Nicholas Cage has joined Richard Stanley’s adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s novella, Color Out of Space.
The South African filmmaker is returning to the director’s seat after more than two decades away. This will be the first film he’s directed after exiting The Island of Dr. Moreau in 1995.
Entertainment Weekly reports that Cage will star in the big screen adaptation of the novella.
The film follows the The Gardners, a family who moves to a remote farmstead in rural New England to escape the hustle of the 21st century. But then a meteorite crashes into their front yard…
Cage joins the previously announced Joely Richardson, Tommy Chong, Elliot Knight, Julian Hilliard, and Q’Orianka Kilcher.
“Lovecraft is the dark father of modern horror, and we have been searching for an adaptation that captures the true scope of his cosmic dread for years,” producer Daniel Noah said in a statement. “Richard Stanley — a wizard in his own right — will at long last bring Lovecraft’s humbling power to the screen unfiltered.”
“The adaptation by Richard Stanley is outstanding and unique, a perfect canvas for Nicolas Cage’s inimitable acting style. We are tremendously excited to continue our partnership with SpectreVision and their signature style of genre,” added executive producer Johnny Chang.
Principal photography is set to begin next month.
