Nicolas Cage to play Nicolas Cage in a movie based on Nicolas Cage

The film is titled 'Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent'


November 18, 2019

Nicolas Cage is reportedly in conversation to play himself, in a movie based on himself, quite similar to his character in the film who also struggle to land a Quentin Tarantino movie to revive his career.

The film titled Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, is currently underway for a final negotiation before being picked up by Lionsgate, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The film is written by Tom Gormican , the writer of That Awkward Moment and Kevin Etten, known for his, Ghosted, with the director being Gormican as well.

The film would show Cage meeting up with an egotistical Nineties version of himself, who mocks his future self for not being famous, along with making too many low-budget films.

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His character will also be dealing with a considerable level of debt, following which he will agree to make an appearance at the birthday party of a Mexican billionaire drug cartel member, who is also his fan and wants him to see a film script he’s written.

Meanwhile, Cage also has to try and keep his teenage daughter happy. The situation spirals even more dramatically when the billionaire brings over Cage’s daughter and his ex-wife for a reconciliation, and when their lives are on the line, Cage takes on the role of a lifetime.

The project has tones of Adaptation, which starred Cage; Jean-Claude Van Damme’s meta movie JCVD; and the John Travolta Hollywood caper Get Shorty, among others.

According to sources, the script was shown to Cage accompanied with a letter that Gormican wrote, pleading his case and saying how the piece was a love letter to the actor, not something that made fun of him. Cage was convinced and became attached only in recent weeks.

According to The Independent, there is currently no indication as to whether other actors are being considering for the role of Nicolas Cage, other than Nicolas Cage himself

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