Nicolas Cage Rewatched Face/Off To Prepare To Play Himself In New Movie

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Nicolas Cage reveals that he recently rewatched his performance in Face/Off to prepare himself for The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Helmed by legendary director John Woo, the 1997 action picture follows FBI agent Sean Archer (played by John Travolta) and criminal terrorist Castor Troy (played by Cage) after a plan to surgically swap their identities in order to foil a bomb plot goes horribly wrong. Arguably Woo’s greatest Hollywood feature, the film was a huge commercial and critical success, grossing $245 million worldwide and holding 92% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Since the Academy Award nominated picture, Cage has gone on to enjoy a long and illustrious career, starring in action titles such as National Treasure, Ghost Rider and Rage. His most recent feature, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, made its debut at SXSW earlier this month and has already been lauded by critics as a love letter to Cage. The 58-year-old actor stars in the film as a fictionalized version of himself whose need for quick cash leads him to agree to attend a billionaire fan’s birthday party. Though he strikes a quick friendship with Javi Gutierrez (played by Pedro Pascal) things quickly go off the rails when the CIA informs him of his host’s criminal dealings.

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In a red carpet appearance at SXSW, Cage has now revealed to Insider that he re-visited his old Face/Off role in preparation for The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. “I looked at Face/Off again, which I was really wowed by,” he said. Adding that he believed the film had “aged beautifully”, Cage also voiced his renewed admiration for director John Woo and his former co-star Travolta.

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