Biblical Dread Builds in The Carpenter's Son from Magnolia Pictures

Lotfy Nathan just dropped a chilling first look at The Carpenter’s Son, a biblical horror riff with Nicolas Cage, FKA twigs, and Noah Jupe at its center. Conceptually, the film reframes a well-known holy family as “the carpenter, the mother, and the boy,” then plants them in Roman-era Egypt as something sinister circles. The imagery previewed in the film’s trailer is fairly stark—sun-blasted deserts, torchlit interiors, awe curdling into fear—without giving away too much.

The Carpenter’s Son (2025) | Photo Credit: Magnolia Pictures

Nathan (12 O’Clock Boys) is writing and directing, drawing on the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas (a gospel about the childhood of Jesus) as a creative backbone. And from what’s been previewed so far, it’s not going to be a traditional reimagining. Expect faith, power, and temptation braided into a slow burn rather than pure jump-scare fireworks.

The cast is also stacked in intriguing ways—Cage as the wary protector, FKA twigs as the quietly formidable matriarch, Jupe as the boy at the center of it all, with Isla Johnston and Souheila Yacoub rounding out the ensemble. Behind the camera, Simon Beaufils handles cinematography, with Lorenz Dangel spearheading the film’s score.

Magnolia Pictures will be rolling it into U.S. theaters on November 14, 2025—but until then, you can check out the official trailer for The Carpenter’s Son below.

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