Nicolas Cage made a splash at this year’s SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, promoting his new film The Unbearable Weight of Enormous Talent on Saturday.
The 58-year-old actor wore black leather pants and a sequined silver blazer with black lapels as he walked the red carpet with some of his co-stars.
Cage plays an unfortunate version of himself in Tom Gormican’s comedy, which hits theaters April 22.
Dazzle with Dazzle: Nicolas Cage caused a dazzle at this year’s SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas by promoting his upcoming film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent on Saturday.
The Long Beach, California native completed his rock ‘n’ roll ensemble with a pair of black leather boots, while his dark brown hair was cut short and pulled back from his face.
Playing Himself: Cage plays an unfortunate version of himself in Tom Gormican’s comedy, which hits theaters April 22.
After doing a few poses for the photographers himself, the lead actor was happy to be joined by co-stars Lily Sheen, Pedro Pascal, Jacob Scipio and Alessandra Mastronardi, as well as Gormican and co-writer Kevin Etten.
The panel also spoke and asked questions and answers about the film, which had its world premiere at SXSW 2022 in Austin on Saturday.
Cage was honest about the fact that he was somewhat offended by the idea of The Unbearable Weight of Enormous Talent, which depicts his fictional self as self-absorbed and in desperate need of a break or two, in the form of a job and a paycheck.
The gang is here! The 58-year-old actor wore black leather pants and a sequined silver blazer with black lapels as he walked the red carpet with some of his co-stars and co-writers Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten; (LR) Pedro Pascal, Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten, Jacob Scipio, Alessandra Mastronardi, Lily Sheen and Nicolas Cage pictured
Making the Proposal: Director and co-writer Tom Gormican convinced Cage to take on the role by sending him a letter explaining his ideas for the role and the film; (LR) Lily Sheen, Nicolas Cage, Jacob Scipio, Pedro Pascal, Kevin Etten, Alessandra Mastronardi and Tom Gormican pictured
But then Gormican addressed him in the form of a letter.
“I didn’t want to be involved,” Cage told The Hollywood Reporter about the script. “But when I got a letter from Tom, I thought, ‘OK, he’s not just trying to make fun of the so-called Nick Cage; there is a real interest in some of his early work.” His tone was more of a celebration of some [classic onscreen moments] – for example, being at the bottom of the pool in the movie “Leaving Las Vegas” or [using] golden pistols in Face/Off”.
In the film, an unfortunate Nicolas Cage accepts a $1 million offer from a wealthy fan (Pedro Pascal) to attend a party in Spain, which then launches an action adventure full of references to his past roles.
It turns out that the real Cage turned down the role “three or four times”, but he eventually came up with the idea after Gormican sent him a letter explaining what he was going to do with the storyline.
Something offended: the actor admitted that he responded to an offer to play a fictional version of himself “three or four times.”
Plot: In the film, an unfortunate Nicolas Cage accepts a $1 million offer from a wealthy fan (Pedro Pascal) to attend a party in Spain, which then launches an action-adventure chock-full of references to his past roles.
For some fans and critics, Cage has been something of a highlight over the past two decades; almost an actor for hire who acts in films for a salary.
But let’s not forget that he burst onto the Hollywood scene with several classic roles in almost every genre of film, including Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Raising Arizona (1987), Moon Reign (1987), ” Wild at Heart (1990), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), It Could Happen to You (1994) and Leaving Las Vegas (1995), which brought him an Oscar for Best Actor.
But then the newly recruited Cage seemingly switched course from comedy, quirky, independent and romantic comedies to the action genre with films like The Rock (1996), Con Air (1997), Face/Off (1997). , which would then lead to a phase of many live-on-demand videos, and in some cases bad movies.
He again received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for Adaptation (2003), which also starred Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper.
Cage also achieved major commercial success in the post-2000s era, such as Ghost Rider (2007) and its sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011).
The Unbearable Weight of a Great Talent opens in theaters on April 22.
Promo mode: Pascal posed in multiple poses on the red carpet ahead of the film’s premiere at Variety Studio at SXSW 2022 in Austin, Texas.
His main girlfriend: Lily Sheen plays Cage’s daughter Eddie in the film, which will premiere on April 22.