Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman premiere ‘Season of the Witch’ in New York

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It was the witching hour in New York as Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman and Claire Foy braved the winter weather Tuesday night for the red-carpet premiere of their spooky new film, ‘Season of the Witch.’

‘Season of the Witch’ was directed by Dominic Sena -- who also worked with Cage in the car-heist remake ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’ -- and has Cage and Perlman playing 14th century knights who return from the Crusades to find their town in ruin with all fingers pointing to a young girl (Foy) suspected of being a witch.

Both Cage and Perlman are known more for motorcycles as of late, with Cage in the ‘Ghost Rider’ movies and Perlman in the F/X biker drama ‘Sons of Anarchy.’ And though motorcycles weren’t exactly en vogue in the Middle Ages, the two had the four-legged equestrian equivalent.

So what was it like to trade a Harley (or their manufacturer of choice) for a horse?

‘This was my first time on a horse,’ Cage told New York magazine, ‘and at first I was nervous about it. But then as I started to do it more and more I began to comfort myself with the knowledge that this is one of the oldest relationships in the history of mankind, the relationship between man and horse. And it’s natural, it’s a fit, and now I really love it.’

‘Season of the Witch’ hits theaters Friday. Click the picture of Foy, above, for more photos from the red carpet.

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-- Whitney Friedlander