Toni Collette and Milly Alcock to star in survival thriller 'Hot Mother'

The short film Hot Mother of Lucy Knoxwill become a feature film and with a couple of star protagonists.

The Oscar nominee, Toni Collette (Hereditary, Knives Out) y Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon, Supergirl) have been announced as the protagonists of the film project that will be directed by Knox herselfmarking her feature film directorial debut, according to Deadline reports.

The short film, written and directed by Knox, celebrated its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2020.

In the survival thriller, Hot Mother, a mother and her daughter visit a remote spa during the weekend to try to reconnect. But their time together quickly turns in a physical and psychological fight for survival when they get trapped in a sauna where no one can hear your cries for help.

He Filming is scheduled to take place in 2026 in Australia.

The Australian production will be produced by Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish of Carver Films, and Alex Coco (Anora, The Florida Project) the Rapt Films. Carver Films ha producido Run Rabbit Run (2023), Relic (2020) y Snowtown (2011).

Collette and Jen Turner will executive produce with Collette's Vocab Films. Ruby Monette-Meadow will also executive produce.

Bankside Films will handle worldwide sales. The project will take to the American Film Market (AFM) that begins this week in Beverly Hills, CA. Screen Australia will fund in partnership with Screen NSW, and VicScreen. Local distribution will be handled by Maslow Entertainment.

Collette is a renowned actress who has starred in projects such as Muriel’s Wedding, The Sixth Sense, About a Boy, The Hours, Little Miss Sunshine, Knives Out, Hereditary. More recently we saw it in Juror #2, Mickey 17and the miniseries Tall Pines the Netflix.

Alcock, for his part, gained recognition from the mainstream audience as part of House of the Dragona prequel series Game of Thrones. This year he starred in the miniseries sirens from Netflix, and had a cameo in Superman by James Gunn, in preparation for his leading role in Supergirlwhich will be released in theaters in 2026.

Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw of Carver Films stated in a press release:

“As production companies with a strong track record in launching Australian filmmakers, We have known for years about Lucy's exceptional talent as a screenwriter and director. It is more than ready to go Hot Mother to screens around the world, with its exciting script and its incredible cast.”

Alex Coco added:

“Lucy is a filmmaker's filmmaker, precisely the type of directors I am most committed to working with. With our two leading actresses, This film will have wide worldwide distribution and will introduce a fresh new voice to the world of directing.”.