Nicolas Cage is unleashing his meme-able rage as a gun-toting “mad genius” for his newest Western, “Gunslingers.”
Cage, who beforehand starred in fellow style movies “The Previous Manner” and “Butcher’s Crossing,” performs Ben, an unhinged reformed outlaw who has a non secular awakening on the highway of revenge. Stephen Dorff and Heather Graham additionally star in “Gunslingers,” together with Scarlet Stallone, Costas Mandylor, Tzi Ma, and Randall Batinkoff.
The official synopsis reads: “Reformed gunslinger Thomas Keller (Dorff) and mad genius Ben (Cage) are guided by non secular chief Jericho (Mandylor) as they try for vindication. Whereas confronting their violent historical past, a brutal bar battle and lethal feud reignites between Thomas, Ben, and the infamous 5 Factors Gang. Now baptized and reborn, Thomas grapples with recent challenges, testing his newfound peace amidst a city steeped in secrets and techniques, violence, and a relentless quest for revenge.”
The movie is ready within the fictional Kentucky city of Redemption. Brian Skiba (“The 2nd,” “Lifeless Man’s Hand”) writes and directs the function.
“Gunslingers” is produced by Skiba, Batinkoff, and Laurie Love. Govt producers embody Sensible Photos Sean O’Kelly and Marc Bikindou, with Jad Ben Ammar, Michael Tadross Jr., ZTA Leisure’s David Wolkoff and Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Milestone Leisure’s Alan B. Bursteen, Daybreak Bursteen, and Grindstone’s Barry Brooker and Stan Wertlieb.
Along with “Gunslingers,” Cage leads Lorcan Finnegan’s psychological thriller “The Surfer.” The movie premiered within the Midnight part of the 2024 Cannes Movie Pageant, the place the IndieWire evaluation cited its nods to Seventies New Wave Australian cinema. Cage stars as an unnamed character who brings his teenage son (Finn Little) to the Australian seaside the place he was raised. His character is an Australian who moved to California when he himself was a teen after his father was discovered lifeless on the identical seaside. Nonetheless, the locals are lower than thrilled to welcome him again, and a battle ensues.
In 2024, Cage starred within the highest grossing Neon movie ever, Osgood Perkins’ “Longlegs.” The Oscar-winning actor will subsequent lead David O. Russell’s ’70s-set biopic “Madden” about NFL legend John Madden. Cage is portraying the titular determine throughout his tenure because the coach of the Oakland Raiders.
“Gunslingers” premieres in choose theaters and on digital April 11. Take a look at the trailer beneath.