The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Movie (2022):
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is an American crime action comedy film directed by Tom Gormican, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kevin Etten. It stars Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Neil Patrick Harris and Tiffany Haddish.
It premiered at South by Southwest on March 12, 2022, and was released in the United States on April 22, 2022, by Lionsgate. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances and chemistry of Cage and Pascal.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Movie Information:
| Movie | The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action Comedy Crime |
| Country | English Spanish |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box Office Collection | $29.1 million |
| Release dates | March 12, 2022 (SXSW) April 22, 2022 (United States) |
| Running time | 107 minutes |
| Starring | Nicolas Cage Pedro Pascal Sharon Horgan Ike Barinholtz Alessandra Mastronardi Jacob Scipio Neil Patrick Harris Tiffany Haddish |
| Directed by | Tom Gormican |
| Written by | Tom Gormican Kevin Etten |
| Produced by | Nicolas Cage Mike Nilon Kristin Burr Kevin Turen |
| Cinematography | Nigel Bluck |
| Edited by | Melissa Bretherton |
| Music by | Mark Isham |
| Production companies | Saturn Films Burr! Productions |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Movie Storyline (Plot):
The fictionalized version of Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous super fan Javi Gutierrez. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Nick Cage is recruited by a CIA operative Vivian 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.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Movie Cast and Characters:
- Nicolas Cage as a fictionalized version of himself.
- Cage also portrays Nicky Cage (credited by Cage’s birth name Nicolas Kim Coppola), a figment of Cage’s imagination, seen as a younger version of himself. The character is based on the actor’s infamous appearance on the talk show Wogan while promoting Wild at Heart.
- Pedro Pascal as Javi Gutierrez, a billionaire and Cage super-fan who pays Cage $1 million to appear at his birthday party.
- Sharon Horgan as Olivia Henson, Cage’s ex-wife.
- Lily Sheen as Addy Cage, Cage’s daughter.
- Tiffany Haddish as Vivian Etten, a CIA agent and Martin’s partner.
- Ike Barinholtz as Martin Etten, a CIA agent and Vivian’s partner.
- Alessandra Mastronardi as Gabriela, Javi’s assistant
- Paco León as Lucas Gutierrez, Javi’s cousin.
- Jacob Scipio as Carlos, one of Lucas’s men.
- Neil Patrick Harris as Richard Fink, Cage’s agent.
- Katrin Vankova as Maria, the kidnapping victim
- David Gordon Green as Himself, a film director.
- Demi Moore as “Olivia Cage”, Cage’s in-movie fictional ex-wife.
- Anna MacDonald as “Addy Cage”, Cage’s in-movie fictional daughter.
- Joanna Bobin as Cheryl, Cage’s therapist.
