Rogue One: A Star Wars Story actress Felicity Jones has been cast in the starring role of Blood Mother, a project she also boards as producer. The film is written by Steve Zissis (Cruella), based on an original story by himself and Kelly Marcel (Venom, Venom: Let There Be Carnage).

According to Deadline, who broke the news, Blood Mother follows an Oxford University professor who discovers that her baby is inhuman, and finds herself doing the unimaginable to keep him alive. With a creative team that have proven themselves skilful in juggling comedy and darker action, and an Oscar-nominated actress aboard, this latest project from New Regency certainly sounds promising.

The short description makes it sound like a horror pregnancy movie, perhaps something akin to Rosemary’s Baby, or the more recent French horror-thriller Titane, but we’ll see… perhaps a baby Venom? Or is that just wishful thinking?

No further casting has been announced, nor do we know if a director is yet attached – it’s still very early days but, from what we know so far, the film has a strong core team at its back as it moves into the development phase. Stay tuned for further updates.