Trailer for Nicolas Cage's Espionage Thriller DYING OF THE LIGHT
I would like to see Nicolas Cage make a good movie again, and this may or may not be it. The poor guy has been on a downward spiral, making lots of really bad movies lately. We now have a trailer for an espionage thriller that he stars in called Dying of the Light. It was written and directed by Paul Schrader, who is the writer of classic films such as Raging Bull and Taxi Driver.
At first glance it seems as though he brought over some of that talent for this and made a great movie, but the main talent involved with the feature are currently protesting it, including the director. Here's a statement from the director, who also posted a poster with himself, Cage, Anton Yelchin, and producer Nicolas Winding Refn protesting the film. Here's a note from the director on why they are doing this:
We lost the battle. Dying of the Light, a film I wrote and directed, was taken away from me, redited[sic], scored and mixed without my imput[sic]. Yesterday Grindstone (a division of Lionsgate) released the poster and the trailer. They are available on line[sic]. Here we are, Nick Cage, Anton Yelchin, Nic Refn and myself, wearing our “non-disparagement” T shirts. The non-disparagement clause in an artist’s contract gives the owners of the film the right to sue the artist should the owner deem anything the artist has said about the film to be “derogatory.” I have no comment on the film or others connected with the picture.
That's terrible! I can only imagine how he felt having something like this done to him. Having watched the trailer, this movie seemed like it would be really good. It's just not the full vision of the director that viewers will be watching. Here's the synopsis:
The story follows a character named Evan Lake (Cage), who is an ailing veteran CIA agent that has been ordered to retire. Then when his protégé (Anton Yelchin) "uncovers evidence that Lake's nemesis, the terrorist Banir (Alexander Karim), has resurfaced, Lake goes rogue, embarking on a perilous, intercontinental mission to eliminate his sworn enemy."
Lionsgate plans on releasing the cloak and dagger type film on December 5th.