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Nicolas Cage Explains Bee Swarm on The Carpenter’s Son Set Ahead of Nov. 14 Release

The Magnolia Pictures film reimagines Jesus’ youth as a dark supernatural tale from writer-director Lotfy Nathan.

Overview

  • Cage told Entertainment Weekly the on-set swarm was not divine retribution, blaming poor location choices and protected insects at a mountaintop set.
  • Nathan said production halted for a day after a finishing chemical attracted wasps to a newly built location, calling rumors of mysticism unfounded.
  • Magnolia’s final trailer is out, tickets are on sale, and the film opens in U.S. theaters on November 14.
  • Nicolas Cage stars as Joseph with Noah Jupe as Jesus and FKA twigs as Mary, with Isla Johnston featured, in a story set in Roman-era Egypt.
  • The movie draws on the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas and has been reported by at least one outlet as rated R for strong, bloody violence and brief nudity.