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Netflix has a way of pulling you into stories that feel almost too intense to be true. Lost on a Mountain in Maine, a survival drama backed by Sylvester Stallone, is one of those. It dives into the real-life nightmare of a 12-year-old boy stranded alone in the wilderness for nine days.

According to Collider, the young kid, Donn Fendler, played by Luke David Blumm, gets lost in the deep Maine forest. The film does not just focus on Donn’s ordeal but also pulls in the voices of those who lived through the search, giving you the panic and heartbreak his family felt as each day passed.

“Lost on a Mountain in Maine” follows the harrowing yet inspiring journey of a 12-year-old boy lost for 9 days in the wilderness. Don’t miss it—streaming now on Angel.#AngelStudios pic.

There are some movies that can make you involved in the story with their premise alone. That seems to be the case with Lost on a Mountain in Maine, a survival drama produced by Sylvester Stallone (Tulsa King) that is rapidly climbing the charts on Netflix. First released in 2024, the movie tells the horrifying true story of a 12-year-old boy who gets trapped in a hostile mountain environment for nine days in Maine.

If Lost on a Mountain in Maine was not a real story, viewers would be curious enough to see how young Donn Fendler (Luke David Blumm) survives some of the worst days of his life in the forest. The fact that it was all real makes it even more compelling. The movie brings some real-life accounts from the people that witnessed the events in order to better convey all the emotions that were going through the minds...

Sylvester Stallone is primarily known for his acting, for which he received two Academy Award nominations. However, the actor is also a director and a producer, and he has been behind many titles without starring in them.

One of them is 2024's Lost on a Mountain in Maine, for which Stallone is a producer. The film is an adventure drama based on the true story told in Donn Fendler's book of the same name, which narrates the author's experiences as a 12-year-old boy lost in the wilderness. Lost on a Mountain in Maine, which most fell under the radar, has reportedly found new life on Netflix one year later, according to Tudum.

Lost on a Mountain in Maine premiered on Jul. 13, 2024, at the Maine International Film Festival and hit theaters on Nov. 1 of the same year. It hit digital and PVOD on Jan. 7, 2025, with physical media released on Mar.

In the tradition of “Death of a Salesman,” “The Assassination of Trotsky” and “Penn and Teller Get Killed,” “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” arrives with an on-the-nose title that serves as fair warning: Few surprises await you here. On the other hand, there’s never any doubt that things will work out Ok for Donn Fender (Luke David Blumm), the 12-year-old protagonist. Indeed, during the opening minutes of this family-friendly true-life drama, the beans aren’t merely spilled, they are tossed while director Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger and scripter Luke Paradise (working from a same-titled memoir co-written by the real Donn Fender) give a pinky-swear promise that a happy ending looms large on the horizon.

But maybe that’s not such a bad thing: If you’re watching “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” with impressionable children, you won’t have to worry about their ever getting too terrified if...

Lost on a Mountain in Maine is a survival drama about a 12-year-old boy who gets lost on a mountain in Maine. If that sounds rather obvious, wait until you see the film. The new feature offers few surprises as it recounts, with workmanlike style and genuine compassion, the true story of pre-teen Donn Fendler, who was separated from his family while hiking Maine's Mount Katahdin in July 1939 and survived nine days without food, water, or appropriate clothing. Its a heck of a story and debuting feature director Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger treats it in a fashion thats a bit tidy and traditional.

Where the film pushes against but cant quite break through the boundaries of the well-worn wilderness survival genre is in its portrayal of Donn as a young boy desperate to connect with his taciturn father bent low by the ravages of the Depression. In adapting the 1939 book written by Fendler and Joseph B.

Back in 1939, a 12-year-old named Donn Fendler was separated from his family during a storm near the summit of Mount Katahdin in Maine. Fendler was lost on that mountain for nine days, without food or proper clothing. When he came stumbling into a hunting camp that was 35 miles from the point where he had gone missing, he credited the Boy Scouts with giving him the knowledge he needed to survive. Fendler then told his story to writer Joseph B. Egan, resulting in a novel called Lost on a Mountain in Maine (you can pick up a copy Here), which is considered to be a children’s book classic. Now Lost on a Mountain in Maine has been given the film adaptation treatment, with Sylvester Stallone producing through his company Balboa Productions. Blue Fox Entertainment has picked up the distribution rights and is planning to give the film a theatrical release...

Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired the distribution rights to the true-events-inspired feature film, “Lost on a Mountain In Maine,” which will begin its theatrical run on Nov. 1.

From Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions, the film tells the true story of 12-year-old Donn Fendler, who “becomes separated from his family by a fast-moving storm atop a treacherous mountain,” the film’s logline reads.

It continues: “For nine days, Donn fights to stay alive as he attempts to survive the unforgiving wilderness of northern Maine without food, proper clothing, or the knowledge of how bad his situation really is. His disappearance sparks a massive search effort that captures national headlines and attracts hundreds of volunteers, including his own father, who fears he may never see his son again.”

Luke David Blumm (“The King of Staten Island”), Paul Sparks (Netflix’s “House of Cards”), Caitlin FitzGerald (Showtime’s “Masters of Sex”) and Ethan Slater...

Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales rights to the survival thriller Lost On A Mountain In Maine produced by Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions and is kicking off EFM sales this week.

Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger directed the true story from a screenplay by Luke Paradise about a 12-year-old boy separated from his family during a storm while hiking on Mount Katahdin who must fight to stay alive over the course of nine days.

Caitlin FitzGerald, Paul Sparks (House Of Cards), Ethan Slater (Universal’s upcoming Wicked), and Luke David Blumm (The Watcher) star.

Blue Fox will preview first footage for buyers in EFM.

Signature Entertainment presents Sympathy For The Devil on Digital Platforms.

This mad thriller has Nicolas Cage back at peak ‘Cage-Rage’. After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems. Starring Nicolas Cage (Renfield) and Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad), Sympathy for the Devil is written by Luke Paradise and directed by Yuval Adler (The Operative).

Signature Entertainment presents Sympathy For The Devil on Digital Platforms

A DVD release is scheduled in the UK for 30th October 2023

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Forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, David finds himself embroiled in a confusing, high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse

If you were programming a season of the best of the worst from Nicolas Cage’s filmography – in other words, his most interesting/outlandish/crazed performances in low-budget films – this kooky thriller would certainly be a good candidate. It features an entertainingly deranged performance from Cage, who sports a helmet of bright-red hair and a maroon smoking jacket that makes him look like a leprechaun turned lounge singer, topped off with a broad Boston accent. Cage’s unnamed character crawls without invitation into the car of David, who is already late getting to the hospital where his wife is giving birth. Despite David’s protestations that he’s not a taxi or Uber, he pulls a gun on David and insists he start driving. Who would dare to say no to...

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman, Kaiwi Lyman | Written by Luke Paradise | Directed by Yuval Adler

Well, my friends… Another day, another Nicholas Cage movie. I seriously don’t know why I do it to myself, but every time I see a Cage movie appear, well I just can’t help myself. I have to watch them just to see just how Nicolas Cage this Nicolas Cage movie could be. Does anyone else have this unhealthy obsession… No? Just me? Oh right.

Sympathy for the Devil tells the story of The Driver (Joel Kinnaman). Tonight The Driver should be with his wife, she is in the hospital giving birth. While parking up at the hospital he is joined by a mysterious man known only as The Passenger (Nicholas Cage). The Driver soon realises he hasn’t been mistaken for an Uber and The Passenger has something nefarious planned for the night ahead.

A4’s supernatural horror Talk To Me opens the debut film by Australian brothers and popular YouTubers Danny and Michael Philippou on 2,300 screens. Strong reviews (see Deadline’s here), A24 large built-in fan base and its elevated horror cred saw a Thursday gross of $1.25 million, looking to top a $4-5M weekend.

The Sundance-premiering pic follows a group of friends who discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand and become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces. Michael Philippou gleefully freaked out a Comic-Con event last week with a stunt that saw him possessed by an embalmed hand before meeting what appeared to be a bloody end. Stars Sophie Wilde, Joe Bird, Alexandra Jensen, Otis Dhanji and Joe Bird. Written by Bill Hinzman and Danny Philippou.

Limited openings: Music Box Pictures presents The Unknown Country by Morissa Maltz...

Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman in Sympathy For The Devil Photo: Rlje Films In 2013, it was mostly serious cinephiles who saw the movie Locke, in which Tom Hardy traverses the highways at night, trying to get to his mistress who’s going into labor. It’s pretty much a one-man show,...

Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman in Sympathy For The DevilPhoto: Rlje Films

In 2013, it was mostly serious cinephiles who saw the movie Locke, in which Tom Hardy traverses the highways at night, trying to get to his mistress who’s going into labor. It’s pretty much a one-man show, with...

Editor's Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being covered here wouldn't exist.

Sympathy for the Devil is a fundamentally flawed film; holding our attention is the bare minimum for a thriller, and it manages that only sporadically. It does, however, make for an interesting review subject. While watching it, I found myself conscious of its machinations, spending the time I was supposed to be invested in the story thinking through why it wasn't drawing me in. The right pieces are there, for the most part, and though they cannot seem to form a cohesive whole long enough to sustain tension, the reasons why it builds or dissipates are always quite clear. Those who enjoy turning movies into intellectual exercises, as I am about to do, might wring a bit more entertainment...

“It can't all just be Barbie and Oppenheimer,” chuckled director Yuval Adler of why it’s an ideal time for his comedy thriller, Sympathy for the Devil, to hit the screen. “If you like something punky. That's our film.”

Here’s to punky. And Nicolas Cage, for that matter. The actor brings a wicked kind of mania to Adler’s new film about an unhinged carjacker (Cage) and the man he puts through hell, David (Joel Kinnaman of The Killing and Suicide Squad). Cage plays a mysterious passenger who enters David’s car, holds him at gunpoint, and forces him to drive. The offbeat nighttime road trip in and around Las Vegas ultimately turns into a wild game of cat and mouse. Not everything is at it seems.

“It’s a fun ride,” said Adler of the film. “There's something existentialist about it, and something about identity and the past,...

No matter the role or movie, Nicolas Cage reliably makes fascinating choices that captivate and frequently entertain. So, it goes without saying that Cage playing an enigmatic gun-wielding madman sounds like the perfect foil for Joel Kinnaman’s straight-man in the cat-and-mouse road thriller Sympathy for the Devil. Despite Cage’s presence and the pulpy stylings, though, this chamber piece frequently threatens to fall asleep at the wheel.

Sympathy for the Devil introduces its protagonist, credited only as The Driver (Kinnaman), as a doting dad dropping his son off with his mother-in-law before heading to the hospital where his wife is in labor with their second child. The Driver pulls into the parking garage only for a strange man with bright red hair and a snazzy suit to calmly slide into his backseat and hold him at gunpoint. The Passenger ignores all please and instructs The Driver to head out toward an undisclosed location,...

Nicolas Cage as a manic, sarcastic, carjacking lunatic with control issues? Sign us up. In director Yuval Adler’s dark comedy thriller, Sympathy for the Devil, Nicolas Cage is totally unleashed. Fun to watch? Yes. Does it wear thin? Yes. Will you care? Ultimately, by the end, maybe not.

Cage doesn’t cover new creative ground here. He seems pumped up from the critical raves he received in 2022’s The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent yet undeterred by the Wtf-ness of it all that was Renfield. The Nic Cage we get in Sympathy for the Devil is a cross between those two “performances.” Regardless, the man drives this tale, which was penned by screenwriter Luke Paradise.

The plot finds Joel Kinnaman, playing against type as David, a by-the-book married man on his way to a Las Vegas hospital where his wife is in labor. That doesn’t go as planned.

D (Joel Kinnaman) is never late. For anything. He couldn’t let someone down even if he tried. So there’s no reason to worry when he learns his wife has gone into labor. At least nothing beyond the knowledge he’ll be as anxious about not being around to supervise things at work, since he’s soon becoming a dad again. All he must do is follow the checklist.

Grab the bag. Drop off their son at his mother-in-law’s house. Call into the office one last time to ensure everything is under control. And arrive at the hospital with time to spare. Maybe he’ll hit traffic. Maybe she’ll be induced due to the complications that led to them losing their first child. Maybe a strange man in red (Nicolas Cage) will jump into the backseat of his car the second he parks, gun drawn and demanding...

Directed by Yuval Adler from a screenplay by Luke Paradise, Sympathy for the Devil plays like a cut-rate Collateral, except with the unfortunate cabbie at the center of Michael Mann’s film swapped out with a hostage driver named David (Joel Kinnaman). As soon as David, an expectant father, pulls into the parking garage of the hospital where his wife is about to give birth, Nicolas Cage’s gangster character hops into the backseat and holds him at gunpoint, forcing him to drive away. From there, Sympathy for the Devil verges on plotlessness as it skates through such timeworn scenarios for the crime movie as being pulled over by a cop or stopping off at a diner, never managing an ounce of tension or mystery along the way.

Cage’s character, credited only as the Passenger, regales David with a litany of self-conscious musings that are all over movies of...

Sympathy for Devil, the upcoming thriller starring Nicolas Cage (Renfield, Pig) and Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad), has been acquired by Signature Entertainment for the U.K. and Ireland.

The film is produced by Marc Goldberg (The Estate), Allan Ungar (Bandit), Alex Lebovici (Bill and Ted Face the Music) and Stuart Manashil (Watcher) and was directed by Yuval Adler (The Operative) from a script written by Luke Paradise.

In Sympathy for the Devil, after being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.

The deal was negotiated between Signature Entertainment CEO Goldberg and Capstone Global CEO Christian Mercuri.

“We are thrilled to have Sympathy for the Devil on our slate,” said Signature sales director Claire Loewenthal. “A quality, commercial twisty thriller with a superb script and performances...

With a mysterious backstory linking a timid taxicab driver (played by Joel Kinnaman) and his psychotic, red-haired passenger (who is brought to life by none other than Nicolas Cage), the blurred neon lights as well as the sprawling desert of Las Vegas help to bring the madness to life in Sympathy for the Devil.

Directed by Yuval Adler and written by Luke Paradise, the upcoming film is super suspenseful and downright psychologically terrifying at times. Most interestingly, at least from a production standpoint, is that more than half of this film was shot inside a car that was on a LED volume sound stage.

Consisting of many monitor panels that form an entire wall’s length and height of fully customizable video content (which can manually be curved to and fro to fit any needs), cinematographer Steve Holleran had the chance to harness this state-of-the-art technology for this full-fledged theatrical film.

Since its inception in 1996, Quebec’s Fantasia International Film Festival has grown into the premiere festival for genre film. And the 2023 edition of the festival, set to kick off on July 20, now has a guest of honor that’s perfect for its niche. Deadline reports that Nicolas Cage will receive the Cheval Noir Career Achievement Award at Fantasia Fest later this month. The actor will also be at the fest for the world premiere of his latest film, “Sympathy For The Devil.”

Read More: ‘Sympathy For The Devil’ Trailer: Nicolas Cage Is Unhinged As A Psychopath Terrorizing A Man In His Car

Directed by Yuval Adler, “Sympathy For The Devil” sees a cat-and-mouse game unfurl between Joel Kinnaman‘s “The Driver” and Cage’s mysterious “The Passenger.” Luke Paradise pens the film’s script, where nothing is what it seems.

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Nicolas Cage will be the featured guest at Quebec’s Fantasia International Film Festival, where he will receive the festival’s Cheval Noir Career Achievement Award.

On the night, Cage will also present his latest pic, Sympathy for the Devil. Written by Luke Paradise, the pic follows “The Driver” (Joel Kinnaman), who finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse after being forced to drive a mysterious man, “The Passenger” (Cage). As their white-knuckle ride progresses, it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.

Deadline previously shared an exclusive first look at the pic here.

Announcing Cage’s honor, the festival said the actor was a “remarkable performer responsible for bringing life to some of the most fascinating people to grace the big screen in some of the most extraordinary films ever made.”

Cage’s career spans four decades and features projects of various scales and...

Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has acquired the North America, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand distribution rights to the psychological thriller Sympathy for the Devil, and will be giving the film a theatrical release on July 28th. With that date exactly one month away, a poster for Sympathy for the Devil has arrived online, and you can check it out at the bottom of this article.

Starring Nicolas Cage (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent) and Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad), Sympathy for the Devil was directed by Yuval Adler (The Operative) from a screenplay by Luke Paradise (Lost on a Mountain in Maine). The story follows “The Driver” (Kinnaman), who finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse after being forced to drive a mysterious man, “The Passenger” (Cage). As their white-knuckle ride progresses, it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.

Nicolas Cage stars alongside Joel Kinnaman in upcoming psychological thriller Sympathy for the Devil, and Rlje Films has released a brand new official poster this week.

The film comes to theaters and On Demand on July 28, 2023.

In director Yuval Adler’s (Bethlehem) thriller, “After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger (Nicolas Cage) at gunpoint, a man (Joel Kinnaman) finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.”

Luke Paradise (Lost on a Mountain in Maine) wrote the script.

“This is a tour de force featuring two incredible actors,” said producer Allan Ungar. “As an acclaimed filmmaker, Yuval has assembled the perfect cast and brought a unique and gritty vision to this film that will be sure to capture audiences.”

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2023 is Nicolas Cage’s year of horror movies, as he's already played Count Dracula in Renfield and will star in the upcoming Sympathy for the Devil. While Renfield delved into supernatural elements, Sympathy for the Devil focuses on psychological horror with Cage as an ominous carjacker who bears the actor's trademark over-the-top mannerisms. The movie is helmed by Israeli director Yuval Adler whose previous work includes the internationally co-produced thriller The Operative and the American thriller drama The Secrets We Keep. Newcomer Luke Paradise pens the screenplay for Sympathy for the Devil, which promises to be a roller coaster ride full of road movie genre tropes and bleak humor.

With the potential to offer one of Cage's wildest movie performances, Sympathy for the Devil’s major selling point is its leading star. But beyond the casting, the movie also offers an atmospheric, nerve-inducing journey with its premise of a carjacking...

Only In Theaters: July 28, 2023 Starring: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman Directed By: Yuval Adler Written By: Luke Paradise Synopsis: After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is at it seems. Run …

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Exclusive: Quebec’s Fantasia International Film Festival will open its 27th edition with the North American premiere of Pascal Plante’s latest pic Red Rooms (Les chambres rouges).

Plante will bring the pic to his native Quebec following a Competition bow at Karlovy Vary in June. The film, Plante’s third, follows the high-profile case of serial killer Ludovic Chevalier, which has just gone to trial, and Kelly-Anne is obsessed. When reality blurs with her morbid fantasies, she goes down a dark path to seek the final piece of the case’s puzzle.

The Nicolas Cage-starrer Sympathy for the Devil will have its international premiere at Fantasia. Written by Luke Paradise, the pic follows “The Driver” (Joel Kinnaman), who finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse after being forced to drive a mysterious man, “The Passenger” (Cage). As their white-knuckle ride progresses, it becomes clear that...

Rlje Films has released the official trailer for Sympathy for the Devil. Featuring Nicolas Cage in one of his craziest roles yet, the film features the Renfield star as raving maniac who forces a soon-to-be father at gunpoint to take him on a drive. It's clear that for as long as this forced ride goes on, things get worse and worse, and it doesn't appear that things are going to end very well. The film hits theaters and On Demand outlets on July 28, 2023, and you can check out the new trailer below.

In the film, Kinnaman plays David, a soon-to-be father on his way to the hospital with his wife in labor. Unfortunately, a mysterious man played by Cage forces his way in, and holding David at gunpoint, he orders him to start driving. Their trip includes a stop at a small-town diner where the mysterious individual, who seems like...

Nicolas Cage stars alongside Joel Kinnaman in upcoming psychological thriller Sympathy for the Devil, and Rlje Films has unleashed the wild official trailer today.

The film comes to theaters and On Demand on July 28, 2023.

Watch the official trailer for Sympathy for the Devil below, which looks to feature another wild Cage performance that this time will allow him to chew scenery as the Devil himself.

In director Yuval Adler’s (Bethlehem) thriller, “After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger (Nicolas Cage) at gunpoint, a man (Joel Kinnaman) finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.”

Luke Paradise (Lost on a Mountain in Maine) wrote the script.

“This is a tour de force featuring two incredible actors,” said producer Allan Ungar. “As an acclaimed filmmaker, Yuval has assembled the perfect cast and brought a unique and gritty...

Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has acquired the North America, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand distribution rights to the psychological thriller Sympathy for the Devil, and will be giving the film a theatrical release on July 28th. With that date less than two months away, a trailer for the film has arrived – and you can watch it in the embed above!

Starring Nicolas Cage (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent) and Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad), Sympathy for the Devil was directed by Yuval Adler (The Operative) from a screenplay by Luke Paradise (Lost on a Mountain in Maine). The story follows “The Driver” (Kinnaman), who finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse after being forced to drive a mysterious man, “The Passenger” (Cage). As their white-knuckle ride progresses, it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.

Here’s another synopsis:...

Rlje Films has acquired the North America, U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand rights to “Sympathy for the Devil,” an upcoming psychological thriller starring Nicolas Cage (“Mandy”) and Joel Kinnaman (“The Suicide Squad” film series).

An agreement was reached between Rlje Films chief acquisitions officer Mark Ward and Christian Mercuri’s Capstone Global, an international company in charge of the feature’s global sales.

“This is our eighth collaboration with Nicolas Cage, which includes ‘Mandy’ — a critically-acclaimed film that has a huge cult following,” Ward said. “Once again, he doesn’t disappoint. In this film, Cage and Joel Kinnaman bring to life a suspenseful tale on screen that will keep audiences guessing.”

“Sympathy for the Devil” features Kinnaman as a nameless driver who is forced to taxi a mysterious passenger (Cage) at gunpoint. Other actors confirmed to appear in the film are Kaiwi Lyman, Cameron Lee Price, Burns Burns,...

Last month, we heard that Capstone Global and Hammerstone Studios were about to present the psychological thriller Sympathy for the Devil to potential distributors – and now we have a very positive update to share about the distribution situation! Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has acquired the North America, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand rights to Sympathy for the Devil and announced that they’re planning to release the film on July 28th!

Starring Nicolas Cage (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent) and Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad), Sympathy for the Devil was directed by Yuval Adler (The Operative) from a screenplay by Luke Paradise (Lost on a Mountain in Maine). The story follows “The Driver” (Kinnaman), who finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse after being forced to drive a mysterious man, “The Passenger” (Cage). As their white-knuckle ride progresses, it becomes clear...

Audiences can soon experience another thrilling tale with Nicolas Cage as Sympathy for the Devil, an upcoming psychological thriller, has set an official release date this summer for July 28, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter. The announcement comes following the film's acquisition from Rlje Films, with Yuval Adler serving as the director and a script written by Luke Paradise.

Nicolas Cage is starring alongside Joel Kinnaman in a psychological thriller titled Sympathy for the Devil, and THR reports today that Rlje Films has picked up North American rights.

“Rlje has set a July 28, 2023 release date for the film,” THR reports today.

Yuval Adler (Bethlehem) directed Sympathy for the Devil.

The film follows “The Driver” (Kinnaman), who finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse after being forced to drive a mysterious man, “The Passenger” (Cage). As their white-knuckle ride progresses, it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.

Luke Paradise (Lost on a Mountain in Maine) wrote the script.

“This is a tour de force featuring two incredible actors,” said producer Allan Ungar. “As an acclaimed filmmaker, Yuval has assembled the perfect cast and brought a unique and gritty vision to this film that will be sure to capture audiences.”

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Capstone Global represents worldwide sales.

Rlje Films has acquired North America, UK & Ireland, and Australia & New Zealand rights from Capstone Global to the psychological thriller Sympathy For The Devil starring Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman.

Yuval Adler directed the film about a man thrown into a game of cat-and-mouse after he forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint.

Cage served as producer along with Alex Lebovici, Allan Ungar, and Stuart Manashil. Executive producers are Luke Paradise, Capstone Global head Christian Mercuri, David Haring, Marc Goldberg, David Sullivan, Tim Moore, Jason Soto, Courtney Chenn, and Waylen Lin.

Paradise made his...

Rlje Films has acquired the Nicolas Cage-starring psychological thriller “Sympathy for the Devil” from worldwide sales agent Capstone Global.

The AMC Networks subsidiary will distribute the film in North America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, with a release date set for July 28, 2023.

Co-starring Joel Kinnaman, “Sympathy for the Devil” tells the story of a man (Kinnaman) who is forced at gunpoint to drive a strange passenger (Cage) in a game of cat and mouse where everything is not as it seems.

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“This is our eighth collaboration with Nicolas Cage,...

Rlje Films has snapped up rights to the psychological thriller Sympathy for the Devil, starring Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage (Mandy) and Joel Kinnaman (Suicide Squad films), for North America, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Bringing the film to the AMC Networks business unit was Christian Mercuri’s Capstone Global, which is handling global sales. It’s set for release on July 28.

The film written by Luke Paradise and directed by Yuval Adler (The Operative) watches as a man is forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, finding himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is at it seems.

Cage was joined in producing the pic by Alex Lebovici (Barbarian), Allan Ungar (Bandit) and Stuart Manashil (Pieces of a Woman). Exec producers included Paradise, Mercuri (Out of the Furnace), David Haring (The Old Way), Marc Goldberg (Final Score...

Rlje Films, a unit of AMC Networks, has picked up the North American rights to Sympathy for the Devil, a psychological thriller staring Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman.

Also included in the deal were rights to U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. The deal marks the eighth time the company is releasing a Cage movie.

Rjle has set a July 28, 2023, release date for the film, which is directed by Yuval Adler (Bethlehem, The Operative).

According to the announcement, the story is set in motion after a man is forced at gunpoint to drive a mysterious passenger. He finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse in which it becomes clear that not everything is at it seems. Luke Paradise wrote the script.

“This is our eighth collaboration with Nicolas Cage, which includes Mandy, a critically acclaimed film that has a huge cult following,” said Rlje Film chief acquisitions officer Mark Ward.

Nicolas Cage laughs maniacally in the first look at his new movie, Sympathy For The Devil. The Oscar-winning star has seen somewhat of a career resurgence thanks to his highly-praised performance in Pig, which he followed up by playing a fictionalized version of himself in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Cage now has a handful of promising projects lined up – such as Renfield, Dream Scenario, and Sympathy For The Devil.

Now, the first look at Cage and Kinnaman's Sympathy For The Devil has been revealed by Deadline.

The first Sympathy For The Devil image shows Cage's character laughing maniacally opposite Joel Kinnaman, whose character is handcuffed to the table and perplexed by his cackling. Check out the first-look image above.

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Everything We Know About Sympathy For The Devil

Despite borrowing its title, the upcoming psychological thriller bears no relation to The Rolling Stones' ubiquitous 1968 song.

Capstone Global and Hammerstone Studios will be presenting the psychological thriller Sympathy for the Devil to potential buyers at the European Film Market later this month, and in anticipation of that presentation they have unveiled the first image from the film! This image shows the characters played by stars Nicolas Cage (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent) and Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad), and you can check it out at the bottom of this article. (With thanks to Deadline.)

Directed by Yuval Adler (The Operative) from a screenplay by Luke Paradise (Lost on a Mountain in Maine), Sympathy for the Devil follows “The Driver” (Kinnaman), who finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse after being forced to drive a mysterious man, “The Passenger” (Cage). As their white-knuckle ride progresses, it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.

That sounds very interesting to me.

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Nicolas Cage is back this year in another genre project you may want to keep on your radar, starring alongside Joel Kinnaman in a psychological thriller titled Sympathy for the Devil.

Yuval Adler (Bethlehem) directed the film, and Deadline has shared a first-look image (above) from the film courtesy of Capstone Global and Hammerstone Studios.

Capstone Studios is handling world sales on Sympathy for the Devil.

The film follows “The Driver” (Kinnaman), who finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse after being forced to drive a mysterious man, “The Passenger” (Cage). As their white-knuckle ride progresses, it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.

Luke Paradise (Lost on a Mountain in Maine) wrote the script.

“This is a tour de force featuring two incredible actors,” said producer Allan Ungar. “As an acclaimed filmmaker, Yuval has assembled the perfect cast and brought a unique and gritty...

Exclusive: Ahead of EFM, Capstone Global and Hammerstone Studios have shared a first-look image of Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman in Sympathy for the Devil, the upcoming psychological thriller from Yuval Adler (The Secrets We Keep).

Written by Luke Paradise (the upcoming Lost on a Mountain in Maine), the pic follows “The Driver” (Kinnaman), who finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse after being forced to drive a mysterious man, “The Passenger” (Cage). As their white-knuckle ride progresses, it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.

Christian Mercuri’s Capstone Studios is handling world sales on the pic and has reteamed with Alex Lebovici’s Hammerstone Studios to produce alongside Cage’s Saturn Films. Capstone and Hammerstone previously collaborated on Boy Kills World, an action-thriller starring Bill Skarsgård, currently in post-production.

“Fans can expect an adrenaline rush watching these two powerhouse talents go toe-to-toe,” said producer Allan Ungar.

Academy Award-winner Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman are set to team up in "Sympathy for the Devil," a new film from director Yuval Adler. The project is currently filming on location in Las Vegas. 

Nicolas Cage is just coming off of his critically acclaimed performance as a fictional version of himself in the Tom Gormican film "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent." Joel Kinnaman is currently starring in the Apple TV+ space exploration series "For All Mankind." He'll be seen next in the John Woo action-thriller "Silent Night." 

"Sympathy for the Devil" will be set up by Capstone Global for worldwide sales, with a title introduction at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival. The event runs from September 8 through September 16, 2022.

What We Think Sympathy For The Devil Will Be About

"Sympathy for the Devil" is described as a psychological thriller. Here is the synopsis for the film:

Written by Luke Paradise...

Offering rides to strangers can often lead to trouble, and in Sympathy for the Devil, one driver is about to discover that not every passenger is worth picking up. Production is underway in Las Vegas on Sympathy for the Devil, starring Academy Award-winner Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman.

Yuval Adler directs from a script written by Luke Paradise (Lost on a Mountain in Maine). Sympathy for the Devil follows “The Driver” (Kinnaman), who finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse after being forced to drive a mysterious man, “The Passenger” (Cage). As their white-knuckle ride progresses, it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.

“This is a tour de force featuring two incredible actors,” said producer Allan Ungar. “As an acclaimed filmmaker, Yuval has assembled the perfect cast and brought a unique and gritty vision to this film that will be sure to capture audiences.

We’re always excited to hear about new Nicolas Cage genre projects, and Variety reports today that Cage will star alongside Joel Kinnaman in a thriller titled Sympathy for the Devil.

Yuval Adler (Bethlehem) is directing the psychological thriller, with filming underway.

The film “follows The Driver (Kinnaman) as he finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse after being forced to drive a mysterious man known as The Passenger (Cage).”

“That sets things up for a white-knuckle ride,” Variety adds.

Luke Paradise (Lost on a Mountain in Maine) wrote the script.

“This is a tour de force featuring two incredible actors,” said producer Allan Ungar. “As an acclaimed filmmaker, Yuval has assembled the perfect cast and brought a unique and gritty vision to this film that will be sure to capture audiences.”

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Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman will star in “Sympathy for the Devil,” a new psychological thriller from director Yuval Adler.

Production on the film is underway in Las Vegas. Capstone Global is handling worldwide sales on the film, and will introduce it to buyers during the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.

Written by Luke Paradise (“Lost on a Mountain in Maine”), “Sympathy for the Devil” follows “The Driver” (Kinnaman) as he finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse after being forced to drive a mysterious man known as “The Passenger” (Cage). That sets things up for a white-knuckle ride.

“This is a tour de force featuring two incredible actors,” said producer Allan Ungar. “As an acclaimed filmmaker, Yuval has assembled the perfect cast and brought a unique and gritty vision to this film that will be sure to capture audiences.”

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