Nicolas Cage has been a veteran actor who has starred in countless iconic movies over the years. One of his most famous movies of all time is the 1997 action movie Face/Off. Working alongside director John Woo for the movie, Cage and Woo became good friends over the years.
One scene in the movie, however, was so terrifying for director John Woo that he called Nicolas Cage “the devil”. Talking about the scene and how Woo has a strong faith, Cage admitted that the people have got to give him some credit for that one!
When Director John Woo Called Nicolas Cage “The Devil”!
Starring in the 1997 movie, John Travolta and Nicolas Cage’s iconic film was praised around the world. Becoming an underrated gem, Face/Off was a major step in Nicolas Cage’s acting career while working alongside director John Woo.
Being a person of strong beliefs, Woo had no choice but to call Cage “the Devil” when the Ghost Rider actor had to shoot a particular scene. In Face/Off, Nicolas Cage donned the uniform of a priest during the opening scenes of the movie. Years later, Cage revealed in an interview with Uproxx that the scene led to director John Woo calling him the devil!
“Well, John… I haven’t spoken to him in a very long time, but at one time we were pretty close. And I considered him my friend. And I’d like to talk to him again and say hi. He just worked with Joel Kinnaman on Silent Night. And I worked with Joel on Sympathy for the Devil.”
He further continued,
“But John’s also, he’s serious about his faith, so he probably saw the devil when I was doing the headbanging role in the priest’s uniform. You’ve got to give that some credit.”
What’s more harrowing is the fact that the scene wasn’t even scripted! As per a Reddit thread, the headbanging scene was not in the scripts and the cameraman was simply following Nic Cage’s routine on the sets!
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Nicolas Cage Might Be Up For A Ghost Rider Sequel!
As the interview further progressed, Nic Cage admitted that he wants to retire from movies. Stating that he has some contracts left to fulfill, he would only return if the story is worth telling. Lucky for the world, Cage has not given up hopes on another Ghost Rider story!
“Well, like I said, it’s going to be a very severe and stringent selection process. I’m not saying no entirely. I’m saying if something came along that I thought had some pop to it, some spark to it, that maybe could be fun for folks to revisit, like a Face/Off 2 or Ghost Rider, that’s another conversation.”
With 100s of movies to his name, Cage recently starred in the A24 film titled Dream Scenario. Having an intriguing storyline for the people, the movie earned a rating of 7.4/10 on IMDB and a whopping 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie is currently screening in select theaters across the U.S.
