The Mother (2023 film)

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The Mother
Directed byNiki Caro
Screenplay by
Story byMisha Green[1]
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBen Seresin
Edited byDavid Coulson
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • May 2023 (2023-05)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Mother is an upcoming American action drama film directed by Niki Caro with a screenplay by Misha Green, Andrea Berloff and Peter Craig, from a story by Green. The film stars Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Fiennes, Omari Hardwick, and Gael García Bernal.[2]

The Mother is scheduled to be released in May 2023, by Netflix.[3]

Premise[]

While fleeing from dangerous assailants, an ex-assassin comes out of hiding to protect the estranged daughter she left earlier in her life.

Cast[]

Production[]

In February 2021, it was announced Jennifer Lopez had joined the cast of the film, with Niki Caro directing, from a screenplay by Misha Green and Andrea Berloff, with Netflix set to distribute.[4]

In September 2021, it was announced Joseph Fiennes, Omari Hardwick, Gael García Bernal, Paul Raci and Lucy Paez had joined the cast of the film.[2] In October 2021, Jesse Garcia and Yvonne Senat Jones joined the cast of the film.[5]

Principal photography began on October 4, 2021.[6][7] On January 11, 2022, filming was suspended due to the COVID variant outbreak.[8]

In March 2022, part of the filming was made in the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, using the old town of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria as a city in Cuba. The , located there, was used as a casino. The south of the island was also chosen to film a party in a villa.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Mother". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Rubin, Rebecca (September 22, 2021). "Joseph Fiennes, Gael Garcia Bernal and Omari Hardwick Join Jennifer Lopez in Netflix's Assassin Thriller 'The Mother' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Multiple Netflix Movies Release Dates Pushed into 2023". August 30, 2022.
  4. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 1, 2020). "Jennifer Lopez To Star & Produce Action Pic 'The Mother' At Netflix, Niki Caro In Talks To Direct". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Grobar, Matt (October 13, 2021). "The Mother: Jesse Garcia & Yvonne Senat Jones Board Netflix's Jennifer Lopez Action Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Mother (page 2)" (PDF). Directors Guild of Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  7. ^ Buontempo, Fabiana (October 7, 2021). "Jennifer Lopez Is Unrecognizable While Filming a Scene for Her New Netflix Thriller". ¡Hola!. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Lainey (January 11, 2022). "Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have unplanned reunion in LA after COVID outbreak halts production on JLo's film, The Mother". www.laineygossip.com. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "Netflix movie 'The Mother' with Jennifer Lopez, wraps up filming on location on Gran Canaria". The Canary News. March 24, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2022.

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