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Nicolas Cage's Stolen Comic Book Gets Its Own Movie?
Film, like all art, often imitates life. And when the life the art is imitating is that of a giant, wild personality like actor Nicolas Cage, I am instantly intrigued. Such is the case with 'Action No. 1,' which centers on the real-life theft of Cage's prized, and exceedingly valuable, Superman comic back in 2000. The project, penned by 'Reno 911' creators Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon, has just been picked up by Lionsgate. The film will revolve around a group of comic book nerds who plan an elaborate heist to steal Cage's 1938 Action Comics issue featuring the first appearance of Superman. The comic book was lost to Cage for over a decade until it was recovered from an abandoned storage locker in 2011. Cage then sold the comic, which pulled in a cool $2.1 million at auction. It has been suggested, though not confirmed, that Cage will play himself in the film. No word yet on who will be directing.
This is a pretty decent concept for a comedy and the whole based-on-a-true-story angle is a nice bonus. The story of Cage's lost comic book would be somewhat interesting, but I feel it would be better served if the film delved more deeply into the eccentric actor's otherwise massive comic book collection in general and why he collects them. Also interesting would be to touch on the fact that at one point, Cage was in line to play the Man of Steel and how that could have effected his attachment to the comic book. However, and I want to be emphatically clear on this, there is no reason to make this movie if Nicolas Cage does not play himself. The thing about Cage is that, as whacked out as he is, he is also entirely self-aware. He's in on the joke. This explains things like his recent hysterical 'SNL' appearance as he stoically sat alongside Andy Samberg's exaggerated interpretation of the actor. To do a film like this and not have the man himself to lend a little self-effacing humor and personal context negates the merits of producing the movie in the first place. We can cast all the quirky young actors we want to play the geeky thieves, but without Cage, there is no movie.
What do you guys think? Would you be interested in a movie like this with or without Cage?
Source: THR
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Comment by ThatDudeWhoReviews on March 15, 2012 at 10:57am -
I would definitely want to see this. With Nic Cage would be great. But hopefully he'll ham himself up like he did on SNL. There's nothing I like more in a celebrity than the ability to poke fun at themselves.
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Comment by Sean Price on March 13, 2012 at 1:58am -
How did someone steal your.... anyway right off the top I think he should be in the film and be directly in on finding his comic even if someone else is doing most of the work. I think I don't want to see a whacked-out Cage but I'd like to see him and whoever else in some realistic awkward situations. Make it a situation where he hires someone who's a little off the wall but can possibly succeed in finding his book. Think of him hiring Dog the Bounty Hunter to find his comic, but of course he's used to finding local dumb criminals but uses his usual methods in doing so.
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Comment by SirD. on March 12, 2012 at 6:51am -
This sounds like an amazing concept. I would love to see this work and do indeed believe that it would require Cage, maybe with some CGI/cosmetic work to look like a younger self, to pull it off.
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Comment by Elias Flores on March 11, 2012 at 9:24pm -
Yes. A thousand times yes.
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Comment by Ghosttimer on March 11, 2012 at 8:42pm -
Why would he refuse?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eExfV_xKaiM&feature=youtube_gdat...
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Comment by Shane Brio on March 11, 2012 at 2:38pm -
Yeah he should definately do this film.
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Comment by MaroBot on March 11, 2012 at 2:30pm -
Not even single word on the fact that Jason Statham is being hinted to play Nick Cage in this ?
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Comment by Boatloads1017 on March 11, 2012 at 11:30am -
The question is "Will it be better than Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance?" The answer: probably.
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Comment by Tyler Hudson on March 11, 2012 at 9:50am -
Ack, Jamila...so close to the perfect pun...what you should have said is "Nick needs to come uncaged!" That...would have been better :^D
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Comment by Jamila on March 10, 2012 at 8:47pm
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The Cage must be unleashed.
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