Nicolas Cage To Play Nuclear Apocalypse Survivor Battling Vicious Cannibals In Action-Thriller ‘Parish’ — TIFF Market
Nicolas Cage has been cast as the lead in "Parish," a post-apocalyptic action-thriller in which he plays one of the last known survivors of a nuclear catastrophe forced to fight off cannibals threatening his fortified refuge. Concourse Media is launching world pre-sales on the project ahead of the Toronto International Film Festival market, positioning it as a high-pedigree survival thriller aimed at a global theatrical audience.
Set 30 years after a nuclear apocalypse, the film follows Cage's character, who has survived by enforcing a strict "never let anyone through the gate" rule, until a woman with an infant arrives seeking shelter and exposes his compound to a marauding band of cannibals. Written and directed by Adam Sigal, the project is produced by Joel Shapiro and Steven Tyler Sahlein, with Matthew Shreder's Concourse Media financing and executive-producing alongside Archetype Media Finance. Veteran cinematographer David Tattersall, known for Star Wars and previous Cage films Con Air and Next, will shoot the picture, with filming planned for October in Minnesota.
- Nicolas Cage cast in post-apocalyptic thriller "Parish" as a hardened survivor.
- Concourse Media launches pre-sales ahead of the TIFF market.
- Filming set for October 2026 in Minnesota, directed by Adam Sigal.
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Parish is a planned action-thriller set 30 years after a nuclear catastrophe, when few people are believed to remain alive. Nicolas Cage plays a survivor who has protected his refuge by keeping everyone outside; the arrival of a woman and infant puts that rule under pressure.
The story’s danger comes from a group of cannibals threatening the refuge. Adam Sigal is writing and directing the film, with Joel Shapiro and Steven Tyler Sahlein among its producers, and Concourse Media and Archetype Media Finance involved in financing.
The project is being prepared for a global theatrical audience, with Concourse Media handling advance sales to distributors. David Tattersall, whose cinematography credits include Star Wars and earlier Cage films, is attached to shoot it.