Blair Underwood didn’t get to share any scenes with Nicolas Cage in Longlegs , but he was floored by how dedicated the actor was to bringing the titular serial killer to life. “He came in and did most of his work in one or two days, and the word was that he was very Method,” Underwood, 59, exclusively shared with Us Weekly while promoting the horror film. “That character is so dark , and I thought he was absolutely brilliant in this role.
But he really stayed on his own. They said cut, and he didn’t talk to anybody before action. He just stayed in the zone, which they all respected.
” Underwood portrays Agent Carter in the film, who has been working with the FBI on catching the infamous Longlegs, played by Cage, for years. He ultimately recruits Maika Monroe’s Lee Harker to help him with the case in hopes that her mysterious abilities will help solve the case. While Carter and Longlegs never cross paths on screen, Underwood said director Osgood Perkins let him in on how impressive Cage’s performance was turning out to be.
“Oz was excited by him. He said, ‘Man, wait till you see what Cage is doing , man,’” Underwood recalled. “And he showed me some pictures of how he looked.
He said, ‘He doesn’t look like himself, doesn’t sound like himself.’ I got the hype beforehand. I was like, ‘Oh, boy, he’s going in.
He’s going deep.’” Underwood said when he finally saw Cage in character for the first time, he knew the Face/Off star had “nailed.