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Sony Wins Worldwide Rights to Brie Larson Horror 'Skeletons' in Reported $25 Million Deal

Filming is targeting summer with JT Mollner directing Brian Duffield’s Philip Fracassi adaptation for producer J.J. Abrams.

Overview

  • Sony prevailed over Warner Bros., Paramount and Neon for the package at Berlin’s European Film Market.
  • Trade reports say the agreement covers global distribution rights, with figures sourced to market insiders rather than company disclosures.
  • The creature feature follows a boy uncovering a secret about his mother, who is reportedly locked in a secure cage each night.
  • FilmNation handled sales with CAA and WME involvement, and the project now carries the market title Skeletons after previously using Fail-Safe.
  • The film hails from FilmNation’s Infrared, Bad Robot and Assemble Media, with casting underway for the child and father roles.