In ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother,’ John Cho Finally Gets to Play the Villain: “This Is Not What People Would Expect From Me”

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Hollywood Reporter

What happened

In Bassam Tariq‘s action film, set to premiere at TIFF, Cho plays a Texas pastor with a violent streak opposite Mahershala Ali’s grieving contract killer.

Key facts

  • Reported by Hollywood Reporter and published Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:00:00 UTC.

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