(Left) Nicolas Cage in ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.’ (Right) Bill Skarsgård in ‘John Wick: Chapter 4.’
There was a time when Andrew Niccol –– as a author, after which a director –– was king of the excessive idea. He broke by way of with the likes of genetic experimentation sci-fi drama ‘Gattaca’ and received approval for the script for ‘The Truman Show’.
He adopted that with synthetic intelligence romantic drama ‘S1m0ne’ and labored on Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Terminal’, starring Tom Hanks.
Then got here ‘Lord of War’, wherein Nicolas Cage starred as Yuri Orlov, from his early days within the early Eighties in Little Odessa, promoting weapons to mobsters in his native neighborhood, by way of to his ascension by way of the last decade of extra and indulgence into the early Nineties, the place he kinds a business partnership with an African warlord and his psychotic son.
Then there’s his relationship by way of the years along with his youthful brother (Jared Leto), his marriage to a well-known mannequin (Bridget Moynahan), his relentless pursuit by a decided INTERPOL Agent (Ethan Hawke) and his interior demons that sway between his drive for fulfillment and the immorality of what he does.
It was enjoyable, and darkish in locations, however didn’t precisely set the field workplace alight, incomes $72.6 million on a price range of $50 million.
Now, although, Niccol has not solely satisfied somebody to make a sequel however has tempted Cage again to reprise his position as Yuri.
“Where there’s a will, there’s a weapon”
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2 hr 2 minSep sixteenth, 2005
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What’s the story of the sequel?
In the brand new movie, referred to as ‘Lords of War’, Yuri discovers he has a son, Anton (Bill Skarsgård), who isn’t attempting to proper his father’s wrongs — he’s attempting to prime them. Not solely promoting weapons however the “trigger pullers” too, Anton is amassing a mercenary military to combat America’s Middle East conflicts. This is the story of Yuri and Anton’s bitter rivalry — even at odds over the identical lady. Who will prevail when father and son go to battle?
We’re guessing this makes Anton distinct from the Yuri and Moynahan’s Ava had within the authentic.
Says Niccol of the brand new film in an announcement,
“ There is so much more to explore with these characters. Plato said it best –– ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ I’m looking forward to spending more time in the company of the charming devil that is Yuri Orlov and now his illegitimate son –– who turns out to not be legitimate in any way.”
Neither Cage nor his director have had one of the best of luck in recent times in field workplace phrases: Cage’s fortunes swing between straight-to-home-entertainment stuff, well-received comedy (‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’) and drama (‘Pig’), whereas his final film, ‘Renfield,’ flopped. Niccol, meanwhile, last made low key thriller ‘Anon’.
Vendôme Pictures is on board to supply the brand new film, which has worldwide distribution rights up on the market on the present Cannes market. Cameras must be rolling this fall.
Nicolas Cage (“Nick Cage”) contemplates his profession whereas poolside in Mallorca, Spain in ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.’ Photo credit score: Katalin Vermes/Lionsgate.
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