Halle Berry on Dec. 7, 2023.Photo:Daniele Venturelli/Getty
Daniele Venturelli/Getty
Netflix has canceled the release ofHalle Berry’s sci-fi film,The Mothership.
PEOPLE can confirm that the project had wrapped up filming after beingannounced in February 2021but was met with multiple post-production delays. Reshoots would have involved kids, who have aged, which was an issue.
According to the film’s logline, Berry starred as Sara Morse — a woman whose husband mysteriously vanishes from their rural farm.
Halle Berry in ‘The Mothership’.Netflix Geeked
Netflix Geeked
“When she discovers a strange, extraterrestrial object underneath their home, Sara and her kids embark on a race to find their husband, father, and most importantly – the truth,” the logline reads.
Berry signed a dealto “star in and produce new films” with Netflix in November 2021. PEOPLE confirmed that Berry is still working with the streaming media company, and her next project —The Union(formerly known asOur Man from New Jersey)— is still in the works.
InThe Union, Berry stars alongsideMark Wahlberg, who plays her high school ex-boyfriend and whom she recruits to go “on a high-stakes U.S. intelligence mission,“according to its logline.
Halle Berry at the Fast Company Innovation Festival.Eugene Gologursky/Getty
Eugene Gologursky/Getty
Her creative partnership with Netflix was announced shortly after her directorial debut,Bruised, became available to stream on the platform. According to apress release, it debuted at No. 1 in the U.S. and held the top spot in 21 countries.
Berry also produced the film andstarred as Jackie Justice, a retired mixed martial arts fighter who returns to the ring after her son re-enters her life.
At its premiere back, Berry opened up to PEOPLE aboutwhy she decided to work on the project.
“I was told a long time ago that if you’re going to direct a story and be a filmmaker, especially your first movie, you best make it about something that you love and something you intrinsically understand. And I love the fight game. I understand this world and I understand what it is to be a woman fighting to survive,” she told PEOPLE.
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“I know what it’s like to make mistakes and want another chance,” Berry added. “I know what it’s like to hope for redemption and ask for forgiveness. These are all things that I understand very, very deeply. And those are the themes of this movie.”
A rep for Berry did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
