Jaime King celebrates "Mother's Day"

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Actress Jaime King has her cards and flowers ready for "Mother's Day," Darren Lynn Bousman's remake of Charles Kaufman's 1980 Troma cult classic.

Shawn Ashmore, Briana Evigan, Alexa Vega and Matt O'Leary are in talks to join the production.

The original "Mother's Day" revolved around three female friends who, while camping, run afoul of two brothers who engage in murder and rape to impress their deranged mother.

The new version, written by Scott Milam, is being remolded as a psychological thriller in which the wicked family returns to the house where they grew up to terrorize the new owners and their guests.

King will play the woman of the house, a wife who has lost her child and is isolating herself from her husband.

Ashmore and Evigan will play guests at the house. O'Leary ("CSI") is one of Mother's sons, joining the already cast Deborah Ann Woll as a member of the family.

"What we're trying to do is elevate this outside of a genre movie," Bousman said. "I've (directed) three 'Saw' films, I've done 'Repo,' and yes, this is horrific at times, but it's much darker and deeper because of the focus on the characters."

The Genre Co. and Rat Entertainment are producing the remake. A spring release timed to Mother's Day is being eyed.

Ashmore has appeared in the "X-Men" movies as well as "The Ruins" and stars in the upcoming horror thriller "Frozen."

Evigan is among the stars of "Sorority Row," Summit's remake of the 1980s horror movie.

King starred in "My Bloody Valentine" and appeared in "The Spirit." She will star in "Emo Boy," a comic-book adaptation being directed by Kyle Newman.

(Editing by SheriLinden at Reuters)