The Mothership

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The Mothership
Directed by Matthew Charman
Written byMatthew Charman
Produced by Fred Berger
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Starring
CinematographyTod Campbell
Edited by Úna Ní Dhonghaíle
Production
companies
  • MRC
  • Range Media Partners
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40 million [1]

The Mothership is an unreleased American science fiction adventure film written and directed by Matthew Charman. The film stars Halle Berry, Molly Parker, and Omari Hardwick.

Contents

Premise

One year after her husband mysteriously vanishes from their rural farm, single mother Sara Morse and her children discover a strange, extraterrestrial object underneath their home, which leads them to embark on a race to find their husband, father, and most importantly – the truth. [2]

Cast

Production

Development

The Mothership was announced in February 2021, with Halle Berry set to star and executive produce, and screenwriter Matthew Charman debuting as director. [3]

Filming

Principal photography began on June 14, 2021, and concluded on August 9, 2021, in Boston, Massachusetts. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Abandonment

In January 2024, Netflix announced that it no longer planned to release the film, despite already having poured a significant amount of time and money into the production. Reasons given included its lengthy post-production process and that "it was never completed". A newsletter written by reporter Jeff Sneider offered as an additional explanation that the production involved numerous child actors, actors who had grown out of their roles between the start of filming and now. [8] [9] [10]

On February 2, Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria, said "everybody just felt like it was the right thing to not do it." [11] [12]

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