David F. Sandberg has been tapped to direct a new psychological horror movie, “Mommy’s Home,” for Lionsgate.
From screenwriter James Morosini, “Mommy’s Home” follows “a young dad whose family life becomes terrifyingly unhinged when his cryogenically preserved mom is unfrozen and sent to live with him,” according to an official logline.
Sandberg is probably best known for writing and directing his viral YouTube short turned horror feature “Lights Out.” He also helmed “Shazam!” and its 2023 sequel. His most directing credit was 2025’s “Until Dawn,” a big-screen adaptation of the popular horror video game for Sony.
Sandberg’s other upcoming projects include the sci-fi horror “Below” for Netflix and Atomic Monster as well as “A Little Slice of Hell” for Paramount.
Morosini usually works in front of the camera as an actor, recently starring in “It’s What’s Inside” for Netflix and Steve Pink’s sci-fi thriller “Terrestrial.” “Mommy’s Home” marks Morosini’s second feature credit as a screenwriter, after penning, directing and starring in the 2022 dark comedy “I Love My Dad.”
Producers for “Mommy’s Home” are Craig Flores, Dawn Olmstead and Anonymous Content. Sandberg and Lotta Losten also produce through their company Mångata. Executive producers include Nathan Kahane, Morosini, David Levine, Garrett Kemble and Ryan Schwartz. Scott O’Brien and Maria Ascanio are overseeing the project for Lionsgate. Dan Freedman negotiated the deal on behalf of the studio.
Sandberg is represented by CAA, Gotham Group, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner Auerbach Hynick Jaime LeVine Sample & Klein. Morosini is represented by CAA and Eric Brooks and Matt Rosen at GGSSC.
The InSneider was the first to report Sandberg’s involvement in “Mommy’s Home.”
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