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Nicolas Cage on Finally Playing a Superhero That Matches His Freak in ‘Spider-Noir,’ How Watching ‘Breaking Bad’ Led Him to TV and Whether He’s Doing Season 5 of ‘True Detective’
Nicolas Cage’s superhero journey’s been packed with more twists and turns than Howard Hawks’ “The Big Sleep.” It began in the late-‘90s, when the enigmatic actor was all set to play the Last Son of Krypton for director Tim Burton in “Superman Lives,” only to have the plug pulled weeks before filming. Then, Sam Raimi […]
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According to Variety’s source item, Nicolas Cage on Finally Playing a Superhero That Matches His Freak in ‘Spider-Noir,’ How Watching ‘Breaking Bad’ Led Him to TV and Whether He’s Doing Season 5 of ‘True Detective’, Nicolas Cage’s superhero journey’s been packed with more twists and turns than Howard Hawks’ “The Big Sleep.” It began in the late-‘90s, when the enigmatic actor was all set to play the Last Son of Krypton for director Tim Burton in “Superman Lives,” only to have the plug pulled weeks before filming. Then, Sam Raimi […]
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