Prisoners of the Ghostland - HD Official trailer

Prisoners of the Ghostland is an upcoming American crime thriller film directed by Sion Sono, from a script by Aaron Hendry and Reza Sixo Safai. The film will star Nicolas Cage, Imogen Poots, Sofia Boutella, Ed Skrein, Bill Moseley, Young Dais, and Tak Sakaguchi.The film will have its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 31, 2021.In December 2018, it was announced that Sion Sono was working on his first overseas production and English-language debut, Prisoners of the Ghostland, starring Nicolas Cage, which was described by Cage as "the wildest movie I've ever made."In February 2019, shortly after Imogen Poots was cast in a starring role, Sono underwent emergency surgery following a heart attack, halting pre-production on the film. In November 2019, Sofia Boutella, Ed Skrein, Bill Moseley, Young Dais, and Tak Sakaguchi joined the cast, in undisclosed roles, from a script by Aaron Hendry and Reza Sixo Safai.Safai, Laura Rister, Michael Mendelsohn, Ko Mori, and Nate Bolotin signed on as producers.

Filming

Principal photography began on November 6, 2019, in Japan.Filming also took place on March 31, 2020, in Los Angeles, California.

Release

The film will have its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 31, 2021.