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Oh, Jesus–Nicolas Cage in teaser trailer for Biblical horror film “THE CARPENTER’S SON”

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

A movie is coming for all those who feel Nicolas Cage is God, or close.

Magnolia Pictures has issued the teaser trailer for THE CARPENTER’S SON, which puts a genre spin on Jesus’ childhood and is coming to theaters this fall. Written and directed by Lotfy Nathan, who based the script on the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas, and shot in Greece, it stars Cage along with FKA twigs (THE CROW), Noah Jupe (A QUIET PLACE and A QUIET PLACE PART II) and Isla Johnston. The synopsis: “THE CARPENTER’S SON tells the dark story of a family hiding out in Roman Egypt. The son, known only as ‘the Boy,’ 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, natural and divine.”

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).