Up next from director Rob Savage (Host) is Other Mommy, an adaptation of Josh Malerman’s (Bird Box) horror novel Incidents Around the House. The film had been set for theatrical release on May 8, 2026, but we’ve learned that Universal has bumped it to October 9, 2026.
The story follows 8-year-old Bela, who lives in a home strained by her parents’ troubled marriage, only to see her life further upended by a sinister entity she calls ‘Other Mommy.’
When this malevolent presence emerges from her closet, persistently asking, ‘Can I go inside your heart?’, Bela refuses. But soon, Other Mommy’s manifestations become increasingly aggressive, threatening the safety of Bela’s family…
James Wan is producing Other Mommy for Atomic Monster.
Eight-year-old Arabella Olivia Clark (The Housemaid) is set to lead Other Mommy, with Jessica Chastain (IT: Chapter Two, Crimson Peak), Jay Duplass (“The Creep Tapes“), Dichen Lachman (“Severance”, Jurassic World: Dominion), Sean Kaufman (“The Summer I Turned Pretty”), and Adam Silver (Velvet Buzzsaw) also starring.
Writer Nathan Elston (“Succession”) adapted Malerman’s horror novel for the screen.
