According to Variety Nicolas Cage (National Treasure) is in talks for the villain role of the upcoming film The Green Hornet. Cage will be coming off the recently completed projects The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and remake The Bad Lieutenant. The film is set to start production this fall for a summer 2010 release. The film is currently set to star Seth Rogen (Funny People) and is being directed by Michel Gondry.
I don’t think this is a bad move. Cage has had some misses recently (The Wicker Man, Ghostrider) but with Cage it really matters what kind of script he gets. Cage is a talented actor (Leaving Las Vegas, Adaptation) and he could pull this off. It would also be nice to see him take on another villan role which he does not do often.
Do you think Cage would be good for this role?