Rlje films buys nicolas cage horror/sci-fi pic ‘color out of space’ ahead of tiff midnight madness world premiere – toronto

RLJE Films has picked up U.S. rights to Richard Stanley‘s horror/sci-fi feature _Color Out of Space _for low-to-mid seven figures ahead of pic’s TIFF Midnight Madness Saturday night world

premiere. The movie, which is also produced by Elijah Wood’s SpectreVision and XYZ films, reps another collaboration between the three companies on another Cage vehicle, last year’s horror

pic _Mandy _being the previous title. The movie, which stars Nicolas Cage and Joely Richardson, is based on the short story by H.P. Lovecraft.  After a meteorite lands in the front yard of

their farmstead, Nathan Gardner (Cage) and his family find themselves battling a mutant extraterrestrial organism as it infects their minds and bodies, transforming their quiet rural life

into a technicolor nightmare. For Stanley_, Color Out of Space_ reps his return to the Midnight Madness lineup after 29 years, his last being the sci-fi thriller _Hardware_. He co-wrote the

screenplay with Scarlett Amaris. WATCH ON DEADLINE “We’re beyond excited to be reteaming with SpectreVision and XYZ Films for _Color Out of Space_,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions

Officer for RLJE Films. “Nicolas Cage unleashes another memorable performance – an incredible follow up off the heels of _Mandy._” _Color Out of Space_ was financed by Ace Pictures and

produced by SpectreVision.  Producers include Daniel Noah, Lisa Whalen, Wood and Josh C. Waller, while EPs are Johnny Chang, Peter Wong, Timur Bekbosunov, Emma Lee, Stacy Jorgensen, Elisa

Lleras and Michael M. McGuire.  XYZ Films is handling foreign sales. The deal was negotiated by Mark Ward and Jess DeLeo from RLJE Films and Nate Bolotin from XYZ Films on behalf of the

filmmakers. Also starring in the pic are Madeleine Arthur (_Snowpiercer_), Brendan Meyer (_The OA_), Julian Hilliard (_The Haunting of Hill House_), Elliot Knight (_How to Get Away with

Murder_), and Q’orianka Kilcher (_Yellowstone_, _The New World_) and Tommy Chong (_Cheech & Chong_).