Magnolia Sets The Carpenters Son for US Theaters Nov 14, 2025

Magnolia Pictures will release The Carpenters Son, a biblical horror film starring Nicolas Cage, FKA twigs and Noah Jupe, in U.S. theaters on November 14, 2025, the distributor said as it unveiled a full trailer and a poster for the film. Written and directed by Lotfy Nathan, the movie recasts the childhood of Jesus as a supernatural thriller set in Roman-era Egypt.

The official synopsis describes the film as "the dark story of a family hiding out in Roman Egypt." It follows Joseph, Mary and their teenage son as they try to preserve their faith and traditions while living under threat. When the family pauses in a small settlement, a mysterious young stranger entices the son to question his guardian’s rules. As the boy's innate powers emerge, violent and unexplained events follow and nightmarish visions of the future begin to surface, leading Joseph to conclude a demonic force is at work.

Cage plays Joseph, FKA twigs is credited as Mary and Jupe portrays the Boy. Isla Johnston appears as the stranger whose true identity is revealed in promotional materials as Satan. The cast also includes Souheila Yacoub, Kaiti Manolidaki, Penelope Markopoulou, Tomer Lev Tov and newcomer Erato...