Perhaps to celebrate his nutty performance in BAD LIEUTENANT – which opens today – a new trailer has been released for Nicolas Cage’s period piece SEASON OF THE WITCH. It actually doesn’t look all that bad, and even cage doesn’t seem to be going f*cking bonkers, which is a shock. Of course, his hair is still pretty silly, but that is a must for any good Cage role.
It also doesn’t hurt that Ron Perlman gets second billing, and Christopher Lee takes on a supporting role. The film opens in March 2010.
In the supernatural thriller SEASON OF THE WITCH, Nicolas Cage stars as a 14th Century Crusader who returns with his comrade (Ron Perlman) to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. A beleaguered church, deeming sorcery the culprit of the plague, commands the two knights to transport an accused witch (Claire Foy) to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.
A priest (Stephen Campbell Moore), a grieving knight (Ulrich Thomsen), an itinerant swindler (Stephen Graham), and a headstrong youth who can only dream of becoming a knight (Robert Sheehan) join a mission troubled by mythically hostile wilderness and fierce contention over the fate of the girl.
When the embattled party arrives at the abbey, a horrific discovery jeopardizes the knight’s pledge to ensure the girl fair treatment and pits them against an inexplicably powerful and destructive force.
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