rewrite this title Magnolia Takes Nicolas Cage, FKA Twigs & Noah Jupe Young Jesus Christ Pic ‘The Carpenter’s Son’ – Cannes

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.

“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).