The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a 2022 American action comedy film directed by Tom Gormican, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kevin Etten. It stars Nicolas Cage as a fictionalized version of himself, along with a supporting cast including Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Neil Patrick Harris, Tiffany Haddish and Caroline Boulton. The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 12, 2022, and was released in the United States on April 22, 2022, by Lionsgate. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances and chemistry of Cage and Pascal, but performed poorly at the box office, grossing only $29.1 million against its $30 million budget.
So, how was it? It was fine, normal. No big deal. Come on. Tell me the truth. Okay, okay. He was incredible. Was he? But also, like, super cool. He was a little taller than I had imagined because you know they say actors are pretty short. So, was he short? No. No? He was...
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Just right. Okay, but did he say anything about your screenplay? No. He didn't bring it up, I didn't bring it up. It wasn't the right time. Just think about how would it feel to say in front of everyone at the party that Nicolas cage is starring in a movie that you wrote. I don't know, Gabriela, maybe I am living in a fantasy world. I mean, look who we're talking about here. The man is a legend!
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Yeah, so along those same lines, I was wondering... And it's totally okay if you haven't, but I was just wondering if you had a chance to read my screenplay? Javi! Can I come or it's only for vip? Uh, Mr. Cage, this is Ms. Gabriela lucchesi. Hi. She runs all of our agricultural operations. And this is my cousin. Lucas Gutierrez. Mr. Cage, we obviously are very excited to have you here. What are you working on next? Well, that's a tough question for an actor to get, but it's fine. Oh. 'Cause I'm no longer an actor. I've retired. What? What do you mean, retired? So, what are you going to do now?
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Mr. Cage? Wake up. Jesus Christ! So, Mr. Gutierrez has been waiting all day for you to get up. He really wants to show you one of his favorite places of all Spain. It's called the cliffs of cap de for mentor. Yeah, see, well, I'm very jet lagged, so I won't be attending that, okay? Thank you.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent