Cage plays the father of two sons who face unseen creatures that only come out at night.
Director Benjamin Brewer expressed gratitude for the Irish crew.
Filming took place around Ashford and Kilpedder areas of Co Wicklow, Ireland.
Mixed reviews have been received, with Variety calling it 'clumsy' and IGN praising it as 'surprisingly well within its genre trappings'.
Nicolas Cage stars in 'Arcadian', a thriller set for release this month.
Upcoming Nicolas Cage thriller was filmed in Ireland and is due for release this month. Arcadian sees the Hollywood actor in intense and action-packed scenes set against some scenic Irish backdrops.
The post-apocalyptic flick follows Cage playing the father of two boys. The trailer shows the three men fighting against unseen creatures in terrifying face-offs. The snippets shared from the film suggest that these creatures only come out at night, adding a petrifying layer to the film's story.
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In addition to Cage as Paul, Arcadian stars Jaeden Martell and Maxwell Jenkins as his sons. The thriller was mostly filmed around the Ashford and Kilpedder areas of Co Wicklow.
Parts of the movie were also filmed in Ardmore Studios, also located in Co Wicklow. "In a near future, normal life on Earth has been decimated. Paul (Nicolas Cage) and his two sons, Thomas and Joseph, have been living a half-life - tranquility by day and torment by night," the synopsis for the film reads.
"Every night, after the sun sets, they face the unrelenting attacks of a mysterious and violent evil. One day, when Thomas doesn't return home before sundown, Paul must leave the safety of their fortified farm to find him. A nightmarish battle ensues that forces the family to execute a desperate plan to survive."
"This film was tough to pull off, no question about that," said director Benjamin Brewer. "But as much as I felt like I didn't deserve the unbelievably talented Irish crew who created the movie with me, everyone seemed both happy to be there and proud of what they were pulling off - myself included."
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The film has already received some reviews, many of which are mixed. Variety called the movie "clumsy".
However, IGN said the movie works "surprisingly well within its genre trappings."
Meanwhile, Collider's review said: "Arcadian is a great Nicolas Cage movie with a solid horror story that takes itself seriously."
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Nicolas Cage appears in the film for only 30 minutes.
The main characters, Joseph and Thomas, are twins and sons of Nicolas Cage’s character.
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The author makes an appeal to the reader's emotions by describing the monsters as 'slimy post-apocalyptic monsters' and 'hideous things resembling mutant dinosaurs', but then states that there is no explanation for what they are or where they came from, making it difficult for the audience to invest in the stakes of the film. The author also criticizes the film for having a lack of tension during daylight scenes and an overabundance of it during nighttime scenes, which can be seen as a form of inconsistency. Additionally, there are instances of inflammatory rhetoric such as 'devoid of tension' and 'generic goo-goo eyes stuff'.
]The problem is what we have to dawdle through instead. We wait 20 minutes at a stretch for any burst of scary activity,[
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The author expresses a negative opinion towards the film's pacing and lack of explanation for the monsters, implying that these aspects detract from the overall experience. He also mentions that there is a lack of tension during daylight scenes and criticizes the teen romance as generic.
Brewer also neglects the mightiest special effects at his disposal, which are Cage’s face, voice and hands. Banner moments for the star’s highlight reel are in short supply: a few stray gestures of impatience, at most.
The daylight scenes are devoid of tension, unless you count the brothers squabbling.
The problem is what we have to dawdle through instead. We wait 20 minutes at a stretch for any burst of scary activity, which is only unleashed after dark:
