Nicolas Cage looks absolutely HORRIFYING in the new FBI thriller Longlegs.

Why Does Nicolas Cage Look like That in Longlegs?

According to director Oz Perkins, this look was something Cage asked for himself.

Nicolas Cage’s Face in Longlegs

Which I thought was awesome, because I don’t think he’s ever done that before."

Everything that was you is now fucking ruined.'

So that was elemental, that was the shorthand."

Nicolas Cage as Longlegs with his hands over his face in Longlegs

Cage himself said he took inspiration for his character’s white skin from a memory from his childhood.

The whiteness of the cold cream just really spooked me."

This resulted in the horrific look that ended up on screen.

Nicolas Cage as Longlegs on Longlegs marketing licking his lips

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