When it comes to on-screen roles, Nicolas Cage’s catalog is full of characters who wind up in a bunch of different dangerous and scary situations. The first to come to mind is Johnny Blaze jumping over a football field of helicopters on a motorcycle in Ghost Rider. Yet no role has threatened the Longlegs actor’s real life quite like the preparation for his new movie, The Surfer.
The new psychological thriller, one of the many anticipated Nic Cage projects on the 2025 movie schedule, just released in theaters. While fans can look forward to Cage’s signature hysterical madness in The Surfer, the Dream Scenario actor told EW the reason we don’t actually see him surf in his new thriller, explaining:
We had things like weather conditions and believe it or not, shark reports and things, all that s—.
never give up acting. Perhaps he will just be a little more picky with the roles he accepts, something he wasn’t always able to do. At this point in his career, the Renfield actor has paid his dues thricefold with both the good and the bad. These days, in the years following his young daughter’s birth, he says he wants to make more pictures she can enjoy. Having children certainly puts things into a new perspective!
Even though we don’t get to see the Leaving Las Vegas actor shred some sea foam, it’s all worth it to be able to experience his incredible talent in this new mind-twisting flick. You can catch this latest Nicolas Cage film in theaters now.