Nic Cage is pushing his natural charisma and underrated acting acumen to previously unseen heights in 2022 as he finally takes on the role he was born to play: himself.
Today sees the release of this first trailer for Tom Gormican's The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, which will find Cage playing a fictionalized version of himself (named Nick Cage) who agrees to a million-dollar gig attending the birthday party of his biggest fan, played by Pedro Pascal. However, it turns out this superfan is being investigated by a CIA agent (Tiffany Haddish), who ropes Cage into being an undercover operative. Hijinx ensue.
And if that wasn't enough, Cage is also playing Nicky, a younger version of his fictionalized self who lives as a figment of his imagination.
Cage has previously said that he can't bring himself to watch the film, telling Collider, "It's just too much of a whacked-out trip for me to go to a movie theatre and watch me play Tom Gormican's highly-neurotic, anxiety-ridden version of me."
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent arrives April 22. Watch the trailer below.
Today sees the release of this first trailer for Tom Gormican's The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, which will find Cage playing a fictionalized version of himself (named Nick Cage) who agrees to a million-dollar gig attending the birthday party of his biggest fan, played by Pedro Pascal. However, it turns out this superfan is being investigated by a CIA agent (Tiffany Haddish), who ropes Cage into being an undercover operative. Hijinx ensue.
And if that wasn't enough, Cage is also playing Nicky, a younger version of his fictionalized self who lives as a figment of his imagination.
Cage has previously said that he can't bring himself to watch the film, telling Collider, "It's just too much of a whacked-out trip for me to go to a movie theatre and watch me play Tom Gormican's highly-neurotic, anxiety-ridden version of me."
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent arrives April 22. Watch the trailer below.
