Richard Stanley returns with Lovecraft adaptation starring Nicolas Cage
After a 20-year hiatus, cult South African director Richard Stanley returns to filmmaking with an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's 1927 story "The Color out of Space." The $6 million production stars Nicolas Cage and Joely Richardson. The plot follows the Gardner family, who move to a New England farm only to have a meteorite crash in their yard, infecting the land, water, animals, and humans with a mysterious, never-before-seen color from an alien entity.
Key facts
- Richard Stanley directs his first film in 20 years
- Film adapts H.P. Lovecraft's 'The Color out of Space' (1927)
- Budget is $6 million
- Stars Nicolas Cage and Joely Richardson
- Plot involves a meteorite infecting a New England farm
- The alien entity is characterized by a mysterious color
Entities
Artists
- Richard Stanley
- Nicolas Cage
- Joely Richardson
- H. P. Lovecraft
Locations
- New England