The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Nicolas Cage stars as... Nick Cage in the action-comedy "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent." Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones. With a career built for this very moment, the seminal award-winning actor must take on the role of a lifetime: Nicolas Cage.

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Credits

Director:

Tom Gormican

Producer:

Nicolas Cage, Mike Nilon, Kristin Burr, Kevin Turen

Screenwriter:

Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten

Principal Cast:

Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Lily Sheen, Neil Patrick Harris, Tiffany Haddish

Contact

Distributor:

Lionsgate Entertainment

Public Film Contact:

Peter Gagliano
Lionsgate
PGagliano@Lionsgate.com

Publicity Contact:

Pete Gagliano
pgagliano@lionsgate.com
847-915-5849

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2021
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Runtime:
105 mins