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Richard Stanley returns with Lovecraft adaptation starring Nicolas Cage

other · 2026-05-04

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

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