Nic Cage's Most Memed Movie Proved His Perfect Horror Connection
One of Nicolas Cage’s most memorable and often-memed films, The Wicker Man, may actually be the perfect career segue for the actor, and give Cage a chance to make a perfect horror movie connection. The Wicker Man, a 2006 remake of the 1973 film of the same name, has often been categorized as laughably bad, generating several now-iconic memes including “Not the Bees,” and “How’d It Get Burned.” However, despite its comedically bad reception, The Wicker Man’s folk-horror-inspired setting might be the perfect talking point for Cage to work with a director he’s recently discussed wanting to develop a project with.
Semi-recently, Nic Cage shortlisted a variety of directors he’d like to work with in the future. Just one of these directors was Ari Aster, director of acclaimed horror films like the grief-stricken Hereditary and his upcoming horror flick Disappointment Boulevard. However, it’s actually Aster’s more recent film Midsommar that could prove to be the perfect connection between the horror auteur and Nicolas Cage.
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Even though the film was often campy and over-the-top, The Wicker Man proves that Nic Cage has a taste for (and experience with) folk horror-style films, similar to Midsommar. Midsommar, which explores an idyllic Swedish harvest festival with a dark underbelly, also borrows from tropes of folk horror, as well as cult horror (a favorite motif of Aster’s). And though The Wicker Man missed the mark on these elements, a partnership between Cage and Aster could give horror fans a spiritual sequel to The Wicker Man that could combine all of Cage’s campy persona with an elevated, A24 feel.
Though Midsommar may do so more successfully,
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