Nicolas Cageone of the internet’s most beloved actors, has been a constant presence on social media, especially on Twitter and Reddit, where clips of his exuberant performances flood timelines.
However, Cage revealed in a recent interview that despite all the viral attention, he got into acting out of a passion for film performances, not anticipating become a meme icon.
Nicolas Cage: from actor to meme
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In an unusual twist, Cage reveals that he used inspiration from the countless memes of himself to compose his character in ‘The Dream Man’, a recent film from A24.
Revisiting scenes from his old films in a Vanity Fair panel, Cage explains how the internet experience led him to create a unique character for the new film.
“[….] The same thing happens to Paul in ‘The Dream Man’: he has no control over this inexplicable phenomenon.”
‘The Dream Man’ stars Cage as a college professor who becomes famous after inexplicably appearing in strangers’ dreams. However, his fame is complicated when the world’s views of him become terrifying.
Critics described the film as a clever social satire that deals with contemporary ideas, from cancel culture until it goes viral.
Image: ‘The Vampire’s Kiss’ (Magellan Pictures)/Reproduction
Cage has also recently gone viral for his controversial views on artificial intelligence, describing it as an inhuman nightmare.
Furthermore, he criticized his cameo as Super man on ‘The Flash’, explaining how the scene was digitally altered to include a fight with a giant spider, something that was not in his original plans.
‘The Dream Man’ premieres in Brazilian cinemas on February 29, promising to take viewers on a surreal journey between dreams and reality, as well as the expectation of an experience cinematic unique with the incomparable Nicolas Cage.
