Paramount Acquires Longlegs Universe Expansion Film

Osgood Perkins and Nicolas Cage are teaming up for a new film set in the universe of the 2024 horror thriller Longlegs, with Paramount Pictures acquiring the rights to the project.

The untitled feature will not function as a direct sequel but will expand on the established world of the original, according to details from industry reports. Perkins, who wrote and directed the first Longlegs, will reprise those roles while also producing. Cage, who portrayed the enigmatic serial killer Longlegs in the initial movie, is set to return in a starring capacity and as a producer. Joining them are producers Brian Kavanaugh-Jones of Range Media Partners, Chris Ferguson through the pair's company Phobos, and Dave Caplan of C2 Motion Capital Partners, which helped finance the original film. Plot specifics remain confidential, and no production timeline or release date has been announced.

The original Longlegs, released by Neon on July 12, 2024, followed FBI agent Lee Harker, played by Maika Monroe, as she investigated a series of occult-tinged murders linked to the killer known as Longlegs. The cast also included Alicia Witt, Kiernan Shipka, and Blair Underwood. Made on a reported budget of...