The first teaser trailer for biblical horror film The Carpenter’s Son has been released online, with FKA Twigs playing the mother of Jesus Christ.
The upcoming French-American horror film stars Nicolas Cage as “The Carpenter”, aka Jesus’ father, in a horror-themed twist on the narrative of The Bible. Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) plays Jesus himself. The film is expected to be released sometime in 2025.
The official synopsis reads: “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.”
THE CARPENTER’S SON. Fall 2025 A.D. pic.twitter.com/DdYVYyYIQ8
— Magnolia Pictures (@MagnoliaPics) August 27, 2025
The trailer features Cage’s Carpenter looking out to the horizon, while FKA Twigs as Mary is shown weeping and dressed in black as she is held by others who appear to be mourning. The trailer appeared on the X (formerly Twitter) account of distributor Magnolia Pictures, the film’s US distributor, and received a powerful reaction from fans.
“Desperately need to watch this” wrote one user, with another replying “like fr I’m already seated”.
like fr im already seated
— Lowkey (@LowkeyCinema) August 27, 2025
One person posted that the trailer looked “metal af”, while another added: “Nic Cage is one of a hell damn good actor. He can be anyone.”
Metal af
— Tom (@WhyyTom) August 27, 2025
Nic cage is one of a hell damn good actor.
He can be anyone.
— Castor. (@chinerisme) August 28, 2025
It’s the latest in FKA Twigs’ growing list of projects as an actor. The ‘EUSEXUA’ singer starred in last year’s remake of The Crow, having made her feature debut in 2019 drama Honey Boy. She has also been in the to play trailblazing dancer and singer Josephine Baker in a forthcoming biopic.
On the music side of things, the artist recently announced the new album ‘EUSEXUA Afterglow’, which is expected in September.
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