2024's 'Longlegs' Starring Nicholas Cage Sets Sequel Release Date for January, 2028
Two years after terrifying audiences across the globe, Nicolas Cage's spellbinding horror movieLonglegs is officially getting a sequel.
According to Deadline, the upcoming sequel is reportedly being planned for release on January 14, 2028.
As of yet, it's not clear whether Cage will reprise his role as the eccentric title character from the original film. However, the National Treasure star is expected to serve as a producer on the project, alongside Longlegs director Osgood Perkins and fellow producers Brian Kavanaugh Jones, Chris Ferguson and Dave Caplan.
Similarly, the plot to the enigmatic horror movie is being kept tightly under wraps. More details about cast and crew are likely to make their way into the public spotlight as the months roll on and production for the project continues.
Sometimes described as the "scariest films of the decade," Longlegs quickly made a lasting impression on audience members for its tense atmosphere, persistent psychological horror and Cage's predictably off-kilter portrayal of the title character: a Satanic murderer who harbors more secrets than viewers might expect.
Set in the 1990s, the original Longlegs followed a young FBI agent (Maika Monroe) as she investigated Longlegs' various crimes, uncovering some unsettling connections between herself and the enigmatic serial killer.
Released on July 8, 2024, Longlegs immediately enjoyed a successful theatrical debut, thanks in large part to the heavily advertised transformation of Cage into the movie's demonic, near unrecognizable main antagonist.
Above all else, many complimented the movie for balancing out its various genres, as well as the inherent horror at the heart of director Osgood Perkins' film.
"Most impressive is how Perkins blends psychological and supernatural horror in a manner not quite seen before. Longlegs is a conjuring of dark, poetic cinema where the devil is definitely in the details," opined the San Francisco Chronicle.
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This story was originally published May 6, 2026 at 6:08 AM.