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Paramount is behind the project, which follows Osgood Perkins’ 2024 film Neon.
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Paramount has scheduled a return to the world of Long legs. The studio revealed on Monday that the feature will bow on January 14, 2028.
Director Osgood Perkins returns to write and direct the new film, with star Nicolas Cage returning. The film is not quite a sequel, but it is described as something in the world of cinema Long legs universe.
Released in July 2024, Long legs Establishing Perkins as a trademark horror filmmaker, the project grossed $128 million worldwide on a budget of less than $10 million. Neon released the first film, citing its marketing campaign as a blueprint for how to build anticipation for a scary movie. Maika Monroe starred as an FBI agent investigating murders and suicides linked to a serial killer named Longlegs, played by Cage.
That’s new Long legs The movie will be a surprise when… Hollywood Reporter The news was revealed last month. Also surprising: the franchise will move from Neon to Paramount. Sources said earlier THR The indie group was stepped down because the project’s budget was higher than usual, and Paramount stepped in, because horror was a priority at the studio.
Perkins remained with Neon elsewhere, landing a deal at first sight and directing it Monkey, a guard And his next movie YouthWhich is expected to be shown in theaters this year and co-stars Nicole Kidman, Lola Tong and Nico Parker.
Producers on new Long legs The film stars Brian Cavanaugh-Jones, Perkins, Chris Ferguson, Dave Kaplan and Cage.
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