‘Longlegs’ Trailer: Maika Monroe Investigates a Serial Killer with a Terrifying Occult Tie

Nicolas Cage just might be the most terrifying serial killer onscreen…if he really is the murderer.

Cage stars in and produces “Longlegs,” the latest horror film from writer/director Oz Perkins who previously helmed “The Blackcoat’s Daughter” (2015), “I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House” (2016), and “Greta and Hansel” (2020).

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Perkins, the son of “Psycho” star Anthony Perkins, is officially credited as Osgood Perkins for “Longlegs.” The film is produced by Cage’s Saturn Pictures, Range, Traffic, Oddfellows, and C2 Motion Picture Group. Actress

The feature centers on a series of occult murders that are connected to an FBI detective’s (Maika Monroe) past. A cold case is reawakened; Cage, Blair Underwood, and Alicia Witt co-star in the film.

Cage previously teased his role in a conversation with horror icon John Carpenter for Document Journal. The Oscar winner hinted that his character might be the killer as he’s a person who is “hearing voices. It’s kind of like a possessed Geppetto, who’s making these dolls.”

“I’m working with Oz [Perkins], who you probably know. He’s pretty strong in the horror genre at the moment. But he’s actually Anthony [Perkins’] son,” Cage continued. “He’s done some really good movies. ‘Gretel and Hansel’ was terrific.”

Next, Monroe is set to reprise her “It Follows” role for an upcoming sequel to the 2014 film “They Follow” for Neon. The sequel was greenlit exactly 10 years after the first film, with writer/director David Robert Mitchell returning to again pull double duty. He’ll also produce alongside the original film’s producer David Kaplan, Erik Rommesmo, Rebecca Green, and Laura Smith. Additionally producing are Jake Weiner and Chris Bender of Good Fear Content.

“It Follows”…followed…a young woman (Monroe) who having a one-night stand discovers she is being pursued by an unknown supernatural force, one that was capable of taking the form of any anonymous individual that slowly stalks her.

Meanwhile, Perkins is additionally directing the Stephen King adaptation “Bad Monkey” starring Theo James, with Neon also distributing.

“Longlegs” premieres July 12. Check out the trailer below.

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