homage to the 1980 original film, it is defiantly it’s own beast… This film will not be a carbon copy remake… It’s unique, clever, scary, violent, and fun.”

Twisted Pictures will be producing the film and is expected to target a Mother’s Day 2010 release.

Bousman’s next project was slated to be a submarine heist movie called Akula, there is also no word on the status of that film.

Icon Vs. Icon spoke to Darren Lynn Bousman back in January about his passion for filmmaking. He is definitely a director on the rise, so keep you eye on him. Check out that interview here >

DLB 4 Life

Darren Lynn Bousman, director of SAW 2-4 and the new cult classic Repo: The Genetic Opera, has signed on to direct a remake of the 1980 cult horror classic, Mother’s Day. The original film was directed by Charles Kaufman, who is the brother of Troma Entertainment co-founder and Toxic Avenger director Lloyd Kaufman.

The story revolves around a sadistic family who return to their childhood home to torture the new residents and please their evil mother.

“While it pays homage to the 1980 original film, it is defiantly it’s own beast… This film will not be a carbon copy remake… It’s unique, clever, scary, violent, and fun.” said Bousman via his Myspace page.

Twisted Pictures will be producing the film and is expected to target a 2010 release.

Bousman’s next project was slated to be a submarine heist movie called Akula, there is also no word on the status of that film.

Icon Vs. Icon spoke to Darren Lynn Bousman back in January about his passion for filmmaking. He is definitely a director on the rise, so keep you eye on him. Check out that interview here >