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Nicolas Cage, known for starring in iconic and notable roles has several accolades and awards to his name. Starring in movies likeNational TreasureandThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,the actor has accumulated quite a fan following.
As per some trivia, it was actually Nicolas Cage, who rejected the lead role in a movie that essentially made Tom Cruise’s career. After rejecting the role, Tom Cruise was selected for the movie which made his career by starring in the 1983 movie titledRisky Business
Nicolas Cage Essentially Made Tom Cruise’s Career
Back in the early 1980s,Tom Cruisewas unknown to Hollywood as the actor did not have many notable roles to his name. Nicolas Cage found fame during the same time when he found attention for starring in a romantic role inValley Girl.
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There could have been a universe where Tom Cruise would never have become the great actor that he is today. As per trivia,Nicolas Cagerejected the 1983 movie titledRisky Business.With Cage out of the equation, Tom Cruise was quickly hired for the R-rated movie which made him famous for his breakthrough role in the movie.
Soon after, Cruise took the lead role in the 1986 action movieTop Gunand was instantly shot into fame and fortune as people quickly started recognizing the actor wherever he went. Although it was great for the actor, it just might have been impossible if Nicolas Cage had not refused to star inRisky Businessand had instead taken up the role!
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Nicolas Cage To Enter His Persona Into Games?
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With several series and films to his name, Nicolas Cage seems to want to try something new with his image. It was recently revealed that the actor made an appearance as himself in the multiplayer gameDead by Daylightbut he doesn’t intend to stop there.
The actor was recently spotted with video game legendary director Hideo Kojima in their studio in Japan. Kojima took to his Twitter account to post his photo alongside Nic Cage. Fans are now pretty convinced thatThe Pigactor is all set to be given the lead role in Kojima’s upcoming magnum opusDeath Stranding 2.Although it hasn’t been confirmed,Death Strandingfeatured Norman Reedus in the lead role and hence, it isn’t new for the franchise to cast actors in their games.
AlthoughDeath Stranding 2hasn’t been confirmed yet, Nicolas Cage is set to star in 7 upcoming projects with different release dates.
As for the 1983 Tom Cruise starrer,Risky Businessis available to rent on Apple TV+.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
