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Report: Aronofsky originally wanted Sly Stallone and Nic Cage for “The Wrestler”…

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Film director Darren Aronofsky revealed that Mickey Rourke wasn’t the first choice to play Randy “The Ram” Robinson in the film “The Wrestler”. First choice in line was Nicolas Cage, but Nic Cage turned the movie down due to creative differences, sounded like Nic Cage didn’t like the script and moved on. Second choice was Sylvester Stallone. Aronofsky explains how he was trying to get Sly back in the ring again but Sly has been too busy working on “Rocky Balboa” at the time. Then Mickey Rourke accepted the role.

From the article below:

http://www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/2008/11/28/20081128wrestler-rourke.html

Rourke, for several reasons, wasn’t the first choice for the role – and, for those same reasons, he wasn’t the easiest person to stay first choice. Aronofsky now says that the story that Nicolas Cage was the original choice and bowed out in deference to Rourke “is a bit overblown,” but he concedes that Sylvester Stallone was on his short list early on. “I was thinking it’d be interesting to see him go back to the ring in some way because he’s so good in the ring. Then he did ‘Rocky Balboa,’ the latest ‘Rocky,’ and it kinda ruled it out for me because it was about an older guy going back to the ring. There were enough connections there that I didn’t want to go near it.”

I’m dying to see “The Wrestler” but I don’t know if the Wilton Mall will ever get it though. The film is not a nationwide release, only in selected theaters so I’ll just wait for DVD on this one. The movie does look amazing though.

I don’t know if Sly would go for a wrestler type of movie anyways, he’s more of a boxing movie star.

Edit to add: I just remembered that Sly Stallone wrote, directed and starred in “Paradise Alley” one of Stallone’s older movies and that movie is wrestling related. So Sly is definitely a fan of wrestling too so never know, he could have done “The Wrestler”.

Kev

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BREAKING NEWS: Nicolas Cage signs on to “National Treasure 3″…

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Nicolas Cage has yet again signed on to another huge role, that is the third film to the Disney hit blockbuster “National Treasure”. Jerry Bruckheimer and Nicolas Cage attended the Disney showcase in Hollywood in person, and announced in public at the event that there is a third “National Treasure” in the works. Nicolas Cage said he is coming back to reprise his role as Ben Gates and Jon Turteltaub will be back to helm the third one as he already directed the first two.

The plot is being kept underwraps, release is aimed sometime in 2010.

Dark Horizons reports:

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news08/080924l.php

I like the National Treasure films. I’ve seen the first two in theater and will probably end up seeing the third one as well. The 2nd one was ok and pretty fun, but I hope the third one will be a great one this time.

Kev

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Report: Nicolas Cage is the “Season of the Witch”…

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Nicolas Cage is set to reteam with “Gone In 60 Seconds” director Dominic Sena for the supernatural thriller “Season of the Witch” which will be made through Relatively Media.

Story takes place in the 14 century with knights transporting a girl who is suspected of being a witch responsible for spreading the Black Praque. The film will be released by Columbia Pictures. The actress who will play the Witch have not been announced yet.

Shooting is expected to begin in early November in Austria and Hungary.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992561.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Nic Cage must be finished with the filming of “Bad Lieutenant” if he’s going to start filming “The Witch” soon.

Let me guess, Angelina Jolie might be the Witch? Wouldn’t surpirse me if Sena got her again too.

Kev

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Report: Nicolas Cage is the “Season of the Witch”…

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Nicolas Cage is set to reteam with “Gone In 60 Seconds” director Dominic Sena for the supernatural thriller “Season of the Witch” which will be made through Relatively Media.

Story takes place in the 14 century with knights transporting a girl who is suspected of being a witch responsible for spreading the Black Praque. The film will be released by Columbia Pictures. The actress who will play the Witch have not been announced yet.

Shooting is expected to begin in early November in Austria and Hungary.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992561.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Nic Cage must be finished with the filming of “Bad Lieutenant” if he’s going to start filming “The Witch” soon.

Let me guess, Angelina Jolie might be the Witch? Wouldn’t surpirse me if Sena got her again too.

Kev

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Report: Nicolas Cage and John Carpenter team up for “Scared Straight”…

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Actor Nicolas Cage and legendary horror film director John Carpenter are in final negotiations with Nu Image/Millenium to make a prison thriller titled “Scared Straight”.

The “Scared Straight” synopsis is about a young teenage boy who is sent to an adult prison who is sentenced there for a short period of time. While the teen serves his sentence in an adult prison, a riot breaks out and prison inmates hold him hostage. Nic Cage plays a prisoner who is serving a life sentence (that’s what being a “lifer” means) and he is forced to rescue the troubled teen from the other prisoners.

Nicolas Cage is currently filming “Bad Lieutenant” remake which also stars Val Kilmer and Eva Mendes.

The Hollywood Reporter reports:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i7208006e0cd86469299b9b1b8127609d

Hmmm, Cage in a prison film again? Remember the film “Con Air”? That was one of my favorite films of his.

A lot of people don’t really care for Nicolas Cage but I like the guy a lot. He’s very enjoyable and he’s a good actor.

He’s a busy hard working actor who never seems to stop. It’s about time he’s got the opportunity to team up with John Carpenter when that should have happened a long time ago! This film is gonna be fuckin’ sweet!

Kev

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Report: Nicolas Cage and Pierce Brosnan confirmed for “The Ghost” directed by Roman Polanski…

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While director Roman Polanski is still at large and a wanted man for sex with an underage girl, Polanski is still making films. Nicolas Cage and Pierce Brosnan are both set to star in Roman Polanski’s thriller titled “The Ghost”.

MTV Movies Blog reports:

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/06/24/exclusive-nicolas-cage-and-pierce-brosnan-cast-in-roman-polanskis-the-ghost/

It amazes me that Hollywood actors are still willing to work with Polanksi no matter what serious crimes he committed in his past. Polanski is a sick pedophile.

Polanski should not be allowed to make movies. Shame on Cage and Brosnan, they’re probably just doing this movie for the money and to keep working on films, they probably do not care about Polanski in reality.

I would not see this film no matter how good it looks. I won’t support a child molester.

Kev

 

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Report: Nicolas Cage to star in “Bad Lieutenant” remake…

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Actor Nicolas Cage has been signed to star in the remake of “Bad Lieutenant” which was a film made back in 1992 that got an NC-17 rating. Harvey Keitel starred in the original version of the film. The remake will be made by Nu Image/Millenium and I would guess the new version would get an R rating so more people can see it.

The story focuses on a lousy cop who doesn’t do his job right by being addicted to drugs, sex, gambling and stealing. The film will be announced at this year’s Cannes festival.

Nicolas Cage’s latest film is a film titled “Bangkok Dangerous”, set to be released August 22nd of this summer, it is an action film about a criminal played by Cage who falls for a Thai woman.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117985593.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Nic Cage is one of those actors who never stops working, he keeps coming out with film after film every time. I don’t think he ever takes a break. He is a good actor though, I enjoy watching his films.

Kev