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Brenda Blethyn lands role in Nicolas Cage movie
12/20/01Brenda Blethyn and Mena Suvari will star in Nicolas Cage's first film as a director. They will play opposite James Franco, who stars as Sonny in Pony Ride. It is about a male hustler who joins the army to try to get out of his family's gigolo lifestyle and get a real job. When he's discharged, Sonny visits his family in New Orleans to look for work Blethyn plays his mother, who is determined to bring him back to the family business. Suvari plays a prostitute working for Sonny's mother who is sympathetic to his plight.
Nicolas Cage to direct film about male gigolo
12/10/01Nicolas Cage is to make his directorial debut with a film about a male gigolo who joins the army. Cage is to produce and direct Sonny which will star up-and-coming actor James Franco. The film is about a man who joins the army to try to get out of his gigolo lifestyle and get a real job. When he's discharged, Sonny visits his family in New Orleans. He then discovers his mother is determined to bring him back to the family business.
Nicolas Cage to star in new sci-fi thriller
11/05/01Nicolas Cage is to become a pawn between two alien races in a new sci-fi thriller. Cage will star in and produce The Volunteer. The film is about an Iowa state trooper aiming for retribution over his daughter's death. "In the midst of all the current chaos we are experiencing in our country, the story of The Volunteer will emerge in a very timely and provocative way," said Cage.
Nicolas Cage takes title role in supernatural thriller
10/25/01Nicolas Cage will play the title role in the movie Constantine. The supernatural thriller is based on the US comic book Hellblazer. Constantine will be directed by Tarsem Singh, who also directed The Cell. It will be the second time Cage has attempted to play a comic book hero. He was set to play Superman four years ago, but the project was scrapped. Constantine will go into production in March next year.
Windtalkers removed from London Film Festival line-up
10/06/01Nicolas Cage's new film has been removed from the schedule of this year's London Film Festival. Director John Woo and several of the cast were expected to attend the gala screening of Windtalkers on November 15. The decision was taken after the film's American release was put back until next year. According to www.hollywoodreporter.com Windtalkers will be replaced in the Festival's line-up by Bandits which was already due to be screened. The film's director Barry Levinson and Bruce Willis are expected to travel to London for the screening.
Nicolas Cage and Lisa Marie Presley to marry 'right away'
10/05/01Nicolas Cage and Lisa Marie Presley are reportedly planning to get married as soon as possible. The couple have only been dating for five months. They say the September 11 terrorist attacks have made them realise they want to be together. "Lisa told me 'Nic and I don't want to wait another minute. We're going to get married right away.'" Cage was previously married to Patricia Arquette while Presley was married to Michael Jackson.
Dinner to honour Nicolas Cage postponed
09/14/01A Hollywood dinner in honour of Nicolas Cage has been postponed due to the US terrorist attacks. The American Cinematheque event was due to take place at the Beverly Hilton on September 22. Cage was due to be presented with the 16th Annual Cinematheque Award at the event, to mark his film career. American Cinematheque is a non-profit public cinema in Hollywood that exhibits film and video from around the world. After the postponement of the dinner, director Barbara Smith told www.hollywoodreporter: "I think we all felt the same way. It was not a moment to gather because nobody feels like celebrating." The event will be rescheduled.
Warner negotiates rights to film sci-fi comic
08/24/01Warner Brothers is negotiating the rights to adapt a sci-fi comic for the cinema. Nicolas Cage is being lined up to star in Hard Boiled. It was published by Dark Horse Comics in 1992. The story concerns a killer robot that thinks it is a tax collector. Warner has spent the summer working out a deal to secure the rights for Hard Boiled, reports Variety.
Nicolas Cage doubtful for Ghost Rider movie08/22/01Nicolas Cage now seems unlikely to star in the movie Ghost Rider. The star was in talks to appear in the film about a motorcycle stunt rider who sells his soul to the Devil to save his girlfriend's life. But he has reportedly pulled out of the project. Speaking to the Cinescape website, Cage said the project is up in the air after the proposed director, Stephen Norrington, committed himself to shooting Jennifer Lopez's next film, Tick Tock. Cage said: "I don't know what's going to happen with Ghost Rider right now, we were going to go, and I don't know what happened. So now I'm not doing it."
Cage cements his place in Hollywood history08/15/01Nicolas Cage has left his mark in Hollywood. He plunged his hands and feet into wet cement outside the historic Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The star of Captain Corelli's Mandolin said he was honoured to be immortalised. "I used to come here when I was a kid," Cage told the crowd at the ceremony. "I'd look at all my heroes, like Humphrey Bogart, and their hands and feet and thought about, 'Well, God, wouldn't that be great if one day that could happen?' And you've all made it happen." Cage was joined by girlfriend Lisa Marie Presley, actor Jim Carrey and Tonight Show host Jay Leno.
Apocalypse Now director reveals actor wish list for next film07/18/01Francis Ford Coppola says he is thinking of working with Russell Crowe, Robert De Niro, Nicolas Cage and Paul Newman for his next film. Coppola says he hopes to begin filming Megalopolis in New York early next year. Coppola says he is currently working on the final script during read-throughs with friends. He tells variety.com the film is, "A Roman epic", on a Cecil B DeMille scale.
Nicolas Cage in talks to play motorbike stuntman06/21/01Nicolas Cage is in talks to star in a new film about a motorcycle stunt rider. Cage may take the lead role in Ghost Rider. It is being directed by Steve Norrington, whose previous films include Blade. According to Variety, the film is about a motorcycle stuntman named Johnny Blaze, who sells his soul to a dark force to save the life of his girlfriend. When the pact goes awry, Blaze becomes a fiery demonlike entity who takes out his wrath on bad guys.
Nicolas Cage to receive American Cinematheque award06/20/01Nicolas Cage will be honoured with the American Cinematheque Award at the organisation's 16th annual gala fund-raiser on September 22. The event will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The award will be presented by previous award-winner Samuel L Jackson. Chairmen for the event include producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Dolgen, and Gerry Harrington. Previous award recipients include Eddie Murphy and Bruce Willis.
Cage's production company works on script by ex-con05/14/01Nicolas Cage's production company is working on a new film written by a former member of the FBI's Most Wanted list. Cage's production company, Saturn, has bought the rights to Dog Eat Dog. Saturn scored a worldwide hit last year with Shadow of the Vampire, reports Variety. Dog Eat Dog is a dark story of three committed criminals who decide to target the group least likely to call the police - other crooks. It has been written by ex-convict Edward Bunker who spent 17 years behind bars for bank robbery and is a former member of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List.
Nicolas Cage looked forward to starring in a romantic film05/08/01Nicolas Cage says he looked forward to making a romantic film after playing the tough guy in so many movies. The actor plays the lead in the film of the best-selling novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin. In the past he has played psychopaths, policemen, hustlers and angels. In Captain Corelli's Mandolin Cage plays an officer posted to the Greek island of Cephallonia amid the Italian occupation of Greece during World War II, who falls in love with a local woman. "I'd been looking to make a kind of romantic film," he says. "The music, the love story and this incredible time period, it all worked. I just hope that in the end, people like what I did with it."
Nic Cage to star in futuristic thriller04/24/01Nicolas Cage looks set to star in a new film from the director of Elizabeth. Shekhar Kapur is to direct Gemini Man, which is described as a sci-fi thriller. The film is set in the near future and is about a genetics company's hitman who becomes obsolete and is hunted down by a 20-year-old clone. According to the 4filmmakers website, the film is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer whose previous credits include Bad Boys, Pearl Harbor and The Rock
Stars to attend premiere of Captain Corelli's Mandolin04/19/01Nicolas Cage and Penelope Cruz will be at the premiere of their new film Captain Corelli's Mandolin in London tonight. The film also stars British actor John Hurt and Christian Bale. It is based on the best-selling novel by Louis De Berniere, set amid the Italian occupation of Greece during the Second World War. Other stars expected at the premiere in Leicester Square include Toni Collette, Richard E Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas. Captain Corelli's Mandolin will be released in the UK on May 4.
Nicolas Cage to get honorary doctorate from university04/18/01Nicolas Cage is to receive an honorary doctorate in fine arts from the California State University, Fullerton. The degree will be awarded on May 25. Cage is a graduate of Beverly Hills High School. He won an Oscar for his role in Leaving Las Vegas, and has appeared in such films as Moonstruck, Face Off, and Raising Arizona.
Tilda Swinton joins cast of Spike Jonze film03/09/01British actress Tilda Swinton is to co-star with Nicolas Cage in Spike Jonze's new film. Swinton, best kown for her roles in Orlando and The Beach, will play a film-studio executive in Adaptation. Filming is due to begin at the end of the month. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Adaptation is about a sexually frustrated screenwriter played by Cage, hired by Swinton to script a big-screen adaptation of a novel written by Meryl Streep. Jonze recently directed the critically acclaimed Being John Malkovich.
Cage and Swank to present Oscars02/09/01Nicolas Cage and Hilary Swank have been added to the list of presenters at this year's Oscars. Cage won the Best Actor Oscar in 1995 for his performance as an alcoholic in Leaving Las Vegas. Swank won the Best Actress Oscar last year for her portrayal of Brandon Teena in Boys Don't Cry. This year's awards will be presented at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on March 25. The nominations will be revealed on February 13 by former Oscar winner Kathy Bates.
