Cage is literally the one celebrity that i genuinely feel like i could hang with. He changed his name in part to avoid Coppola nepotism, he loves the Dresden Files and dude literally went broke buying castles, fossils, haunted houses, meteors and all sorts of other wacky/*eccentric* things.
Do you mean people who make a joke or shtick out of everything? That does get rather tiresome. I haven't seen a lot of robin williams interviews but i don't think i've ever seen him be serious. But then, that was just his public persona. I dunno what he actually was like, but i'm curious to know.
That's my whole point! If you get down to business about what it's all about with him, you will find the cloud of depression that's always in his head. He was a fighter and kept the demons at bay for a long time, but why would I want to have an insight into that fight? I've had my own for long enough and am now healed, I'm done with that time.
Dude, do you have any idea how much fuckin wisdom was in that mans head? That visit would be full of laughter and lifes lessons.
Or are you serious sitting here saying that because he had depression that hanging out with him would have been depressing? Because thats fucked up if so
I generally dislike hanging out with depressed people. I was one and I wasn't a good hang. You can feel as triggered as you want and calling it 'fucked up' that I want to be with healthy people that make life something beautiful, but seriously, if you haven't lived with a depressed sister or friend, stop preaching. As for the wisdom, dude he was and *actor*. They *act*. They don't know you, don't like you generally and try to get by as best they can. I have no illusions that any sort of celebrity would ever find time spend with me worthless, because I'm not friends with them.
My dude, even with depression, robin williams had more value than 99% of people on this planet, “healthy” or not.
Your welcome to your opinion, but i think your opinion is incorrect as hell
*You're
As you are to yours! Go hang with some depressed people and you'll probably change your tone. I think he made some fun movies, but don't really care for most of his work.
That doesn't surprise me. He's a huge nerd, and explicitly says that he only does the big hollywood blockbusters for money, while he does the smaller nerdier comic book movies for fun.
You can definitely tell the difference. In the Ghost Rider movie, you could tell he was barely holding back a grin the whole time. In Gone In 60 Seconds, he was pretty much phoning it in.
Yup. Nicholas Cage loves the books and was a EP on the show. Apparently Jim felt a little ripped off by Nics character. Which I have always found a bit ironic because Jim has also said things like "Good authors borrow, great authors steal".
To be fair I’m pretty sure there is a quote by Cage saying Balthazar was as close to Dresden as Cage could make it with getting sued. That would prob tweak the nose of any writer
Imagine if you would, a one man production of The Dresden Files starring Nic Cage as every character.
Would you watch it? I know I would.
I'll file that in my brain right next to the dream of a one man production of The Dark Tower with Clint Eastwood as every character.
Short film where Harry and Bob are the only characters, Bob is Cage’s goofiest voice (to reflect that Bob modeled his current persona after him). He’s alone in his apartment. Relatively light on effects (candles lit and extinguished, Bob in the skull, etc), heavy on lore hints and implications delivered through conversations with Bob and phone conversations with other characters (we only get one side of these).
I'd pay good money just to see a *proper* production of *The Dark Tower*. Starting with *The Gunslinger* and working through. When I first heard they were making a movie, I salivated over a whole series of movies, but they went straight for the jugular and outed the whole main plot right away, so there went that possibility. That said, it wasn't *awful* and I thought Elba did a perfectly fine job as Roland. Yes, I know he didn't have the "bombadier blue eyes," but... oh well.
The main issue I had with that casting is that it would make it awfully hard to present the racial tensions Odetta's "dark side" felt toward Roland in the book. But, since they didn't give us Odetta at all I guess that wasn't an issue.
What kiilled it for me wasn't the actors at all, it was the fact they were writing a movie as a sequel of a movie that never had been made. I wanted a movie of the books, not a movie of the next cycle!
Right? It seemed like omitting detta/Odetta/Suzanna was a hell of a cop out. If she"d been the only character omitted I could have accepted that her survival of the previous loop by being both alive and leaving before Roland entered the door atop the tower let her out of Roland's purgatorial journey or something but there was no logic other than 'its different this time!'
I try to pretend that movie just wasn't made. Poor Stephen King, so many of his works get filmed, and so few remain even a LITTLE faithful to his writing.
I like storm of the century and rose red just for the fact he wrote the screenplay, so we actually got to see a story the way he'd tell it on screen,not as someone else's vision of it. So often all that survives is character names, town names, and part of the core concepts.
Yes, the "katet" was a hugely important aspect of the story, and we didn't get that at all.
Also, King wrote *The Shawshank Redemption* and it was done quite well. It's actually regarded as an "almost technically perfect" screenplay.
*Storm of the Century* was very very good.
Now now, he's got such amazing chemistry with himself that Nic Cage Lara and Nic Cage Dresden would have even the biggest prudes hot under the collar..
Nic Cage Molly might be pushing it too far though
It's popcorn, yes, but good popcorn. And if you're a Dresden fan, it's pretty much the only way to see a properly done Harry on the screen, with an actual budget and talent behind it.
I think Cage was an EVP or something similar on the Dresden Show because he genuinely likes the books. He was pissed when they wouldn’t let him play Dresden, so maybe he took inspiration from him for this role as a kind of stand in?
The only name that I actually remember associated with the TV show is Nicholas Cage and I've seen every episode.
I have to remind myself that he wasn't acting on the show, he was an executive producer.
I mean, I think that is what he was going for, this wasn't too long after the Dresden show he produced went off the air. I just think of it as an homage.
This is much better than what the mycast website has listed for Harry... Tom Ellis... https://www.mycast.io/stories/the-dresden-files/roles/harry-dresden/532
He's a big Dresden fan. I believe he's even said he kinda played the part dresdenish.
Who is, cage? If so thats awesome. Wouldnt have expected him to be a dresden fan tbh
He was an executive producer on the TV series so definitely a fan
Cage is literally the one celebrity that i genuinely feel like i could hang with. He changed his name in part to avoid Coppola nepotism, he loves the Dresden Files and dude literally went broke buying castles, fossils, haunted houses, meteors and all sorts of other wacky/*eccentric* things.
If i could hang out with one celebrity it would have been robin Williams, but cage woulda been good too
Robin Williams sounds fucking depressing. I know plenty of people like that. Wouldn't be as fun as you'd think.
Do you mean people who make a joke or shtick out of everything? That does get rather tiresome. I haven't seen a lot of robin williams interviews but i don't think i've ever seen him be serious. But then, that was just his public persona. I dunno what he actually was like, but i'm curious to know.
That's my whole point! If you get down to business about what it's all about with him, you will find the cloud of depression that's always in his head. He was a fighter and kept the demons at bay for a long time, but why would I want to have an insight into that fight? I've had my own for long enough and am now healed, I'm done with that time.
Dude, do you have any idea how much fuckin wisdom was in that mans head? That visit would be full of laughter and lifes lessons. Or are you serious sitting here saying that because he had depression that hanging out with him would have been depressing? Because thats fucked up if so
I generally dislike hanging out with depressed people. I was one and I wasn't a good hang. You can feel as triggered as you want and calling it 'fucked up' that I want to be with healthy people that make life something beautiful, but seriously, if you haven't lived with a depressed sister or friend, stop preaching. As for the wisdom, dude he was and *actor*. They *act*. They don't know you, don't like you generally and try to get by as best they can. I have no illusions that any sort of celebrity would ever find time spend with me worthless, because I'm not friends with them.
My dude, even with depression, robin williams had more value than 99% of people on this planet, “healthy” or not. Your welcome to your opinion, but i think your opinion is incorrect as hell
*You're As you are to yours! Go hang with some depressed people and you'll probably change your tone. I think he made some fun movies, but don't really care for most of his work.
Yeah dude is just a massive nerd in the best way.
Yep and the cage screen name was based on Luke Cage - so he even incorporated his nerdiness there.
> He changed his name in part to ~~avoid~~ *hide* Coppola nepotism. FTFY. everything else you said is true tho ;)
He produced the TV show
That doesn't surprise me. He's a huge nerd, and explicitly says that he only does the big hollywood blockbusters for money, while he does the smaller nerdier comic book movies for fun. You can definitely tell the difference. In the Ghost Rider movie, you could tell he was barely holding back a grin the whole time. In Gone In 60 Seconds, he was pretty much phoning it in.
Why did he do Peggy Sue Got Married?
Learning that Cage is a big Dresden fan is actually amazing. I had no idea!
Yup. Nicholas Cage loves the books and was a EP on the show. Apparently Jim felt a little ripped off by Nics character. Which I have always found a bit ironic because Jim has also said things like "Good authors borrow, great authors steal".
To be fair I’m pretty sure there is a quote by Cage saying Balthazar was as close to Dresden as Cage could make it with getting sued. That would prob tweak the nose of any writer
Yep. Said as much during a QA back in 2014. Asked him if he got any money from it lol.
Imagine if you would, a one man production of The Dresden Files starring Nic Cage as every character. Would you watch it? I know I would. I'll file that in my brain right next to the dream of a one man production of The Dark Tower with Clint Eastwood as every character.
Short film where Harry and Bob are the only characters, Bob is Cage’s goofiest voice (to reflect that Bob modeled his current persona after him). He’s alone in his apartment. Relatively light on effects (candles lit and extinguished, Bob in the skull, etc), heavy on lore hints and implications delivered through conversations with Bob and phone conversations with other characters (we only get one side of these).
Now that I know he's a super-fan, I would be completely down to see him play (an older) Dresden.
At the rate things are progressing, maybe Ebenezer. 😂
I would pay good money to see Clint Eastwood as Oy. And detta. :)
I'd pay good money just to see a *proper* production of *The Dark Tower*. Starting with *The Gunslinger* and working through. When I first heard they were making a movie, I salivated over a whole series of movies, but they went straight for the jugular and outed the whole main plot right away, so there went that possibility. That said, it wasn't *awful* and I thought Elba did a perfectly fine job as Roland. Yes, I know he didn't have the "bombadier blue eyes," but... oh well. The main issue I had with that casting is that it would make it awfully hard to present the racial tensions Odetta's "dark side" felt toward Roland in the book. But, since they didn't give us Odetta at all I guess that wasn't an issue.
What kiilled it for me wasn't the actors at all, it was the fact they were writing a movie as a sequel of a movie that never had been made. I wanted a movie of the books, not a movie of the next cycle!
Yes, that's what I wanted too.
Right? It seemed like omitting detta/Odetta/Suzanna was a hell of a cop out. If she"d been the only character omitted I could have accepted that her survival of the previous loop by being both alive and leaving before Roland entered the door atop the tower let her out of Roland's purgatorial journey or something but there was no logic other than 'its different this time!' I try to pretend that movie just wasn't made. Poor Stephen King, so many of his works get filmed, and so few remain even a LITTLE faithful to his writing. I like storm of the century and rose red just for the fact he wrote the screenplay, so we actually got to see a story the way he'd tell it on screen,not as someone else's vision of it. So often all that survives is character names, town names, and part of the core concepts.
Yes, the "katet" was a hugely important aspect of the story, and we didn't get that at all. Also, King wrote *The Shawshank Redemption* and it was done quite well. It's actually regarded as an "almost technically perfect" screenplay. *Storm of the Century* was very very good.
I am not sure I want to see Nic Cage as Lara.
Now now, he's got such amazing chemistry with himself that Nic Cage Lara and Nic Cage Dresden would have even the biggest prudes hot under the collar.. Nic Cage Molly might be pushing it too far though
It's not a bad movie either, TBH.
I wouldn’t say it’s a good movie either
It's popcorn, yes, but good popcorn. And if you're a Dresden fan, it's pretty much the only way to see a properly done Harry on the screen, with an actual budget and talent behind it.
I think Cage was an EVP or something similar on the Dresden Show because he genuinely likes the books. He was pissed when they wouldn’t let him play Dresden, so maybe he took inspiration from him for this role as a kind of stand in?
That's exactly what he did, and he was pretty open about it too.
Fairly sure his character, at least in appearance, was based on Harry given Cage was the one behind the TV show and is clearly a fan of the books.
And was told NO when he asked to play Harry.
That car is my mental image of the "company car"
The only name that I actually remember associated with the TV show is Nicholas Cage and I've seen every episode. I have to remind myself that he wasn't acting on the show, he was an executive producer.
Personally I think it's funny that Nicholas Cage plays Yen Sid in a gritty reboot of a Mickey Mouse story but that's just me.
That was my first thought when I saw the movie, this guy wants to be Deesden. Also Cage was behind the Dresden TV series.
I mean, I think that is what he was going for, this wasn't too long after the Dresden show he produced went off the air. I just think of it as an homage.
Obviously a member of the white council in good standing...
I thought this was Dresden film but the rights fell through so they tweaked the story
Jim Butcher is NOT a Nic Cage fan though, due to dealing with him as a producer.
Nic Cage as Nicodemus. Let the campaign begin
Kincaid Lord of war style fits too, or Odin lol
Nick Cage as Kringle
I could see it.
Dang...I guess I need to go watch this again.
Nic Cage should absolutely play a villain like Madrigal Raith or Vittorio Malvoro. Madrigal Raith would be funny in a way
Hey now, no need for that kinda negativity against the Blue Beetle or Munstermobile/limo 🤪
the Blue beetle was a cool car, but it wasn't a nice car. and only Cat Sith liked the Munster Mobile (as far as i can tell)
Looking at that 2nd picture makes me think Alfred Molina would be a great Marone
Yes. I've said since basically the first time I saw that movie that it was just a version of Harry and the Darkhallow.
This is much better than what the mycast website has listed for Harry... Tom Ellis... https://www.mycast.io/stories/the-dresden-files/roles/harry-dresden/532
Tom Ellis looks dead in his eyes. would make a good Red Court Vampire tho.
Or Martin.
Heresy