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Blumhouse to bring back Octavia Spencer for Ma sequel

June 4, 2025 by Matt Rodgers

Ma Octavia Spencer

Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer is set to reprise one of her most iconic roles with the news that she will star in a sequel to 2019 horror movie, Ma.  Spencer teamed up with her The Help director Tate Taylor to steer the revenge film towards $60 million at the global box-office. What made that […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Blumhouse, Ma, Ma 2, Octavia Spencer, Tate Taylor

Director Tate Taylor reveals his idea for Ma sequel

February 10, 2021 by Liam Waddington

Ma Octavia Spencer

The Tate Taylor-directed psychological thriller Ma, which starred Octavia Spencer in the titular role, was one of the best horror films of 2019, and now, the filmmaker has revealed his idea for a potential sequel. Now, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Taylor discussed how he “purposely left her death ambiguous” after Ma retreated to […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Ma, Tate Taylor

Allison Janney leads star-studded cast in trailer for Tate Taylor’s Breaking News in Yuba County

January 14, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

MGM has released a poster and trailer for The Help director Tate Taylor’s dark comedy Breaking News in Yuba County which stars Allison Janney as Sue, an under-appreciated wife who finds her world turned upside and the target of some colourful characters after her husband goes missing; check them out here… After her husband goes […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Allison Janney, Awkwafina, Breaking News in Yuba County, Bridget Everett, Clifton Collins Jr., Ellen Barkin, Jimmi Simpson, Juliette Lewis, Keong Sim, Matthew Modine, Mila Kunis, Regina Hall, Samira Wiley, Tate Taylor, Wanda Sykes

Jessica Chastain is a deadly assassin in first trailer for Ava

June 24, 2020 by Gary Collinson

The first poster and trailer for director Tate Taylor’s upcoming action thriller Ava which stars Jessica Chastain as a deadly assassin who is forced to fight for survival when a job goes dangerously wrong. Ava is a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in high profile hits. When […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Ava, Colin Farrell, Common, Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, Tate Taylor

Movie Review – Ma (2019)

May 31, 2019 by Robert Kojder

Ma Poster

Ma, 2019. Directed by Tate Taylor. Starring Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers, Juliette Lewis, McKaley Miller, Allison Janney, Corey Fogelmanis, Tanyell Waivers, Heather Marie Pate, Gianni Paolo, Dante Brown, Dominic Burgess, Luke Evans, Victor Turpin, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Margaret Fegan, Andrew Matthew Welch, Skyler Joy, Nicole Carpenter, Missi Pyle, and Tate Taylor. SYNOPSIS: A lonely woman […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Allison Janney, Andrew Matthew Welch, Corey Fogelmanis, Dante Brown, Diana Silvers, Dominic Burgess, Gianni Paolo, Heather Marie Pate, Juliette Lewis, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Luke Evans, Ma, Margaret Fegan, McKaley Miller, Missi Pyle, Nicole Carpenter, Octavia Spencer, Skyler Joy, Tanyell Waivers, Tate Taylor, Victor Turpin

Movie Review – Ma (2019)

May 30, 2019 by Tom Beasley

Ma Poster

Ma, 2019. Directed by Tate Taylor. Starring Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers, McKaley Miller, Corey Fogelmanis, Gianni Paolo, Dante Brown, Juliette Lewis, Luke Evans, Allison Janney and Missi Pyle. SYNOPSIS: A lonely woman opens up her home to a group of teenagers in search of a police-free place to drink booze, but it soon becomes clear […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Allison Janney, Blumhouse, Corey Fogelmanis, Dante Brown, Diana Silvers, Gianni Paolo, Horror, Juliette Lewis, Luke Evans, Ma, McKaley Miller, Missi Pyle, Octavia Spencer, Tate Taylor

New trailer for thriller Ma starring Octavia Spencer

March 20, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for Tate Taylor’s upcoming thriller Ma which reunites the director with his The Help stars Octavia Spencer as Sue Ann, a lonely woman who befriends a group of teenagers who start to become weary of her intentions when they start to curdle into a terrifying obsession; watch it […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Corey Fogelmanis, Dante Brown, Diana Silvers, Gianni Paolo, Juliette Lewis, Luke Evans, Ma, McKaley Miller, Missi Pyle, Octavia Spencer, Tate Taylor

First poster and trailer for Blumhouse’s Ma starring Octavia Spencer

February 13, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

Universal Pictures has released the first poster and trailer for Blumhouse’s psychological horror-thriller Ma. Directed by Tate Taylor, the film stars Octavia Spencer as a woman who befriends a group of teenagers who start to question her intentions when her hospitality turns into an obsession. Everybody’s welcome at Ma’s. But good luck getting home safe. […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Corey Fogelmanis, Dante Brown, Diana Silvers, Gianni Paolo, Juliette Lewis, Luke Evans, Ma, McKaley Miller, Missi Pyle, Octavia Spencer, Tate Taylor

The Help’s Tate Taylor to direct Jessica Chastain in Eve

August 30, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Earlier this month it was revealed that Jessica Chastain is to produce and star in the action thriller Eve – news that was met with controversy, given that the film has been written and directed by Matthew Newton (Who We Are Now), a filmmaker has a long history of domestic violence and alleged assault allegations. In the […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Eve, Jessica Chastain, Tate Taylor

Exclusive Interview: Director Tate Taylor on The Girl on the Train

January 31, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Ahead of the home-entertainment release of The Girl on the Train, which hits Blu-ray and DVD this coming Monday, February 6th, we’ve got an exclusive video interview with director Tate Taylor, which you can watch below or over on our YouTube channel… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHrz9dZcQUc Rachel, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasising about […]

Filed Under: Exclusives, Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Tate Taylor, The Girl on The Train

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