Boneyard is a 2024 American crime thriller film directed by Asif Akbar, produced by Colin Bates, Asif Akbar, and Vincent E. McDaniel, and starring Mel Gibson and 50 Cent. It is based on the West Mesa murders.
The film was released on video on demand on July 2, and was released in select theaters in the United States on July 5, 2024.
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Plot
An FBI agent and the Chief of Police in Albuquerque are on the hunt for a serial killer known as 'The Bone Collector', but the chief fears that the killer is actually one of his own officers.
Cast
Mel Gibson as FBI Agent Petrovick
Curtis Jackson as Chief Carter
Brian Van Holt as Detective Ortega
Nora Zehetner as Detective Young
Gabrielle Haugh as Selena
Weston Cage as Caesar Monto
Spice Williams-Crosby as Diane Cross
Gail O'Grady as FBI Special Agent Womack
Production
Colin Bates produced along with Marc Danon, Scott Macfarland, Asif Akbar, Vincent E. McDaniel and Tamas Nadas. The film is based on the true crime events of the serial killer known as the Bone Collector. It is directed by Asif Akbar who also wrote the script with Vincent E. McDaniel, Hank Byrd, and Koji Steven Sakai, from a story by Vincent E. McDaniel. The film is based on the true life events of the West Mesa murders.
Principal photography began in Las Vegas in 2023. The film was distributed by Lionsgate.
Release
Boneyard was released on video on demand on July 2, and in select theaters in the United States on July 5, 2024.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Boneyard holds an approval rating of 44% from
9 reviews.