Lifetime Pushes Release of McKenna Grace Horror Film in Wake of Texas Shooting
variety.comSelome Hailu Lifetime has delayed the premiere of Mckenna Grace’s horror film “The Bad Seed Returns” in light of the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.The network confirmed to Variety that “The Bad Seed Returns” will now premiere later in 2022.
Lifetime has notified the Television Academy that the film will no longer debut during the eligibility window for the 2022 Emmys, which ends on May 31.15-year-old Grace, who is from Grapevine, Texas, tweeted on Wednesday that she no longer felt comfortable promoting the film due to the shooting.“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,” Grace wrote. “I was in first grade when Sandy Hook happened … and it feels like not much has changed since then,” Grace’s statement continued. “I remember my parents teaching me emergency action plans for going to church or the movies.” 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”. @lifetimetv & everyone involved are in agreement. #Uvalde#Buffalo#LagunaWoods pic.twitter.com/5m1ms1OpXF— Mckenna Grace (@MckennaGraceful) May 25, 2022 Grace developed the story for “The Bad Seed Returns” and co-wrote the script with her father Ross Burge.
The two executive produce along with Grace’s mother Crystal Burge, Mark Wolper and Barbara Marshall, who also wrote for the project.A sequel to Rob Lowe’s 2018 Lifetime movie “The Bad Seed,” the film follows Emma (Grace) after she causes the death of her father (Lowe, who also directed the film).
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