EXCLUSIVE: Kyle Gallner is joining Oscar winner Brie Larson in Sony Pictures’ Skeletons. JT Mollner is directing the film, which J.J. Abrams is producing.
Skeletons is a modern take on the creature horror film told from the perspective of a young boy who slowly begins to discover that his beloved parents are hiding a disturbing secret about his mother’s true nature. Brian Duffield wrote the screenplay based on a short story by Philip Fracassi, with script revisions by Mollner.
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Sony Pictures picked up worldwide rights during this year’s European Film Market.
The movie heralds from FilmNation Entertainment’s production label Infrared, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, and Assemble Media. Drew Simon, J.J. Abrams and Jon Cohen, and Jack Heller are producers. Assemble’s Caitlin de Lisser-Ellen and Brian Duffield as well as Roy Lee and Steven Schneider are executive-producing, as is Larson and Fracassi. Infrared is financing.
Skeletons reunites Gallner with Mollner following Gallner’s acclaimed performance in Strange Darling. Other credits include Carolina Caroline, Smile and Smile 2, The Passenger, and Dinner In America.
Gallner is repped by Paradigm, Range Media Partners, and Hansen, Jacobson.