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Nicolas Cage Set to Return to ‘Longlegs' Franchise with New Movie

Osgood Perkins will write and direct the follow-up, with Nicolas Cage returning as star and producer after the original film grossed $128 million worldwide.

  • Paramount Pictures has secured rights to a new feature film set in the Longlegs universe, with filmmaker Osgood Perkins writing, directing, and producing. Nicolas Cage will return to star in and produce the upcoming movie.
  • The original 2024 horror thriller Longlegs became a massive hit for distributor Neon, earning $128 million worldwide on a budget of less than $10 million and establishing Perkins as a prominent horror filmmaker.
  • Neon reportedly stepped aside as the new project's scope exceeded company parameters. Producers Brian Kavanaugh Jones, Chris Ferguson, and Dave Caplan are leading the film.
  • Skydance-Owned Paramount Pictures is prioritizing horror expansion, making this the new franchise home while relaunching Paranormal Activity with producers James Wan and Jason Blum.
  • Perkins recently wrapped production on his next feature, The Young People, starring Nicole Kidman. Cage is set to star in Amazon Prime Video's Spider-Noir series, debuting in May.
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The Hollywood Reporter broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
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