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Jessica Chastain Reveals Terrifying Other Mommy Face Inspired Child’s Scream
Other Mommy is a scary movie about a girl named Bela.
A strange creature appears in her home and looks like her mother.
The creature tries to seem kind and comforting.
But it may be hiding something frightening.
Jessica Chastain plays both Bela’s mother and the creature.
She created a wide, unblinking smile for the creature.
A child screamed when he saw Chastain make the face.
The movie asks whether Bela is seeing a monster or a darker side of her mother.
Jessica Chastain plays both Bela’s mother and the sinister entity Other Mommy.
Chastain says she developed the entity’s unblinking smile and tearful expression during preparation.
She says a child screamed after seeing her make the face in a trailer.
Other Mommy follows Bela, who encounters an entity resembling her mother in her home.
The Rob Savage-directed horror film is scheduled for release in India on October 9.
- Who
- Jessica Chastain, Rob Savage, Bela, and the cast of Other Mommy.
- What
- A report about Chastain’s creation of the frightening Other Mommy character and the film’s premise.
- Where
- The story takes place in Bela’s home; Chastain developed the look in a trailer.
- When
- The film is scheduled for release in India on October 9; Chastain described the face’s creation during preparation.
- Why
- The entity is intended to appear warm while concealing a sinister presence, making the possibility of a parent being replaced frightening.
Key facts
- Film
- Other Mommy
- Director
- Rob Savage
- Source material
- Josh Malerman’s bestselling novel
- Jessica Chastain’s roles
- Bela’s mother and the entity Other Mommy
- Other cast
- Jay Duplass as Daddo and Arabella Olivia Clark as Bela
- India release
- October 9
- Character concept
- A sinister entity that resembles Bela’s mother
Quotes
Jessica Chastain
Actor portraying Bela’s mother and the Other Mommy entity
“In prep, I started thinking about the reality of Other Mommy. It is trying to appear warm and gentle to Bela, but I imagined it might be painful for this entity to hold the shape of something it is not. I found this unblinking smile in the mirror, and then the tears started coming, which created this strange contrast between what Other Mommy is presenting and what is underneath.”
telegraphindia.com
“At one point, a child came into the trailer. I made the face and he immediately screamed. Rob said, ‘That is Other Mommy.’ From there, every physical choice came from what it might feel like for this entity to present itself as everything Bela wishes her mother could be.”
telegraphindia.com
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