The metalinguistic action comedy “The Weight of Talent”, in which actor Nicolas Cage plays himself, has a premiere date on Prime Video.
The production will arrive on the streaming platform on October 28.
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Creatively demotivated and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Nicolas Cage must accept the offer of a million dollars to attend the birthday party of a dangerous superfan, Javi (Pedro Pascal). Things take an unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA agent (Tiffany Haddish) and forced to live up to his name, channeling his most iconic screen roles to save himself and those he loves. love. With his career built for this precise moment, the award-winning actor must take on the role of his life: Nicolas Cage.
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In addition to playing himself, Cage also plays Nicky, a younger version of himself who is presented as something of a memory and still bothers him about his career choices.
The cast also includes Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Lily Sheen and Neil Patrick Harris.
The film is directed by Tom Gormican (‘Dating or Freedom’), who also wrote the screenplay with Kevin Etten, executive producer of the ‘Euphoria’ series. Cage is producing the project from his production company Saturn Films.