Hollywood legend Nicolas Cage is set to appear in a number of upcoming TV and movie projects. Cage boasts an impressive career that spans several decades: after his debut in the cult classic Fast Times at Ridgemont High in 1982, Cage went on to become a cult-classic king and action star. Although his name is associated with some big action thrillers, many love him for his willingness to experiment in unconventional parts.
In addition to his treasure hunting role in National Treasure, Cage is best known for his work in action films and big blockbusters such as Ghost Rider and Face/Off, as well as Leaving Las Vegas, for which he won the Academy Award for best actor. He was also nominated for the same category for Adaptation. Cage recently lent his voice acting skills to The Croods: A New Age, plus the Oscar-winning animated flick Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
From Joe Exotic to a vodka-drinking dragon, Cage is set to star in a variety of upcoming movies and TV shows. So far in 2021, Cage has starred in the action-thriller Prisoners of the Ghostland, which premiered as part of the Sundance Film Festival, and Willy's Wonderland, a comedy-horror film. His upcoming work includes titular characters and voice acting roles.
Untitled Joe Exotic Project
Cage is set to star in an upcoming Amazon TV series as Joe Exotic, the infamous big-cat owner featured in the popular Netflix docuseries Tiger King. This will be Cage's first television role of his acting career. The yet-to-be-named project is being produced by CBS Television Studios and Imagine Entertainment and will be available to stream on Prime Video. The eight-episode series will center around the eccentric lifestyle of Joe Schreibvogel, aka Joe Exotic. It will be based on a 2019 Texas Monthly article about Schreibvogel's private zoo and legendary feuds with Carole Baskin and Jeff Lowe. Cage's project is one of two scripted Tiger King series in the works. A release date has not yet been announced.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Cage will appear as a fictionalized version of himself in the upcoming action-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. While the movie was set to premiere March 19, 2021, Lionsgate announced that it is now postponed indefinitely. The plot follows an obsessive billionaire fan forcing Cage to recreate his most famous characters and scenes at a birthday party, not knowing that Cage is an informant for the CIA. Tiffany Hadish, Pedro Pascal, Neil Patrick Harris, and Sharon Horgan will star alongside Cage in the film.
Pig
This revenge thriller will feature Cage as a truffle hunter in search of his foraging pig after she is kidnapped. The rights to the film were won by Neon, the U.S. distributor of the Oscar-winning film Parasite. Despite Neon's partnership with Hulu and the recent demand for streaming content, Pig is set to be released in theaters at an unspecified date.
Untitled Highfire Project
Amazon is developing a series adaptation of Eoin Colfer's novel Highfire and announced that Cage will both executive produce and star as the show's titular character of the same name. This fantasy-thriller will be a live adaptation mixed with elements of crime and magical realism. If the project does go to series, this will be Cage's second-ever television role, following the Joe Exotic project.
The series will feature Nicolas Cage as the voice of a vodka-drinking, cable-TV-watching dragon who is past his prime and lives alone in the Louisiana bayous. Based on the plot of the novel, his world collides with that of Squib, a human teenager, and an unlikely bond forms in their shared quest for survival. The novel is being adapted for television by Davey Holmes, the creator and executive producer of the Get Shorty TV series.