![]() Adam Westing: Nicolas Cage as portrayed in the movie, according to the actor himself, is much more neurotic and anxiety-ridden than the real Cage was during that period of time.Nick slips a nod to one of Pedro Pascal's best-known TV roles, The Mandalorian, when he quips that the only surefire bets at the box office include Marvel Comics adaptations note Nicolas Cage had three under his belt, the Ghost Rider Duology and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, when this movie premiered.Inevitably, the movie delivers an onslaught of references to Nicolas Cage's career highlights.The red band trailers can be found here and here. The main trailers can be found here and here. The picture premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 12, 2022, before receiving a wide theatrical release on April 22, 2022. ![]() The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent also features Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Lily Sheen, and Neil Patrick Harris. Even Nick's loved ones get involved in the self-referential action. Matters are further complicated when a genuine friendship develops between Nick and Javi, the latter of whom has an idea for a future Nicolas Cage vehicle. Caught between two huge fans of his movies, Nick finds himself balancing his efforts to entertain Javi with his attempts to uncover evidence of Javi's alleged crimes. The gig takes an unexpected turn when Nick is recruited by CIA operative Vivian ( Tiffany Haddish), who has been investigating Javi's connections to the international drug trade. The film is directed by Tom Gormican, co-written by Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten, and produced by Nicolas Cage, Mike Nilon, Kristin Burr, and Kevin Turen.Ĭreatively unfulfilled, a cash-strapped Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of wealthy cinephile Javier Gutierrez ( Pedro Pascal). The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is an action-packed 2022 Bromantic Comedy starring Nicolas Cage as a fictionalized version of himself. After all, not all emotions or experiences fit neatly into a sanitized Hollywood package.Javi Gutierrez: Our movie would start out as a beautiful character piece and then, slowly change into a more thrilling. Both Javi and the film are preoccupied with how unbridled passion, unconcerned with looking “silly” or “unrealistic,” can capture authentic feelings and experiences. What's fascinating is how the actor has managed to make those moments into something the audience feels in the first place. Javi, and by extension the film itself, isn't intent on idolizing Cage for his quirky, quotable moments. And while many sequences are lifted straight out of the actor's filmography, with moments or scenes faithfully recreated, there are comparatively few specific references to Cage, the man. Instead, Massive Talent calls out the chainsaw from Mandy, Cage's stunningly gorgeous experimental movie from 2018, and Cage's iconic “ Not the bees!” line from The Wicker Man. Mentions of meme-ish content like Nic Cage in a banana peel or Cage's Saturday Night Live appearance are nowhere to be found. The movie's true heart reveals itself in its references. As Javi is showing Nick Cage his Nic Cage shrine-complete with National Treasure posters, Face/Off wax statue, and Nic Cage sequin pillow-writer-director Tom Gormican's film reveals itself to be a celebration of the kind of movies Cage makes, not the actor himself. ![]() ![]() Instead, just as it starts to teeter on the brink of being a one-note movie whose only concern is using Nick Cage to poke fun at Nic Cage, it twists. (Though the actor did say he based Nicky on a 1990 interview he did, where he was “obnoxious, arrogant, and irreverent.” To make things extra confusing, the credits list Nicky as being played by Nicolas Kim Coppola, Cage's given name.)Ĭonsidering the unbearable weight of the film's own premise, it's easy to imagine how Massive Talent could have fallen apart. This all stands in contrast to the real-life Cage, who is married with two sons, and is, presumably, not haunted by visions of his young self. In an act of desperation, he accepts $1 million to go to the birthday party of a rich superfan named Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. His career obsession has alienated his ex-wife and daughter, and he is being tormented by visions of his younger self, Nicky. In Massive Talent, Nick Cage is dissatisfied, on the brink of financial ruin, and has just lost out on the role of a lifetime. ![]()
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