Prisoners of the Ghostlandis, to my knowledge, one of the only films to use its own lead actor’s words as its poster’s pull quote. “The wildest movie I’ve ever made.” -Nicolas Cage.
A tall statement, but it’s definitely arguable. Directed with unhinged abandon by subversive Japanese auteurSion Sono,Prisoners of the Ghostlandsees Cage play Hero, a former bank robber hired by the mayor of Samurai Town (Bill Moseley) to find his daughter (Sofia Boutella), lost to the haunted post-apocalyptic hellscape called the Ghostland. To ensure Hero actually returns, the Mayor outfits him in a leather suit with bombs strapped to the neck, arms, and nards. It’s a whole lot of movie, featuring—among many, many other things—one of the most committed deliveries of the word “testicle” you’ll ever hear in your life. Luckily, I recently got the chance to sit down with Cage himself to break down the film, his creative relationship with Sono, and his inimitable acting style. We also discussed the upcoming meta action-comedyThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talentin which Nicolas Cage takes on his hardest role…Nicolas Cage.
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Below is exactly what we talked about.
Check out exactly what Cage had to say in the player above.Prisoners of the Ghostlandis available in theaters, on digital, and On Demand September 17th.
Here is the official synopsis forPrisoners of the Ghostland:
“In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber (Nicolas Cage) is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor (Bill Moseley), whose adopted granddaughter Bernice (Sofia Boutella) has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption.”
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