In the wake of the recent elementary school shooting in Texas, Lifetime has reportedly delayed the release of the horror film “The Bad Seed Returns” which was to premiere on the network on Monday May 30th.
Texas-born 15-year-old Mckenna Grace (“Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” “Annabelle Comes Home”) leads the project and tweeted on Wednesday that she currently doesn’t feel comfortable promoting the film due to events.
The movie serves as a sequel to the Rob Lowe-directed 2018 Lifetime movie which itself was a reimagining of the cult 1956 psychological horror film based on William March’s novel.
That 2018 film followed Emma (Grace) who causes the death of her father (Lowe). In the follow-up she is now a teenager living a normal life with her aunt, but her dark, sinister behaviors can only be hidden for so long. Grace says of the sequel’s delay in a Twitter statement:
“In the wake of the recent tragedy in my home state of Texas, we have decided to delay the release of ‘The Bad Seed Returns.’ Lifetime and everyone involved are in agreement. I don’t feel comfortable promoting the film this week and we don’t think Monday is the right time to release it. I was in first grade when Sandy Hook happened… and it feels like not much has changed since then.
The full statement can be read by clicking here. Grace developed the film’s story and wrote the script with father Ross Burge. Crystal Burge, Mark Wolper and Barbara Marshall executive produce.
The movie will be released later in 2022 and has moved out of the eligibility window for the 2022 Emmys which closes next week.
The delay follows in the wake of CBS pulling the season finale episode of “FBI” and cancellation of the red carpet premieres of the new seasons of “Physical” and “The Orville” all in response to the events in Uvalde, Texas.
Source: Variety
