{"id":3788,"date":"2019-02-13T18:38:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T18:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=3788"},"modified":"2019-02-13T19:46:48","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T19:46:48","slug":"watch-octavia-spencer-unexpectedly-stars-as-a-psychopath-in-new-film-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/watch-octavia-spencer-unexpectedly-stars-as-a-psychopath-in-new-film-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Octavia Spencer Unexpectedly Stars As A Psychopath In New Film \u2018Ma\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3791\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OCTAVIA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"506\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OCTAVIA.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OCTAVIA-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OCTAVIA-768x486.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Often praised for exceeding expectations in drama and comedy films, Octavia Spencer\u2019s role as a psychopath in Universal Pictures\u2019 upcoming horror film <\/b><b><i>Ma<\/i><\/b><b> serves as new territory for the Oscar-winning actress. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>When a group of underage friends approach Sue Ann (Octavia Spencer) to help them purchase alcohol at their local corner store, the lonely Sue Ann sees a chance of making a few younger friends of her own. \u201cYou guys want to party like rockstars?\u201d she asks, as unsettling music plays in the trailer\u2019s background. <\/b><b>She offers the teens a \u201csafe\u201d place to drink and party, which eerily happens to be in the basement of her home. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>There\u2019s a few house rules to abide by as well: Never go upstairs, no swearing, and refer to her as \u201cMa.\u201d As the partying becomes more frequent, Ma becomes more obsessed with the teens, and her true demented nature unfolds throughout the trailer. \u201cThis is the most fun I\u2019ve had in a long time,\u201d says Ma as she\u2019s surrounded by teens who are either unconscious, or worse, dead. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>While it\u2019s surprising that Spencer\u2013known for playing characters filled with humanity and grace\u2013will star as the antagonist in a film, the trailer alone reveals that she will likely surpass expectations once again. Furthermore, it\u2019s extremely rare for black women to play the roles of psychopaths, so we\u2019re eagerly looking forward to watching this unique concept manifest on screen.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Written by Scotty Landes and Tate Taylor and<\/b> <b>produced by Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions (<\/b><b><i>Get Out<\/i><\/b><b>), the horror film stars Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis, Missi Pyle, Luke Evans, <\/b><b>McKaley Miller, Corey Fogelmanis, Gianni Paolo and Dante Brown.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Ma<\/em> hits theaters on May 31st.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe  id=\"_ytid_60811\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dvpKRSHIkzM?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Often praised for exceeding expectations in drama and comedy films, Octavia Spencer\u2019s role as a psychopath in Universal Pictures\u2019 upcoming horror film Ma serves as new territory for the Oscar-winning actress. 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