But 58-year-old Nicolas Cage admitted he was “terrified” to play himself in the upcoming action comedy, The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent. Famous for his eccentric behavior, including taking magic mushrooms with his cat and channeling his $ 150 million fortune into “haunted houses”, a dinosaur skull and an octopus that “helped his acting”, the actor chose to restores his “old self”. for the role.
Bizarre! Mocking Terry Wogan, he takes drugs with his cat and blows out $ 150 million: Nicolas Cage, 58, admits he was “terrified” to play himself in the upcoming film Speaking as the film’s director, Nicholas commented: “I watched an old interview I did at the Wogan show where I was in front. “I promoted Wild At Heart, kicked karate, threw money at the audience and thought, ‘This guy is a really nasty, arrogant, irreverent, crazy guy – and I think he should be in this movie.’ ‘ Going out to reunite with Terry on the couch in 1990, the actor was thrown into the room as he tumbled, kicked and threw money at the audience. Wild: Speaking head of film releases, Nicholas commented: “I looked at an old interview I did at the Wogan show, where I was in front with my hand.” Introduction: Famous for his eccentric behavior, including taking drugs with his cat and his $ 150 million fortune, the actor chose to bring back his “old self” for the role (With Terry in 1990) He then proceeded to strip this chest of Terry, in an entrance to a chat show that no one would hastily forget.
Nicholas commented: “This was Nic in 1990 and I’m so happy I’m no longer like this person. “But I was happy to bring him back.” Speaking to writer and director Tom Gormican, he continued: “Actually, I have really quiet moments at home reading with my cat. “Do not you want to put something like that?”
Throwback: He added: “I thought, ‘This guy is a really nasty, arrogant, disrespectful, crazy guy – and I think he should be in this movie.’ Crazy: Going out on the couch with Terry in 1990, the actor was thrown into the room as he rummaged, kicked and threw money at the audience Eccentric: Nicholas commented: “This was Nic in 1990 and I’m so happy I’m no longer like this person. But I was happy to bring him back. “ The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is set to premiere in theaters on April 22, focusing on Nicholas Cage playing a version of himself who is in financial trouble.
He agrees to show up at a billionaire superstar’s birthday party for $ 1 million, but he’s really there as a CIA informant, since the superstar (Pedro Pascal) is the king of drugs. However, when approached for the action comedy, a frightened Nicholas feared that he would “make fun of himself” because of the Internet’s perception of “crazy”. Nic as Nic: The film is set to premiere in theaters on April 22, focusing on Cage playing a version of himself who is in financial trouble. Variety Owen Gleiberman calls Cage’s idea of ​​playing Cage “an arrogance we become accustomed to in seconds” and calls it “a gift he keeps giving”. He adds that the film is a “commercial comedy that has a lot of fun entertaining Nicolas Cage, celebrating everything that makes him Nicolas Cage”. Nicholas actually had financial problems that led him to take on almost every role he could, with Gleiberman calling him “the slumming superhero.” Funny: Variety Owen Gleiberman calls Cage’s idea of ​​playing Cage “an arrogance we get used to in seconds” and calls it “a gift he keeps giving”. The Hollywood Reporter ‘s John DeFore calls the film “a prelude to artists who have sought out Crazy Cage performances and have forgiven failures in the meantime.” Following screening in the first wave of reviews, the film has earned a rare 100 percent fresh rating through its first wave of reviews at Rotten Tomatoes. The film also stars Tiffany Haddish, Ike Barinholtz, Sharon Horgan, Neil Patrick Harris and Lily Mo Sheen, daughter of Kate Beckinsale and Michael Sheen. Rumble reviews: Last month, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent at SXSW in Austin, Texas, garnered rave reviews.