Queen of Bones

Queen of Bones is a 2023 horror thriller film directed by Robert Budreau, written by Michael Burgner, and starring Julia Butters, Jacob Tremblay, Martin Freeman and Taylor Schilling.^[1]

Queen of Bones
Film poster
Directed by	Robert Budreau
Written by	Michael Burgner
Produced by	Jennifer Davisson Michael Hampton Robert Budreau William G. Santor Doug Murray Ryan Reaney
Starring	Julia Butters Jacob Tremblay Martin Freeman Taylor Schilling
Cinematography	André Pienaar
Edited by	Sebastián Sepúlveda
Music by	West Dylan Thordson
Production companies	Appian Way Productions Lumanity Productions Productivity Media
Distributed by	Falling Forward Films
Release date	December 2, 2023 (2023-12-02) (Whistler)
Countries	Canada United States
Language	English

Cast

• Julia Butters as Lily^[2]
• Jacob Tremblay as Sam^[3]
• Martin Freeman as Malcolm^[4]
• Taylor Schilling as Ida May^[5]

Production

Filming began in Canada in August 2022.^[6] The film was shot in Ontario.^[7]

Release

The film was screened for distributors, but not for the general public, in the Industry Selects program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2023,^[8] and had its public premiere at the 2023 Whistler Film Festival.^[9]

In January 2024, it was announced that Falling Forward Films acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, which made its U.S. premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February 2024.^[10]

References

1. Miska, Brad (August 30, 2022). "'Queen of Bones' – Icelandic Spell Book Awakens a Dark Force in the Woods". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
2. Villei, Matt (August 30, 2022). "Jacob Tremblay, Martin Freeman and More Join Horror Film 'Queen Of Bones'". Collider. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
3. Grobar, Matt (August 30, 2022). "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". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
4. Lambert, Harper (August 30, 2022). "Martin Freeman, Jacob Tremblay, Julia Butters and Taylor Schilling to Star in Horror Movie 'Queen of Bones'". TheWrap. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
5. Bang Showbiz (August 31, 2022). "Martin Freeman to star in horror film Queen of Bones". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
6. Hamman, Cody (August 30, 2022). "Queen of Bones: Taylor Schilling, Jacob Tremblay & more star in folk horror film". JoBlo.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
7. Harvey, Dennis (February 14, 2024). "'Queen of Bones' Review: Twins Navigate a Series of Tepid Travails During the Great Depression". Variety. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
8. Jeremy Kay, "James Marsh, Rebecca Snow, Neil Burger films among 12 TIFF Industry Selects sales titles". Screen Daily, August 21, 2023.
9. Shawn Bordoff, "Robert Budreau and Jacob Tremblay: Queen of Bones". Hollywood North Magazine, February 16, 2024.
10. Grobar, Matt (January 30, 2024). "Thriller 'Queen Of Bones' Starring Julia Butters, Jacob Tremblay, Taylor Schilling, Martin Freeman & More Acquired By Falling Forward Films". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

External links

• Queen of Bones at IMDb