The Wicker Man Was An Intentional Comedy, Says Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage comes out in defense of The Wicker Man remake, saying the film was an intentional comedy and describes his original vision. Based on both Robin Hardy's 1973 film of the same name and its source novel Ritual, the folk horror revolves around police officer Edward Malus being asked by his ex-fiancée Willow to investigate the disappearance of her daughter Rowan. Edward heads to an island off the coast of Washington State where Willow and Rowan live and she was last seen, where he discovers the island to be home to a group of neo-pagan people and begins to suspect their involvement in the girl's disappearance.
Alongside Cage, the cast for The Wicker Man included Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan, Leelee Sobieski, Frances Conroy, Molly Parker, Diane Delano, Mary Black, Christine Willes and Erika Shaye Gair. Hitting theaters in late 2006, the remake scored largely negative reviews from critics and audiences alike and was a box office bomb, grossing only $39 million against its reported $40 million production budget. In the years since, The Wicker Man has become a bit of a cult hit and internet meme for its unintentional hilarity, though it appears this tone may not have been as unplanned as it was criticized for.
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While talking with IndieWire for his upcoming film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Nicolas Cage reflected on the legacy of The Wicker Man remake. The star pointed out criticisms that the film was unintentionally funny, revealing he and writer/director Neil LaBute made it as an intentional comedy and shared his original vision for the film. See what Cage revealed below:
«I know people had fun with that even if they thought the
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