"Masterpiece" Horror Film's Sequel Starring Nicolas Cage Gets Major Release Update
Nicolas Cage returns as Longlegs in a new film that Paramount says is not exactly a sequel, with plot details still under wraps.
- On Monday, Paramount announced the next Longlegs film will hit theaters on January 14, 2028, with writer-director Osgood Perkins returning and Nicolas Cage reprising his role as the serial killer.
- Released in July 2024, the original Longlegs became an indie breakout for Neon, grossing $128 million worldwide on a budget of less than $10 million.
- The franchise moves from Neon to Paramount, with producers Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Chris Ferguson, Dave Caplan, Perkins, and Cage developing the project as part of the expanding Longlegs universe.
- This project joins Paramount's growing 2028 slate, which recently added a sequel to the slasher rom-com Heart Eyes and an adaptation of the video game series Call of Duty.
- Writer-Director Perkins has remained active since the original's success, directing The Monkey and Keeper before his upcoming film The Young People, expected in theaters this year.
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"Masterpiece" horror film's sequel starring Nicolas Cage gets major release update
The last few years have given us an impressive number of original horror hits – and it's perhaps no surprise that several of them are instantly looking to build on that critical and commercial success with spin-offs and sequels.We'd already heard that a Weapons prequel focusing on the memorable villain Aunt Gladys (played to Oscar-winning effect by Amy Madigan) was in development, and now we've got a new update about a follow-up to Oz Perkins's …
Paramount Sets Next 'Longlegs' Film Starring Nicolas Cage for 2028 Release
Paramount has set Osgood Perkins’ next “Longlegs” film for release on Jan. 14, 2028. Perkins will return as writer, director and producer on the film, which will also see Nicolas Cage return as star and producer. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Chris Ferguson and Dave Caplan will also produce. There are no plot details on the new project, which Paramount is not calling a sequel or a spinoff to “Longlegs.” Released in 2024 by Neon, “Longlegs” became the s…
Paramount walks Longlegs spin-off to 2028
Longlegs-heads have a little lead time to get their makeup ready. According to Deadline, the surprise spin-off set within the apparently expanding Longlegs universe, which Paramount won the rights to last month, will be hitting theaters on January 14, 2028. Is there a better way to spend Martin Luther King Jr. weekend than by listening to Nicolas Cage shriek about T. Rex? Writer-director Osgood “Oz” Perkins, who delivered the surprise horror hit…
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