Nicolas Cage to Star in Revenge Thriller VENGEANCE: A LOVE STORY

Nicolas Cage has spent the past five years or so buried in mostly-forgettable movies. I heard good things about 2013's Joe but didn't have a chance to see it myself, and other than that, it seems like the last thing he was in that I really enjoyed was the first Kick-Ass all the way back in 2010. The Academy Award-winning actor has just joined a new project, but sadly, it sounds more in line with his more recent output instead of a true return to form.

Variety reports that Cage will star in Vengeance: A Love Story, a movie based on Joyce Carol Oates' 2003 novel Rape: A Love Story. The plot follows a single mother who is gang raped, and the Gulf War veteran/cop who vows to get revenge on the men who left her for dead. Sounds pretty brutal, but we'll see if John Mankiewicz's screenplay and whoever eventually comes on board to direct can elevate it beyond its premise into something memorable and worthy of Cage's unique skill set.

Filming begins in Atlanta next month. This doesn't sound like it's going to be a huge, VFX-filled movie, so I wouldn't be surprised if it popped up before 2016 is over.