Age: 62
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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
Quentin Beck / Mysterio
for Quentin Beck / Mysterio in Spider-Man: Lost in Illusion (A Sam Raimi Film)
Suggested by kaueoliveira
The film is a psychological horror-adventure. Peter Parker is not a high-tech Avenger; he is a broke, sleep-deprived college student in a sun-drenched, timeless New York. He is struggling to maintain his sanity as the city turns against him, fueled by a smear campaign led by J. Jonah Jameson. The villain is Quentin Beck (Mysterio), a disgraced special effects wizard and stuntman who was fired from the movie industry for endangering lives. Obsessed with fame and "creating the ultimate scene," Beck uses hallucinogenic gas and practical effects to frame Spider-Man. The "Raimi Touch" comes into play when the gas hits: Peter is trapped in surreal, Evil Dead-style nightmare sequences where he fights giant versions of his guilt (Uncle Ben, the spider that bit him). The film questions the nature of heroism in a world of "fake news" and smoke and mirrors. It culminates in a battle in a funhouse mirror maze where Peter must trust his Spider-Sense (blindfolded) to distinguish the man from the monster.
