The upcoming film “Longlegs,” starring Oscar-winning actor Nicholas Cage, is set for release. Before its premiere, “Longlegs” garnered attention from industry veterans who gave it a rave early reaction. It is a horror thriller film written and directed by Osgood Perkins. The film focuses on Lee Harker, “a new FBI agent who has been assigned to an unsolved case of a serial killer. As the investigation becomes more complicated with occult evidence uncovered, Harker realizes a personal link to the killer and must act quickly to prevent another family murder.“
Apart from Cage, the film features an ensemble cast including Maika Monroe, Alicia Witt, Erin Boyes, Blair Underwood, Dakota Daulby, and Lisa Chandler.
Recently, in an interview with Screen Rant, producers Ken Kao and Josh Rosenbaum discussed their reactions to Longlegs. Both Kao and Rosenbaum are renowned producers, and any feedback coming from such veterans is indeed valuable. Kao noted that even though he does not watch a lot of movies in the genre, he “watched this thing [Longlegs] and [he] was bothered.” While Rosenbaum went on at great length about the film, he said he believes that actor Cage is “iconic in this film” and that “the arthouse horror fan base is going to flock to this.”
Rosenbaum said, “Yeah. I saw it at 10:00 AM with our team because we were thinking about getting involved just to help with the release a little bit. And it was just like, to be scared out of my god—n mind at 10 AM, I was like, “Oh my God, what did I sign up for?” It’s truly terrifying. And wait until you see the new trailer that Neon just cooked up. It’s so good. I’m very curious to see because I think it’s films like The Witch and It Follows that really got me into horror as an elevated genre. That got me really excited because I loved The Shining and Alien growing up. But it had been a while for me to get really excited. And so I’m really intrigued to see. The arthouse horror fan base is going to flock to this. It is up there.“
He continued, “I think it’s been very interesting that Neon has not done any marketing about Nicolas Cage because he’s iconic in this film. But Oz’s film stands alone already. It is so good, and it could have been anyone in that role.
Rosenbaum’s insight into the upcoming film indeed plays a significant role as it promises great things for “Longlegs.”
The film is scheduled to be released by Neon on July 12, 2024.
