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.
Oh, my god! Yes! How is he up? Trained actor. All right, man, we in. You know, it didn't feel great betraying Javi like that. Especially, since I'm still not convinced he's your guy. But the strange thing is... I can see myself doing more of this stuff. You know, spy craft. Subterfuge. What have you. I think I might have a real gift for it. Good, 'cause we got another mission for you. No, no, no! Fuck that! It was terrifying. I'm about to leave for the airport after the party, so... Nick, our intel suggests that Javi is holding Maria delgado on the compound right now. On the compound? Yeah. We need you to help us find her. Which means we need you to figure out a way to stay a little longer. Vivian, I can't do this. Yes, you can. We just saw you do it.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent