Nicolas Cage Wants To Play Egghead In A Future Batman Movie

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Ever since Nicolas Cage staked his claim as a relevant actor in Hollywood, his name has popped up a bit in superhero media. He almost starred in a live-action Superman movie in the mid-90s, but it appears the revered actor has his sights set on an obscure Batman villain now.

In addition to the aforementioned live-action Superman movie in the mid-90s, Cage was Sam Raimi's original choice to play the Green Goblin in the originalSpider-Man movie, then he finally saw himself in superhero flicks like the Ghost Rider films, Kick-Ass, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Best of all, it sounds like he may not be done with the genre just yet, as Batman villain Egghead seems to be his desired role.

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While talking to Fox 7 Austin, Cage stated that he'd love to be involved in The Batman franchise and play one particular villain not many Batman films are familiar with. «The villain that Vincent Price played on the '60s show, Egghead — I think I want to have a go at Egghead. I think I can make him absolutely terrifying,» Cage said. «And I have a concept for Egghead. So let them know over at Warner Bros., I'm down for Egghead.» Cage's enthusiasm to participate in more superhero media in the future is fresh to see, seeing how Hollywood names like Martin Scorsese have often criticized the genre for being like an amusement park. Although, if you're familiar with Egghead, you would think that's a somewhat odd character to modernize in today's superhero culture. «I don't know what the umbrage is with people that want to knock them… I certainly think there's great value in that they're bringing happiness to people,» said Cage.

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