While people often consider famous personalities as their idols, even actors derive their own inspiration from different celebrities. Revealing about the same, Academy Award-winner Nicolas Cage disclosed his role model for inspiration when he was in Kick-Ass.
Playing the role of Big Daddy in Kick-Ass, who trained his daughter, Hit-Girl, Nicolas Cage took inspiration from a Batman actor. And shockingly, when we say Batman star, people often consider Michael Keaton. But, surprisingly Cage’s inspiration is someone completely different.
Nicolas Cage Took Inspiration For His Kick-Ass Character
Appearing in Matthew Vaughn’s sorely underrated 2010 superhero flick Kick-Ass, Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage played the role of Big Daddy. Appearing in the comic book adapted R-rated superhero movie, Cage’s character trained his daughter Hit-Girl, and turned himself into a real-life superhero.
Surprisingly even for his Kick-Ass character, Nicolas Cage revealed taking inspiration from another superhero actor. Well, there’s no denying that Big Daddy kinda sounds like a modern version of Batman. Even the director Matthew Vaughn revealed how Big Daddy’s voice was brilliantly done by Cage himself.
This brings us to the direct revelation of who apparently inspired Nicolas Cage to this extent. The actor thus revealed his icon during his Ask Me Anything session on Reddit. Discussing how his character Big Daddy, a former cop turned caped crusader had striking resemblance to the Dark Knight, Cage revealed taking inspiration from a legendary Batman actor.
Nicolas Cage Credited A Batman Actor For Big Daddy
Opening up, about how he referenced a less dark version of Gotham’s finest for his Big Daddy’s role, Nicolas Cage mentioned trying out a copyright-infringing voice adaptation of Adam West. During his Ask Me Anything on Reddit, Cage credited West, for inspiring his Kick-Ass character.
“I would give it all to Adam West. I grew up watching him on the ’60s Batman show and he is where it begins and where it ends as Big Daddy,”
Giving all due credit to Adam West for being his sole inspiration for Kick-Ass, Nicolas Cage later mentioned how the legendary actor reacted to this information. Discussing how he met West and credited him for his inspiration, Cage revealed what the actor said.
“I met Adam West once and I said, ‘Did you see I was channeling you?’ And he said, ‘I saw you TRY to channel me!‘”
In the end, Nicolas Cage did a phenomenal job in Kick-Ass portraying a dedicated yet whimsical father who shares an unconventional relationship with his daughter. His performance earned the movie a rocking 77% RT rating. Further, the success of the 2010 installment even led the creators to come up with a sequel in 2013.
Watch the Kick-Ass films on Netflix.
Source: Reddit
