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Nicolas Cage & Osgood Perkins Are Reteaming On New ‘Longlegs’ Universe Film
You can’t keep a Satanic serial killer down for long; THR reports that Osgood Perkins is working on a follow-up to Longlegs with Nicolas Cage returning to star and produce.
While the sequel news isn’t surprising, considering Longlegs was the highest-grossing indie film of 2024, what is surprising is that the sequel is shifting from distributor Neon to Paramount Pictures.
More importantly, the new Longlegs film isn’t a direct sequel but rather something “set in the Longlegs universe.” Naturally, that means plot details are under wraps at this time, but it is confirmed that Perkins has written the script and will return to the director’s chair as well as produce.
In Longlegs, “FBI Agent Lee Harker (Maika 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 family.”
THR reports that the budget and scope of the new Longlegs feature were too substantial for its former distributor, raising even more eyebrows as to what Perkins has envisioned for his killer’s latest exploits.
Also producing are Brian Kavanaugh Jones of Range Media, Chris Ferguson, Perkins’ partner at their company Phobos, and Dave Caplan of C2, which financed the initial movie.
Perkins is coming off a busy 2025, which saw the release of both The Monkey and Keeper. His upcoming horror film starring Nicole Kidman, The Young People, is expected to arrive in 2026 from Neon.
Cage will next be seen in Amazon Prime Video’s Spider-Man series, Spider-Noir, before donning the Longlegs wig and prosthetics for another round of Satanic mayhem.
The killer tomatoes are back in Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, and the offiical poster for the brand new movie has been unleashed tonight.
Additionally, we’ve learned that the film’s theatrical release is set for this August, with a panel set for San Diego Comic-Con this month featuring the world premiere of the trailer.
While you wait, check out the official poster down below.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence will be released in select cities across the US beginning August 7th in major cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Diego, and others, and expanding to further locations throughout the month.
The fifth installment in the horror-comedy franchise pits the eternal power of nature against AI’s best and brightest.
In Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, a young biotech prodigy develops a revolutionary genetically engineered vegetable designed to solve humanity’s problems. But when the experiment spirals out of control, it unleashes a new generation of killer tomatoes, setting the stage for another outrageous chapter in the long-running cult franchise.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes co-creators Costa Dillon and J. Stephen Peace return to write and executive produce. David Ferino directs.
The film features an ensemble cast led by franchise icon John Astin (The Addams Family), reprising his role as Professor Gangreen, comedy legend David Koechner (Anchorman), Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), horror favorite Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier), comedy veteran Dan Bakkedahl (Veep), Myrna Velasco (Star Wars Resistance), Vernée Watson (Shrinking, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), and Paul Bates (Coming to America).
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes launched in 1979, followed by 1988’s Return of the Killer Tomatoes, 1991’s Killer Tomatoes Strike Back, and 1992’s Killer Tomatoes Eat France.
The franchise also spawned an animated series in 1990.
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