The actor's newest role as a Satanic serial killer required him to call on childhood memories and go for it in a new way.
has kept him out of the movie’s marketing in a direct capacity, but slivers of footage and pre-release hype about his reportedlyhave drawn a lot of attention. And in playing the titular serial killer targeting families, Cage used parts of his own family history to inform his performance., Cage recalled a moment from his childhood where he saw his mother Joy Vogelsang putting on Noxzema cold cream.
Performance-wise, Cage previously called this a “deeply personal” role owing to his mother’s schizophrenia throughout her life. In, he told EW about how she’d talk in poetic terms, something he also brought into Longlegs. To Cage, the character is a tragic figure because he’s “at the mercy of these voices talking to him.” Ahead of shooting in early 2023, he’d record his performance on his phone to nail the character’s “rhythms and melodies.
Turns out, the scene has a meta layer added onto it. Cage professed to being a fan of Monroe and her horror chops in films likewas his first time seeing her, and he called the film “one of my favorites in the genre.” Cheekily, he also drew parallels between the adoration for his costar and Longlegs’ years-long obsession with Harker, calling her “a hero of sorts” his character finally had the pleasure of meeting.
Before that point, the movie goes out of its way to not shoot Longlegs directly. Instead, he’s glimpsed through different angles or reflections. Perkins explained it as showing how the killer left such an impression on Harker as a child, even as she supressed that memory. He’sthat’s enough to get folks to see it in droves. After seeing him do so many roles over the decades, it’s nice to know that he can find new ways to freak people the hell out.
The actor believes his character in the upcoming horror movie is so disturbing, the reveal must be handled like"a jar of nitroglycerin." For your safety.
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