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Sony’s Skeletons, a creature-horror from JT Mollner produced by Bad Robot and starring Brie Larson, hits theaters June 4, 2027; told from a young boy’s POV, the film follows his parents’ disturbing secret about his mother’s true nature.
Sony Pictures will release Skeletons, a creature horror from JT Mollner starring Brie Larson, with J.J. Abrams producing. The film, based on Philip Fracassi’s Fail-Safe and revised by Mollner from an initial draft by Brian Duffield, began production last month after a bidding war at the European Film Market that Sony won over Universal, Paramount, Warner Bros. and Neon. The cast also includes Kyle Gallner, Daithí Ó Haragáin, Willa Fitzgerald, Ione Skye and John Goodman, and the story centers on a young boy’s relationship with his mother, who is kept in a cage every night, with a June 4, 2027 theatrical release planned.
Deadline exclusives: Sony is close to a $25M+ worldwide deal for Skeletons, a creature-feature horror produced by J.J. Abrams and directed by JT Mollner, with Brie Larson set to star. FilmNation Entertainment, Infrared, and Assemble Media are producers; Brian Duffield wrote the screenplay based on a Philip Fracassi short story. The project, previously known as Fail-Safe, drew strong bidding at the European Film Market and is slated to begin filming this summer.
Sony won worldwide rights for Skeletons at the European Film Market, a horror thriller produced by JJ Abrams with Brie Larson attached to star. JT Mollner will direct and co‑write from Philip Fracassi’s short story; the project — previously known as Fail-Safe — drew multiple bids, with domestic rights in the mid‑$20 millions and higher global figures.
Archaeologists at Wandlebury near Cambridge uncovered a roughly 1,200-year-old pit containing multiple skeletons—some dismembered—with signs of violent death, including a face-down burial, beheading, and six skulls found atop the remains. No artefacts were recovered; researchers will study bones and teeth to date the remains and determine whether they’re Anglo-Saxon or Viking, as part of a broader Cambridge Archaeological Unit project into early medieval England violence and burial practices.
Hytale's first major update adds work-in-progress dinosaurs roaming underground jungles (spawned in new unexplored areas), makes skeletons immune to drowning, adds knockback resistance to some NPCs, lets fire-themed characters avoid fire damage, and moves the in-game bedtime to 7:30 PM, along with various bug fixes, improved hit/attack visuals, and QoL tweaks. Modding remains an option, and guides are available for server setup and optimization.
Archaeologists conducted a rare excavation at the Tower of London, uncovering over 20 skeletal remains, including a Black Death burial and medieval coffins, providing new insights into the site's historical residents and their lives through advanced biomolecular analysis.
A 540-million-year-old fossil named Salterella challenges traditional views on how early animals developed skeletons, showing a unique combination of shell and mineral lining, and is now linked to cnidarians, offering new insights into the evolution of skeletal structures.
Archaeologists in the UK have discovered over two dozen human skeletons dating back more than 1,000 years in the garden of The Old Bell Hotel in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. The remains, mostly of Anglo-Saxon women, are believed to be from a monastic community associated with the nearby Malmesbury Abbey, providing the first confirmed evidence of 7th- to 9th-century activity in the area.
Archaeologists have unearthed 24 Anglo-Saxon skeletons dating back to the 7th century on the grounds of The Old Bell Hotel near Malmesbury Abbey in the UK. The discovery, part of the Big Athelstan Dig celebrating the 1100th anniversary of Athelstan's crowning, is significant as it provides the first physical evidence of early monastic life in Malmesbury.
Archaeologists and volunteers have unearthed 24 Anglo-Saxon skeletons dating from 670 to 940 AD on the grounds of The Old Bell Hotel near Malmesbury Abbey in the UK. This significant find, part of the Big Athelstan Dig, marks the first physical evidence of early monastic life in Malmesbury and coincides with the 1100th anniversary of Athelstan's crowning as the first King of all England.
Two 2,500-year-old skeletons found in China, missing parts of their lower legs, may have belonged to elite individuals who received the "cruel" punishment of amputation, known as "yue," during the Eastern Zhou dynasty. The skeletons, along with artifacts, were discovered in Henan province, indicating high social status. While some argue that the amputations could have been due to trauma, researchers believe they were punitive, based on the men's social status and the Zhou penal code. The well-healed bones and the men's aristocratic diet support this theory, shedding light on the brutality of ancient Chinese penal systems.
Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a Copper Age necropolis in San Giorgio Bigarello containing 22 tombs with well-preserved human remains and a variety of weapons, including flint daggers and arrowheads. The burial site, dating back 5,000 years, also contained burial goods such as soapstone bead necklaces. The skeletons were found buried on their left sides with legs bent, similar to another Copper Age culture in northern Italy. The presence of weapons suggests that many of the individuals buried were warriors, and researchers are now analyzing the DNA in the skeletons to learn more about the identities of those interred at the site.
An "incredibly rare" 5,000-year-old tomb has been discovered on the Scottish Orkney Islands, revealing a stone structure accessed through a 23-foot-long passage and surrounded by a cairn. The excavation uncovered fourteen articulated skeletons of men, women, and children, including two positioned in an embracing manner with children placed over their heads. The tomb, representing the pinnacle of Neolithic engineering in northern Britain, is one of only 12 similar tombs known to exist in Orkney. The discovery provides new insights into the lives of these ancient peoples.
Katelyn McLaughlin of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, has gone viral on TikTok for her Taylor Swift-inspired Halloween lawn decor, featuring plastic skeletons dressed in outfits inspired by Swift's "Eras Tour." The display, complete with blinking lights synchronized to Swift's music, has garnered 1.3 million views on TikTok. McLaughlin hopes that Swift will see her spooky masterpiece and jokingly said she would "lay down and pass away" if the singer responded.