The Carpenters Son teaser casts Cage in biblical horror, autumn 2025

A first teaser for The Carpenters Son, a biblical horror film starring Nicolas Cage, FKA twigs and Noah Jupe, was released this week, with the studio saying the movie will arrive in cinemas in autumn 2025. Written and directed by Lotfy Nathan, the film reimagines the childhood of Jesus as a dark, supernatural fable set in Roman Egypt, and centers on a guardian called the Carpenter who must protect a boy with extraordinary and dangerous powers.

The official synopsis describes the plot this way: "A boy, known only as the Boy, is driven to doubt by another mysterious child and rebels against his guardian, the Carpenter, revealing inherent powers and a fate beyond his comprehension. As he exercises his own power, the Boy and his family become the target of horrors, natural and divine." In the teaser, Cage appears as Joseph, billed as the Carpenter, FKA twigs plays the mother Mary, and Jupe portrays the Boy, a role that some reports explicitly identify as a version of Jesus.

Director and writer Nathan is identified in publicity materials as an Egyptian American filmmaker; some outlets spell his name Lotfy Nathan while others use Lofty Nathan. Magnolia Pictures is listed in some...