Longlegs Director on Hiding Nicolas Cage’s Killer Until the Premiere By In , plays the titular serial killer being hunted by the FBI. In the promo leading up to its release, Cage’s Longlegs has been used sparingly. The character’s face has not been revealed in the trailers or posters, and according to Longlegs director , there’s a deliberate reason for hiding Cage’s character.
“It’s driving people towards a freak show at a circus tent,” Perkins told . “We’ve got the thing behind the curtain, and when there’s enough people gathered ’round, we’re going to pull the curtain.” In true Cage fashion, the Oscar-winning actor explained the thought process behind withholding the full view of his character until the premiere.
“It’s the equivalent of putting a warning label on a jar of nitroglycerin,” Cage says. “The monster is a highly, highly dangerous substance. The way it’s moved, unveiled, deployed has to be treated very carefully.
Forget about the movie theater blowing up; the whole city could blow up, nay the country, maybe even the world. He is going to change your reality. Your doors of perception are going to open, and your life is not going to be the same.
” What to Expect in Longlegs? Neon’s synopsis reads: “In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.” stars as Lee Harker, an FBI agent tracking Cage’s Longlegs. Alicia Witt, Blair Underwood,.