Shawn Ashmore Hints At 'Mother's Day'

Shawn Ashmore Hints At 'Mother's Day'

'Frozen' actor stars in remake of Charles Kaufman's 1980 film

By BRYANT GRIFFIN
2-5-2010
Source: Shock Till You Drop

While promoting his latest film "Frozen," actor Shawn Ashmore recently talked about remaking the 1980 film "Mother's Day."

Darren Lynn Bousman ("Repo! The Genetic Opera," "Saw II-IV") is directing the remake, and is looking to mold a very different film than the original Troma Entertainment flick by Charles Kaufman.

Scripted by Scott Milam, the film follows three outlaw brothers who head home only to discover that their mother lost the house in a foreclosure and now intends to teach the house's new owners a deadly lesson.

"'Mother's Day' is going to be a really dark, psychological thriller," Ashmore said in an interview with Shock Till You Drop. "It’s definitely bloody and it’s definitely gory, but I wouldn’t call it just a 'horror' movie.

"In our movie, the Koffin brothers have robbed a bank and in the midst of robbing the bank, one of the brothers gets shot, so they go home to their mother’s house to lay low and figure out what to do. And they come bursting into their old childhood home and realize that everything’s different. They realize that their mother had lost the house without telling them, and they stumble upon a birthday party with these 10 yuppie types partying in the basement. So they hold them all hostage and my character George is a doctor, so he’s given the task of keeping the brother alive or they’re going to kill everyone in the house. It's a really intense movie."

Ashmore has only seen bits and pieces of the original "Mother's Day," but that wasn't a problem -- he was free to do his own thing.

"There’s definitely some references [to the original film], but it's based on the idea of the original with this psychopath family of crazy brothers with their mother leading the charge," he explained.

For more "Mother's Day" previews check out the film's website, which includes exclusive behind-the-scenes stills, clips, essays.

See more of Ashmore's "Mother's Day" and "Frozen" interviews at Shock Till You Drop.

The film hits theaters Mother's Day 2010. It stars Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Patrick Flueger, Warren Kole, Deborah Ann Woll, Matt O'Leary and Briana Evigan.

About the Author: Bryant Griffin is the assistant news editor for Airlock Alpha and sister site Rabid Doll. He served as a journalist in the U.S. Army, as well as while a civilian. In 2002, he joined Quantum Global Media Inc., contributing to many early design concepts before shifting his focus back to writing. Bryant hails from Tampa, Fla.