When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
After what he's done to his film career, where else is he going to go?
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
He's far too old to play this part. No doubt producers will look past his age as I'm sure he could fill houses. Too bad. I cringe a little when they stunt cast but it's all in the name of money.
Perhaps Charlie Sheen could replace Mr. Cage when he leaves to do his next movie.
A neighbour of mine is a serious film junkie, and I mean serious. Over 2000 DVDs and BluRays and a 50" 3D television (which he got for a steal because it was a floor model). There are two actors whose works will never grace his collection: Keanu Reeves and Nicholas Cage. So imagine my surprise when a Cage movie shows up on his coffee table. "You wanna explain that one?" Randy just shrugged, "It's in 3D."
Moral of the story? People will go with even now second rate actors if you give them sufficient rationalization to do so.