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David F. Sandberg Hired to Direct Lionsgate Horror “Mommy’s Home”

8/18/2026

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David F. Sandberg has been hired to direct and co-produce Lionsgate’s horror film “Mommy’s Home” through Mångata with actress Lotta Losten.
James Morosini wrote a plot in which a father’s life unravels after his frozen mother is thawed and moves in.
Sandberg previously directed the 2025 “Until Dawn” adaptation, the 2023 sequel “Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” and the viral short “Lights Out.”

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Story summary

David F. Sandberg has been hired to direct and co-produce Lionsgate’s horror film “Mommy’s Home” through Mångata with actress Lotta Losten.
James Morosini wrote a plot in which a father’s life unravels after his frozen mother is thawed and moves in.
Sandberg previously directed the 2025 “Until Dawn” adaptation, the 2023 sequel “Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” and the viral short “Lights Out.”