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11-05-2025
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Nicolas Cage's ‘The Carpenter's Son' Lands at Magnolia
Magnolia Pictures has picked up the U.S. rights to the Nicolas Cage-led movie, The Carpenter's Son, ahead of the Cannes Film Festival. The horror pic, now in post-production, is directed by Lotfy Nathan and tells the childhood story of Jesus Christ, with Cage playing The Carpenter, Noah Jupe plays the Son and his Honey Boy co-star FKA Twigs is the Mother. More from The Hollywood Reporter Cannes: Aaron Eckhart to Star in Angel Studios' 'The Old Man in the Dunes' (Exclusive) Cannes Late Additions Include Eugene Jarecki's Julian Assange Doc 'The Six Billion Dollar Man' 'Little Amélie,' World Premiering at Cannes, Lets Us See the World Through a Young Girl's Eyes (Trailer With English Subtitles) The Carpenter's Son has a theatrical release planned for later this year. Inspired by the Gospel of Thomas, the film, also written by Nathan, centers on a family hiding out in Roman Egypt. Known only as 'the Boy', the son is driven to doubt by another mysterious child and rebels against his guardian, the Carpenter. As the Boy exercises his own power, he and his family become the target of natural and divine horrors. Goodfellas, Anonymous Content and WME Independent are handling sales of The Carpenter's Son in Cannes. 'With The Carpenter's Son, Lotfy Nathan has delivered a genre-bending spectacle that defies expectations at every turn,' Magnolia Pictures co-CEOs Eamonn Bowles and Dori Begley said in a joint statement on Friday. The Carpenter's Son has Julie Viez sharing the producer credits with Alex Hughes, Riccardo Maddalosso and Cage on behalf of Saturn Films. David Levine and Nick Shumaker executive produce along with Noémie Devide, Jennifer Venditti, Nathan, Theo Vieljeux and Eugene Kotlyarenko. The distribution deal was negotiated by Magnolia's senior vp of acquisitions John Von Thaden, with AC Independent, a division of AC Studios, WME Independent, Goodfellas and Feig Finkel LLP acting for the filmmakers. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now "A Nutless Monkey Could Do Your Job": From Abusive to Angst-Ridden, 16 Memorable Studio Exec Portrayals in Film and TV The 10 Best Baseball Movies of All Time, Ranked
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09-05-2025
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Magnolia Takes Nicolas Cage, FKA Twigs & Noah Jupe Young Jesus Christ Pic ‘The Carpenter's Son'
EXCLUSIVE: We understand that Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to The Carpenter's Son, a rarely told story about Jesus' childhood starring Nicolas Cage as The Carpenter, FKA Twigs as Mother and Noah Jupe as the Boy. The Lotfy Nathan (Harka) directed movie is currently in post-production, with a theatrical release planned for later this year. Inspired by the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas, The Carpenter's Son tells the dark story of a family hiding out in Roman Egypt. Known only as 'the Boy', the son 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 both natural and divine. More from Deadline Raven Banner Launching Sales On Madeline Zima & Leonardo Nam Horror Pic 'Love Is The Monster' - Cannes Vincent Maël Cardona Talks Lottery Ticket Thriller 'No One Will Know' + First Clip - Cannes Midnight Screenings Scarlett Johansson And Miles Teller To Star Opposite Adam Driver In James Gray's Next Film 'Paper Tiger'; Filming To Begin Next Month & Sales To Continue At Cannes Market 'With The Carpenter's Son, Lotfy Nathan has delivered a genre-bending spectacle that defies expectations at every turn,' said Magnolia Pictures co-CEOs Eamonn Bowles and Dori Begley. Nathan also wrote the movie. Julie Viez produced for Cinenovo, with Alex Hughes and Riccardo Maddalosso at Spacemaker, and Cage on behalf of Saturn Films. David Levine and Nick Shumaker executive produced on behalf of Anonymous Content alongside Noëmie Devide for Goodfellas, Jennifer Venditti, Nathan and Theo Vieljeux. Eugene Kotlyarenko executive produced on behalf of Spacemaker. The deal was negotiated by Magnolia's SVP of Acquisitions John Von Thaden, with AC Independent, a division of AC Studios, WME Independent, Goodfellas, and Feig Finkel LLP on behalf of the filmmakers. Goodfellas has secured sales in other territories, including France (Le Pacte), Benelux (18K Films), UK, Eire (Altitude), Portugal (Cinemundo), Bulgaria (Beta Film), Former Yugoslavia, Adriatics (MCF), Hungary (Vertigo Media), Romania (Independenta), Poland (Kino Swiat), Turkey (Sugarworkz), Latin America (Imagem), Indonesia (Prima Cinema), Mongolia (Film Bridge). Best of Deadline All The Songs In Netflix's 'Forever': From Tyler The Creator To SZA 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
