Would you have known that Nicolas Cage owes his artist name to a Marvel character? Despite this, the star now insisted he doesn’t need the cinematic entertainment of the Marvel universe.
Nicolas Cage is a brand in his own right. Nic Cage himself knows that. In an interview, the actor now took a stand on the current cinema situation in the Marvel context and clarified the question of his future involvement in the MCU.
Nicolas Cage doesn’t need the MCU, but doesn’t mind it either
In an interview Nicolas Cage revealed his stance on the current blockbuster cinematic landscape full of MCU movies, where small and mid-sized films seem to have less and less chance of success:
“I understand the frustration. I really do. But I think there’s enough space for everyone. I see films like Tár. I see a lot of artistic and independently driven films. I think there’s enough space for everyone. “
Nic Cage as Marvel’s Ghost Rider
Furthermore, the star of films like The Rock, In the Body of the Enemy and the indie hit Pig (currently on Amazon Prime *) doesn’t mind Marvel entertainment for a very specific reason:
“I must be nice to Marvel movies because I named myself after the Stan Lee character Luke Cage. What am I supposed to do, put down Marvel movies? Stan Lee is my surrealist father. He named me. “
Nicolas Cage is Francis Ford Coppola’s nephew and his real name is actually Nicolas Kim Coppola. However, his artist (after)name, borrowed from Marvel’s Luke Cage (streaming at Disney+ *), is now a title that stands on its own. Even vis-à-vis the MCU, the star finds:
“I don’t need the MCU. I’m Nic Cage. “
Nicolas Cage already embodied a Marvel superhero himself in Ghost Rider and Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance over 10 years ago, but outside of the interconnected films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
