Nicolas Cage’s Longlegs Adds Alicia Witt and Blair Underwood

Alicia Witt and Blair Underwood are joining Nicolas Cage for the upcoming horror-thriller Longlegs, Deadline reports. The film also stars Maika Monroe, whose addition to the film was announced last month. Expectations will be high for the film, as it is written and directed by Osgood “Oz” Perkins, who was behind the positively received supernatural horror The Blackcoat’s Daughter.

Although plot details are being kept largely under wraps, Longlegs will follow the story of new FBI agent Lee Harker (Monroe), as she works on the case of an elusive serial killer (portrayed by Cage). As she investigates the unsolved crimes, Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer. Details regarding Witt and Underwood’s roles have not been released.

Longlegs was announced late last year, with news of Cage both starring in and producing the film. The film is also produced by C2 Motion Picture Group, Dan Kagan, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Dave Caplan, and Chris Ferguson. Jason Cloth, Fred Berger, and John Friedberg executive produce. Longlegs is currently in production in Vancouver.

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Alicia Witt and Blair Underwood’s Careers

Witt’s career spans back to childhood, when she appeared in David Lynch’s Dune, in 1984, and Twin Peaks, in 1990. From 1995 until1998, she appeared on the sitcom Cybill as the daughter of the titular character. She has appeared in films including Mr. Holland’s Opus, Last Holiday, Citizen Ruth, Vanilla Sky, and 88 Minutes, among others. Throughout her career, she has appeared in a number of Hallmark films and on series including Orange Is the New Black, The Sopranos, CSI: MIami, The Exorcist, Nashville, Justified, and Friday Night Lights.

In 2017, she reprised the role of Gersten Hayward for Twin Peaks: The Return. She recently appeared in the critically acclaimed Netflix film I Care a Lot and Krystin Ver Linden’s crime thriller Alice, opposite Keke Palmer, Jonny Lee Miller and Common.

Underwood is also a veteran actor who made his debut in the 1985 musical Krush Groove. He went on to star on NBC’s legal drama L.A. Law from 1987 to 1994. His role as attorney Jonathan Rollins earned Underwood a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1991.

In film, Underwood has appeared in Set It Off Deep Impact, Rules of Engagement, Madea’s Family Reunion, and Juanita, among others. On television, his appearances include roles on City of Angels, LAX, Dirty Sexy Money, In Treatment, and Quantico. Underwood recently signed on to Netflix’s Caste, which is written and directed by Ava DuVernay. The two previously collaborated on the Emmy Award-winning Netflix series When They See Us.

Besides Longlegs, Underwood is slated to appear in Three Women, Smothered and the thriller Viral, which he starred in, directed and produced.