“The telephone stopped ringing. It was like, ‘What do you imply we’re not doing Nationwide Treasure 3? It has been 14 years.'”
Nicolas Cage has just about no regrets about transitioning to starring in straight-to-VOD motion movies previously few years.
Again in 2014, the actor skilled a string of field workplace flops like “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.” Reviews had additionally surfaced that the star had allegedly blown his $150 million greenback fortune and owed the IRS $6.3 million in unpaid property taxes which resulted in a circumstance that required Cage to take each position that was provided to him to alleviate his debt.
In an interview with GQ Journal, Cage acknowledged the trajectory his profession took from starring in blockbuster films to straight-to-VOD initiatives and set the document straight about his integrity as an actor.
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“The telephone stopped ringing. It was like, ‘What do you imply we’re not doing ‘Nationwide Treasure 3’? It has been 14 years. Why not?'” He confessed that he would all the time get imprecise solutions in regards to the venture however knew the elephant within the room. “Effectively, ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ did not work, and ‘Ghost Rider’ did not actually promote tickets. And ‘Drive Offended’, that simply got here and went.'”
Cage additionally revealed that on the time, he had been struggling to handle his mom and offering her with the care that she wanted.
“I’ve bought all these collectors and the IRS and I am spending $20,000 a month attempting to maintain my mom out of a psychological establishment, and I am unable to,” he says. “It was simply all taking place directly.”
The actor was adamant that he wouldn’t file for chapter opposite to the recommendation of lots of his mates, and regardless of his resolution to tackle VOD initiatives, Cage cleared up the misunderstanding that he had no ardour for the work he was producing.
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“Once I was doing 4 films a yr, again to again to again, I nonetheless needed to discover one thing in them to have the ability to give it my all,” he continued. “They did not work, all of them. A few of them have been terrific, like ‘Mandy’, however a few of them did not work. However I by no means phoned it in. So if there was a false impression, it was that. That I used to be simply doing it and never caring. I used to be caring.”
In accordance with the publication, the position that was lastly capable of assist Cage clear his money owed was the position of taking part in a fictionalized model of himself in his upcoming film, “The Insufferable Weight of Huge Expertise.”
The brand new movie acquired rave opinions within the SXSW movie competition and presently boasts a 100% licensed recent ranking on Rotten Tomatoes.
As for returning to the large display in a blockbuster kind style, Nicolas is extra thrilled to be part of smaller scaled indie movies.
“I get pleasure from making films like ‘Pig’ and ‘Leaving Las Vegas’ greater than I get pleasure from making films like ‘Nationwide Treasure,'” he admitted. “Once I speak about fair-weather mates in Hollywood, I am not speaking about [‘National Treasure’ producer] Jerry Bruckheimer. I am speaking about Disney. They’re like an ocean liner. As soon as they go in a sure course, you have to get one million tugboats to attempt to swivel it again round.”
