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Nicolas Cage has paid off all his debts
- Thread starter Wrexis
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Thing I just learned: Raising Arizona has an alternate English title.
He says in the article that he's going to be more picky now.
Vampire's Kiss is the greatest cinematic achievement in the history of the medium and I challenge anyone to try and prove me wrong.
I didn't realize Drive Angry didn't work. I love that movie. I always wanted a sequel with Cage and Fichtner more doing a buddy cop type thing.
Hah, that's probably just the german title, lol, I watched it in german back in the day.
Good on him!
Speaking from experience, being debt free is fucking magical, especially knowing I worked my ass off to do it.
Speaking from experience, being debt free is fucking magical, especially knowing I worked my ass off to do it.
As someone who's struggled with debt for years and finally about to get out of it while taking care of my elderly mother, I can relate so hard. I'm so happy for him. Reading this has genuinely made my day better.
Yeah, it's like the exact opposite of what he does. He'd do all sorts of projects but he never phoned it in. He seemed to care the most if anything.
As the OG Ghost Rider vet helping the newcomer. ie Sam Elliott's role in Cage's Rider movie
My wife and I were riding in a gondola with Nic and his family at a film festival back in 2006. It was the year Paranormal Activity came out and he was saying how he needed to make a movie that grosses like that. At the time, I don't think it was public info about this finances yet.
Glad he finally dug himself out of that. His wife and kids were cool. I spent some of the time talking to his son about Ben-10 and Megatron. 😄
Glad he finally dug himself out of that. His wife and kids were cool. I spent some of the time talking to his son about Ben-10 and Megatron. 😄
Same. He's chewing the scenery on small projects as much as big ones. Never seen him do it half heartedly.
Love Nic Cage, can't remember if it was here or the old place but in a Cage related thread someone posted a video of an interview he did where he discussed his favourite characters he played and from what I got from the interview he treats every roll exactly the same regardless of how big the movie was and how much he was paid. Can't remember which was his favourite bust Caster Troy was in the top 3 I think and was the only one he would want to do some kind of prequel/sequel for because he had so much fun experimenting with the character.
The thing I got most out of that interview was the feeling that he genuinely loves acting and he is a proper movie nerd as well which isn't at all surprising considering the family he comes from. So the idea of him not giving his best and not phoning it in is not surprising. So the idea of him not giving his would probably offend his belief of what being an actor is.
Kind of made me realise why Con Air (not his best I know but it's the one I enjoy watching the most and have watched the most times) is my favourite Cage movie. The cast for that film was insane and you would think that any other options for the lead roll in that decade could probably have pulled it off but I really don't think so. Con Air is just ridiculous and I think it needed someone like Nic Cage fully commiting as an actor as the center hub of a completely insane movie that should never have been as fun as it was.
Aaaaanyway getting back to the no debt thing 🤣 really am glad, looking forward to seeing him in films where he can actually pick and choose the characters he wants to play.
The thing I got most out of that interview was the feeling that he genuinely loves acting and he is a proper movie nerd as well which isn't at all surprising considering the family he comes from. So the idea of him not giving his best and not phoning it in is not surprising. So the idea of him not giving his would probably offend his belief of what being an actor is.
Kind of made me realise why Con Air (not his best I know but it's the one I enjoy watching the most and have watched the most times) is my favourite Cage movie. The cast for that film was insane and you would think that any other options for the lead roll in that decade could probably have pulled it off but I really don't think so. Con Air is just ridiculous and I think it needed someone like Nic Cage fully commiting as an actor as the center hub of a completely insane movie that should never have been as fun as it was.
Aaaaanyway getting back to the no debt thing 🤣 really am glad, looking forward to seeing him in films where he can actually pick and choose the characters he wants to play.
Well it was more his trend of going all in on shit roles. You guys should look up some of his stuff the last 20 years it feels like. Only recently has he been in movies that people liked. For the most part maybe outside of a movie like Kickass during that time period, he was on the cover of those really bad looking VOD crap.
Bruce Willis is doing that right now, except he really is phoning it in with completely bored performances etc.
Man is no Bruce Willis, that's for sure. Nicolas always seems locked into the role.
Ya love to see it!
This story is ridiculous, but I was on a streetcar in New Orleans basically ten years ago with some movie biz folk who were shamelessly laughing about how he was so in debt he'd have to say yes to whatever role was offered him. Just casually joking about him being a shoe in for whatever they needed him for lol.
His roles as of late have been really terrific, Mandy and Pig immediately come to mind.
This story is ridiculous, but I was on a streetcar in New Orleans basically ten years ago with some movie biz folk who were shamelessly laughing about how he was so in debt he'd have to say yes to whatever role was offered him. Just casually joking about him being a shoe in for whatever they needed him for lol.
His roles as of late have been really terrific, Mandy and Pig immediately come to mind.
Shit, I'd watch that.
Make it Johnny Blaze passing the torch to Robbie Reyes
Yeah isn't that potentially a legal thing of not being able to 'turn down work' while indebted to the US government?
Going to make a slight edit on this one: Cosmic Ghost Rider. Imagine the insanity of doing that one
Happy for Cage, I've always found him interesting even in a long period of hating anything with him in it. Over the years he's moved from like a childhood staple actor of someone synonymous with movies, to being synonymous with just terrible roles, and someone I memed on with my brother, to us both gradually coming back into the light and learning to legitimately love the dude now.
He's had a career resurgence. Although he still makes random movies. So do a lot of other actors to get that paycheck but you never hear about those like you do his.
I want this guy to now get a huge payday that's all his. Cast him in the MCU!!!!
I don't know who as though. Ghost Rider is too small. I want him to be like the next mega villain or leader. Dude has earned it.
I don't know who as though. Ghost Rider is too small. I want him to be like the next mega villain or leader. Dude has earned it.
There was a weird stretch in his later career where he did kinda phone it in, but we know it was for paychecks so it's OK.
