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Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. During the early years of his career, Cage starred in a variety of films such as Rumble Fish (1983), Racing with the Moon (1984), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Raising Arizona (1987), Vampire's Kiss (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), and Red Rock West (1993). During this period, John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36 listed him as one of twelve Promising New Actors of 1984. For his performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995), he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received his second Academy Award nomination for his performance as Charlie and Donald Kaufman in Adaptation (2002). He subsequently appeared in more mainstream films, such as The Rock (1996), Con Air (1997), City of Angels (1998), 8mm (1999), Windtalkers (2002), Lord of War (2005), The Wicker Man (2006), Bangkok Dangerous (2008) and Knowing (2009). He also directed the film Sonny (2002), for which he was nominated for Grand Special Prize at Deauville Film Festival. Cage owns the production company Saturn Films and has produced films such as Shadow of the Vampire (2000) and The Life of David Gale (2003). In October 1997, Cage was ranked No. 40 in Empire magazine's The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list, while the next year, he was placed No. 37 in Premiere's 100 most powerful people in Hollywood. In the 2010s, he starred in Kick-Ass (2010), Drive Angry (2011), Joe (2013), The Runner (2015), Dog Eat Dog (2016), Mom and Dad (2017), Mandy (2018), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), and Color Out of Space (2019). His participation in various film genres during this time increased his popularity and gained him a cult following.
Nicolas Cage
Lawrence Sinclair
for Lawrence Sinclair in What is Among Us?
Suggested by thebaronofmann
In "What is Among Us?", set in a retro-futuristic 1960s, a diverse crew embarks on what seems like a routine mission, touching down on a mysterious planet for a brief stopover. However, when the Security Analyst (Bill Murray) inadvertently encounters an enigmatic alien parasite, he unwittingly becomes the harbinger of terror as the Impostor. As paranoia takes root and trust disintegrates, the Administrator (Nicholas Cage) finds himself thrust into a deadly game of deception, leading the desperate struggle for survival amidst the confined corridors of their spacecraft. With a star-studded ensemble including Samuel L. Jackson, John Malkovich, and Tom Holland, "What is Among Us?" is a gripping tale that traverses the spectrum of human emotions, blending spine-tingling suspense with unexpected moments of levity, all while unraveling the chilling mysteries lurking in the depths of space.
