Nicolas Cage Horror Movie ‘Longlegs’ Gets Rave Reactions Following Fan Screening
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On May 31, as part of the Los Angeles based film festival Beyond Fest, audiences were in attendance at the Aero Theatre for a secret screening that was advertised to start at 7:30pm. In the theatre hall, the logo of upcoming musical film ‘Wicked’ appeared on the screen, which led them to believe that was the film set to screen. This turned out to be a prank by the festival, who revealed that the film was actually the highly anticipated ‘Longlegs,’ and moments later, the film’s writer and director Oz Perkins walked and introduced Nicolas Cage to the stage.
“People would ask me, ‘How could you not put your face on the [Longlegs] poster or trailer?’ Well I said Longlegs – the being the monster – is a highly devious subject,” said Nicolas Cage.
Social media reactions from critics and filmgoers in attendance have been nothing but positively sinister, calling it “the most disturbing film of the year” and “100 hundred minutes of unrelenting, intense, and overwhelming dread.”
One attendee mentioned that the film “was so insane” that a woman behind them started crying midway into the screening. To add, a writer who saw ‘Longlegs’ at an earlier screening praised Nicolas Cage’s performance as “nightmarish” and claims the film has “the scariest first 10 mins ever.”
‘Longlegs’ synopsis: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes an unexpected turn, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.
Longlegs is set for wide release in the US on July 12.
Watch the trailer for ‘Longlegs’ below… good luck:
