Longlegs: Nicolas Cage horror film is getting a September Blu-ray release (2024)

June 24th 2024, 11:09am

Longlegs, the latest horror project fromThe Blackcoat’s Daughter(a.k.a.February),I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, andGretel & HanseldirectorOsgood Perkins, is set to reach theatres onJuly 12th – and with weeks left to go before we reach that date, the folks at Blu-ray.com have already learned that Longlegs will be receiving a physical media release just two months after the theatrical release! The film’s 4K UHD and Blu-ray releases are scheduled for September 10th.

Nicolas Cage (Dream Scenario) stars inLonglegsalongside Maika Monroe (It Follows), Alicia Witt(Urban Legend) andBlair Underwood(Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D). The story Perkins crafted for the filmis said to be “in the vein of classic Hollywood psychological thrillers.”Monroe takes on the role of FBI Agent Lee Harker,a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.

Cagehas said(while speaking to John Carpenter)the film is about “a character who’s hearing voices. It’s kind of like a possessed Geppetto, who’s making these dolls”. Production took place in Vancouver, Canada. Cage is producingLonglegsthrough his company Saturn Films, which recently had success withThe Unbearable Weight of Massive TalentandPig. Also producing are Dan Kagan, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Dave Caplan, and Chris Ferguson. Jason Cloth and Fred Berger of Automatik serve as executive producers with John Friedberg of Black Bear.

In addition to directing the films mentioned at the top of this article, Perkins directed an episode of the recent revival ofThe Twilight Zone. Hehas also worked on the screenplays for the thrillerRemoval, the crime thrillerCold Comes the Night, and the horror filmThe Girl in the Photographs. His next film is the Stephen King adaptation The Monkey, which is coming to theatres on February 21st.

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Source: Blu-ray.com

Tags: aith, Arrow in the head, Longlegs, Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Osgood Perkins

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