Nicolas Cage Ready to Stop Making Movies: “Maybe Three or Four More”

Nicolas Cage has opened up about his desire to stop making movies and starring in TV productions.  

The Oscar winner has appeared over 100 movies over the course of his career and thinks he has “pretty much said what I’ve had to say with cinema.”

In a recent interview with Uproxx, the Oscar-winning actor disclosed that he only wants to do TV — unless something very special or a revisitation of one of his favorite big-screen roles, like sequels to "Face/Off" or "Ghost Rider". 

Cage said that he does not watch TV much, but his son finally convinced last year him to catch up on "Breaking Bad". He called the series “magnificent,” and said it got him interested in doing quality work episodically.

“I do want to explore other formats,” Cage said. “I am very interested in immersion streaming with episodic television. I have seen things that can be done now with characters and the time they’re given to express themselves. I saw Bryan Cranston stare at a suitcase for an hour on one episode of Breaking Bad. We don’t have time to do that in a feature film, so maybe television is the next best step for me. We’ll see.”

As for filmmaking, “After 45 years of doing this; that in over 100 movies – I feel I’ve pretty much said what I’ve had to say with cinema. And I’d like to leave on a high note and say, ‘Adios.’ I think I have to do maybe three or four more movies before I can get there, and then hopefully switch formats and go into some other way of expressing my acting.”

Cage added, “ I would’ve liked to have left on a high note, like [his latest release] Dream Scenario. But I have other contracts that I have to fulfill, so we’ll see what happens. I mean, I am going to be very severe and very astringent [sic] on the selection process moving forward.”

Meanwhile, "Dream Scenario" had a strong limited opening this past weekend — the latest his collaboration with A24.

The movie took in $215,552 on 6 screens for a per theater average of $35,925 and sold out Q&As with Borgli (Sick Of Myself) and cast. 

The TIFF-premiering English-language debut by the Norwegian filmmaker will have a limited rollout into top markets next weekend in advance of further expansion over Thanksgiving and wider break on 12/1.