Strange Darling director, JT Mollner, has set up his next feature, Fail-Safe, with Oscar winner Brie Larson (Room) set to star.

The film is described as “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 (No One Will Save You) wrote the screenplay based on a short story by Philip Fracassi.

J.J. Abrams is producing and FilmNation, WME and CAA launching the hot project at the Cannes market.

The movie hails 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 are executive-producing, as is Larson.

Infrared is financing. FilmNation is handling international sales and will co-rep domestic rights with CAA Media Finance and WME Independent.

Deadline first reported on Fail-Safe.