In recent years, where shows are getting canceled and shelved majorly by Warner Bros., even Netflix joined the process. The streaming platform made headlines for recently canceling Halle Berry’s sci-fi movie The Mothership. According to EW reports, the movie won’t be touching down at Netflix.
While the announcement may come as a shock to many, the ones involved in the project considered the cancellation as the best decision. According to reports, the film was pulled from Netflix’s calendar, and now it longer has plans to complete production or release the movie. It was also reported that the film’s cancellation was a mutual decision of everyone involved.
Netflix Canceled Halle Berry’s The Mothership
Often appearing in action flicks and adventure movies, Halle Berry recently took up the Netflix project The Mothership, after her appearance in the 2023 movie John Wick: Chapter 4. But unfortunately, the film in development was an American sci-fi adventure, written and directed by Matthew Charman, that got canceled by the streaming company.
The movie was about a newly single mother, struggling to raise her children following the mysterious disappearance of her husband, which eventually led to her discovery of an alien mothership under the rural farm. But despite the thrilling storyline, The Mothership will unfortunately never see the light of day, as Netflix shelved Halle Berry‘s movie, mid-filming as a mutual decision from the cast, producers, and the people behind the streaming platform.
According to EW reports, Netflix and the film producers no longer have plans to complete the movie or release it to the audiences. This decision came as a shock to many, but moreover, the announcement seemed quite controversial, especially in the wake of studios like Warner Bros. opting to shelve already filmed projects. But in order to set the record straight and clear out any misunderstanding, representatives of Netflix touched upon the decision of canceling Halle Berry’s movie, during a press event on Wednesday.
Reason Behind Canceling Halle Berry’s Movie
Speaking about the unfortunate event of Halle Berry’s sci-fi movie The Mothership being canceled mid-filming, Netflix’s chief content officer, Bela Bajaria noted that it was a rare event that happened after a mutual decision. It was then noted that those involved in the project considered the cancellation was for the best. Thus, eventually, although the movie was almost complete and was set to release in 2023 as per reports, it eventually got shelved.
“It doesn’t happen very often, it’s very rare. If you think about how many things we make, it’s a rare thing. But it was one where there were lots of production issues, creative issues, and everybody on both sides, the talent and us, just agreed that it was better to not watch it.”
The Mothership was supposed to be Matthew Charman’s directorial debut, but unfortunately, the project was plagued by intense issues regarding production and creative differences. Thus, Bela Bajaria discussed that eventually it was considered by both parties, the talent and the streaming company, that it was better to cancel the project.
“Everybody just felt like it was the right thing to not do it, and to do something else together eventually.”
As for Halle Berry, although The Mothership could have been a phenomenal project, the actress still has “something else” to do, as hinted by Bela Bajaria on Berry’s multi-picture deal with Netflix.
