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Parenthood is a nightmare in I’LL PLAY MOTHER, a chilling psychological horror movie coming to North American digital platforms next week.

Directed by Brad Watson, the film features Susanne Wuest (Goodnight Mommy) and Shubham Saraf (A Suitable Boy) as prospective adopters who get more than they bargained for when the two young children of a recently deceased mother are placed in their care. Delving into trauma, parental paranoia and the paranormal, I’LL PLAY MOTHER promises a harrowing ride filled with sinister twists and terrifying turns. Jo Martin (Doctor Who), Jax James and Erin Ainsworth also star.

I’LL PLAY MOTHER from Gravitas Ventures debuts on digital on September 24.

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William J. Wright is RUE MORGUE's online managing editor. A two-time Rondo Classic Horror Award nominee and an active member of the Horror Writers Association, William is lifelong lover of the weird and macabre. His work has appeared in many popular (and a few unpopular) publications dedicated to horror and cult film. William earned a bachelor of arts degree from East Tennessee State University in 1998, majoring in English with a minor in Film Studies. He helped establish ETSU's Film Studies minor with professor and film scholar Mary Hurd and was the program's first graduate. He currently lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, with his wife, three sons and a recalcitrant cat.
Adoption gone wrong is a pretty common trope in the horror genre. The 2009 film Orphan immediately comes to mind, a parent’s worst nightmare when they discover the child they adopted isn’t who they appear to be. Now, director Brad Watson is taking that story in a supernatural direction with the upcoming film I’ll Play Mother.

Read the full synopsis below:
After the death of their birth mother, two young children are placed in the care of prospective adopter parents. However, it’s not long before the new family begins to question if something more sinister is at play.

Now check out the trailer exclusively on Dread Central:

Whatever’s happening with these kids just in the trailer has me continuing to swear off having children in any form. A terrifying doll hiding underneath the bed?? Absolutely not!

Watson directs I’ll Play Mother from a script by Libby Adam and Ben Charles Edwards. Jo Martin, Susanne Wuest, Shubham Saraf, Jax James, and Erin Ainsworth star in the film.

I’ll Play Mother comes to digital on September 24, 2024, from Gravitas Ventures.

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Cameras have started rolling on the psychological horror pic I’ll Play Mother from The Number 44, the UK-based production house co-founded by filmmaker Ben Charles Edwards (A Bird Flew In) alongside Phil McKenzie (Quant) and Kirsty Bell (A Bird Flew In).

The film stars Susanne Wuest (Goodnight Mummy), Jo Martin (Doctor Who, Back to Life), and Shubham Saraf (A Suitable Boy), with Brad Watson (The Siege) directing from a screenplay by Libby Adam.

Billed as a “twisted psychological horror about the relentless and unending paranoia of parenthood,” the film 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.

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The full synopsis reads: Michelle (Susanne Wuest) and Cyrus (Shubham Saraf) have spent the past two years having every minute detail of their personal lives inspected, dissected, and judged. At last, they have been cleared for adoption and are entering the family-finding phase. Unfortunately, it is not as fulfilling as they had hoped it would be, for they are plagued by the old wounds, past traumas, and disagreements that sullied the journey to get there. Things have been said that cannot be unsaid. Then they meet the orphaned children and, for a while, it looks as though everything might finally be falling into place.

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This halcyon phase comes under threat when the youngest child, pining for his dead mother, fashions a life-sized ‘Pretend Mummy’ from objects he finds in storage. Under the watchful eye of their assigned social worker, and the unblinking face of the mannequin, the couple’s relationship begins to fracture. Doubts arise over their competency as parents as Cyrus, while home alone with the children, witnesses a multitude of strange and incomprehensible occurrences inside the house.

When unexplained bruises begin to appear on the children’s bodies and questions surrounding the death of the children’s birth mother begin to surface, suspicions are cast over the entire family and what they have or have not done to be together.

I’ll Play Mother is The Number 44’s second project of the year. Story idea is from Edwards, who will produce alongside Kirsty Bell, with Phil McKenzie as executive producer. Director of Photography is Dennis Madden (Home Alone).

Edwards said: “Libby Adam took the basis of my original story and ran with it, culminating in a never before seen British horror with a fast beating emotional heart at its core. It breaks boundaries with a taboo approach to the subject and begs the question ‘how far would one go to be a parent?'”

Wuest added: “The complexity and depth of these characters, how their lives are falling apart and how brilliantly Libby Adam has written them, are a gift. I‘ve also wanted to work with Ben Charles Edwards for a while and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be working on our first film together.”
Gravitas Ventures picked up "I'll Play Mother" with the Anthem Sports & Entertainment Company and plans to release it in September 2024. It seems to be a spine-chilling psychological horror, directed by Brad Watson. The story is about two youngsters who, following the death of their mother, discover something frightening. starring Shubham Saraf, Jo Martin, and Susanne Wuest in the cast.

Mark Silba super-excited for I’ll Play Mother
As per the reports of Variety, Gravitas Ventures' Mark Silba is thrilled to be introducing "I'll Play Mother" to the North American audience. He believes that Brad Watson, the film's director, is a master of the scary stuff. "I'll Play Mother" is going to be one of the finest horror films this year, in his opinion.
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Mark Silba from Gravitas and Matthew Shreder from Concourse Media negotiated the deal for "I'll Play Mother." Following their conversation with the filmmakers, they worked out a plan for releasing the film.

I’ll Play Mother: Cast
The movie has some famous actors in it. Susanne Wuest from "Goodnight Mommy," Jo Martin from "Doctor Who" and "Back to Life," and Shubham Saraf from "A Suitable Boy" are all in the movie. Brad Watson, who directed another movie called "The Siege," is directing this one. The story was written by Libby Adam, based on a cool idea by Charles Edwards.

"I'll Play Mother" is the second project from The Number 44 this year. The idea for the story came from Edwards, who will help make the movie along with Kirsty Bell. Phil McKenzie is also helping out as an executive producer. Dennis Madden, who worked on "Home Alone," will be the director of photography.

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