Nicolas Cage Horror Longlegs Casts It Follows Star Maika Monroe, Black Bear Intern

It Follows star Maika Monroe has joined Nicolas Cage in the horror-thriller Longlegs. Directed and written by Osgood Oz Perkin (I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives In The House), the film is produced by Jason Cloth and Dave Caplans C2 Motion Picture Group (Babylon). Principal photography is now underway in Vancouver, Canada.

“It Follows” star Maika Monroe has joined Nicolas Cage in the horror-thriller “Longlegs.”

Directed and written by Osgood “Oz” Perkin (“I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives In The House”), the film is produced by Jason Cloth and Dave Caplan’s C2 Motion Picture Group (“Babylon”). Principal photography is now underway in Vancouver, Canada.

In “Longlegs,” FBI Agent Lee Harker (Monroe) is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer (Cage). 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.

Related Stories

digital faces VIP+

Generative AI Fueling ‘Exponential’ Rise in Celebrity NIL Rip-Offs: Exclusive Data

THE BRONX ZOO, Nicholas Pryor, 1987-1988, © NBC/courtesy Everett Collection

Nicholas Pryor, 'Risky Business' and 'Beverly Hills, 90210' Actor, Dies at 89

After her breakout role in “It Follows,” Monroe has had further starring roles in “The Guest” and “Greta and Watcher,” building out her profile as a 21st century horror star.

Popular on Variety

Meanwhile, Cage has recently enjoyed critically acclaimed roles in the films “Pig,” “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” and will next star in the forthcoming film “Butcher’s Crossing.”

Black Bear International will launch international sales at this month’s European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin. UTA Independent Film Group and CAA Media Finance are represent domestic rights to the film.

“Longlegs” is the latest horror-thriller project to be offered to buyers at EFM, with sales agents hoping that the box office success of films such as “M3GAN” and “Smile” will bring distributors to the table.

Cloth and Caplan’s C2 Motion Picture Group is producing and fully financing “Longlegs.” C2 Motion Picture Group most recently co-financed Paramount Pictures’ “Babylon,” directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Olivia Wilde and Tobey Maguire.

Producers are Cage along with his production company Saturn Films (“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” “Pig”), Dan Kagan (“Significant Other”), Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (“Insidious”), Caplan (“Babylon”) and Chris Ferguson (“Child’s Play”). Cloth (“Joker”) and Fred Berger (“La La Land”) and John Friedberg (“Greenland”) are executive producers.

Maika Monroe is represented by WME and Entertainment 360.

Read More About:

Jump to Comments

More from Variety

Most Popular

Must Read

Sign Up for Variety Newsletters

By providing your information, you agree to our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. // This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Variety Confidential

A Variety and iHeartRadio Podcast

ncG1vNJzZmiukae2psDYZ5qopV9nfXN%2Fjp%2BgpaVfnLmwrsClZqehk6S5or%2BMnJignV2dvLO%2BzqtkpaeenLmms9JmpJqhm5Z6rrvNq6aeZWFngHaBkG1pcGlf

 Share!