Orion Sets Mahershala Ali Film for Sept. 25 Platform Release
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- Orion Pictures scheduled 'Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother' for a platform release opening Sept. 25 in New York and Los Angeles, followed by expansions on Oct. 2 and Oct. 9.
- Mahershala Ali stars as Latif, a devoutly religious hitman who embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children after his wife dies, confronting forces closing in around him and beliefs threatening to unravel within.
- Bassam Tariq directed, produced, and wrote the film, producing alongside Lucan Toh and Babak Anvari.
- The supporting cast includes John Cho, Giancarlo Esposito, Tiffany Boone, Tramell Tillman, Laith Nakli, Abubakr Ali, and Adia.
- The Sept. 25 date places the platform release against a crowded wide-release slate: Paramount's Brad Pitt movie 'Heart of the Beast,' Bleecker Street's Cannes title 'Victorian Psycho,' Disney's 'Avengers: Endgame' re-release, and Universal's animated 'Forgotten Island.'
Why it matters: Orion is deliberately opting for a slow-burn platform rollout over a wide opening, debuting in just NY and LA before wider expansion — a strategy that lets awards-season positioning and word-of-mouth build before the film faces the Sept. 25 competition. With a two-time Oscar winner anchoring the cast and a distinctive writer-director-producer in Tariq at the helm, the limited launch is designed to generate critical momentum rather than chase opening weekend against Brad Pitt and an Avengers re-release.
