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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.
Johnny Blaze grew up in rural Texas, raised by his adoptive father Crash Simpson. He was born to Naomi Kale and Barton Blaze, but when his father was murdered, his mother disappeared, sending him and his siblings to live with new families. Years later, his father Crash is diagnosed with terminal Cancer. This leads him to destroy his motorcycle in an accident in a fit of rage. After the crash, he finds a medallion that had been inside of the bike but when he picks it up and gets his blood on it, a mysterious man appears and offers Johnny a deal: his father would be cured in exchange for his soul. Serving him and collecting sinners souls to send to hell. Johnny accepts the offer and becomes the spirit of vengeance Ghost Rider. But a few days later after his father had been cured, he died in a stunt accident. Still being bound to the curse, Johnny is eventually sent by Mephisto to kill the demon Blackheart, his and Lilith’s son.
