Julia Butters, Jacob Tremblay, Martin Freeman & Taylor Schilling Set For Horror ‘Queen Of Bones’; Robert Budreau Directing For Appian Way, Lumanity Productions And Productivity Media
30.08.2022 - 18:37
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EXCLUSIVE: Julia Butters (The Fabelmans), Jacob Tremblay (Room), Martin Freeman (Fargo) and Taylor Schilling (Pam & Tommy) have been tapped as the leads for the folk horror film Queen of Bones, from Appian Way, Lumanity Productions and Productivity Media, which has entered production in Canada.
Queen of Bones follows twin siblings Lily (Butters) and Sam (Tremblay) who live at a remote homestead with their widowed father, Malcolm (Freeman), a violinmaker in 1931 Oregon. When Lily and Sam find an Icelandic spell book in the cellar, they begin to suspect a connection between their mother’s death and dark forces in the woods. They then embark on a dangerous mission to force their father and his friend, Ida May (Schilling), to reveal the truth.
Robert Budreau (Delia’s Gone) is directing from a script by Michael Burgner (The Darkest Corner of Paradise).
Queen of Bones is the latest project to reteam Budreau with Productivity Media, following their work together on titles including Delia’s Gone, Stockholm and Born to Be Blue. Producers include Appian Way’s Jennifer Davisson and Michael Hampton; Budreau through his Lumanity Productions; and Productivity Media’s William G. Santor (Four Good Days), Doug Murray (Unplugging) and Ryan Reaney (The Immaculate Room, Stockholm).
“I am thrilled to be working with such a stellar cast to bring this amazing Depression-era folk horror script to life,” said Budreau. “And I’m equally excited to be collaborating with Appian Way and my past partners at Productivity Media.”
“We are so happy to be back in business with Robert as director on another film for Productivity Media,” added Santor. “He has a great creative voice, and we are thrilled to be on this journey with him and our award-winning and