Girls Tripstar Tiffany Haddish has now signed on to co-star opposite Nicolas Cage inThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. In case you were not already aware of this slice of cinematic delight,The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talentfinds Cage playing a warped version of himself in thus upcoming meta action-comedy.
The movie will find Haddish playing an eccentric rogue government agent named Vivian, who forces Nicolas Cage to go undercover in a ridiculous, black ops, last-ditch effort to take down one of the world’s largest criminal organizations.Tiffany Haddishhas established herself as one of the most gifted and thereby most sought-after comedic talents in Hollywood. Thanks to roles in the likes of the comedy dramaGirls Trip, and the knockabout comedyNight Schoolopposite a typically squealing Kevin Hart, as well as hostingSaturday Night Liveand starring in the Emmy nominated Netflix specialBlack Mitzvah, the addition of Haddish to the already brilliant soundingThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talentis certainly an exciting one.
Haddish will join the likes ofThe Mandalorian’sPedro Pascal in the movie, which follows “a fictionalized, creatively unfulfilledNicolas Cagewho, in the face of financial ruin, accepts a $1 million offer toattend the birthday of a superfan, played by Pascal. When things take a wildly dangerous turn, Cage is forced to live up to his own legend, channelling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters to save himself and his loved ones.” Pascal’s character is described as “not all he appears to be,” suggesting thatThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talentwill be full of twists and turns that will hopefully have Nicolas Cage going into full-on, manic-Nic-Cage-mode.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talentcomes from Lionsgate, withThat Awkward Moment’sTom Gormican directing the movie based on a screenplay he has written alongside Kevin Etten. Kevin Turen will also be producing the movie.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talentwill even find Cagerecreating moments from some of his greatest movies, including action classics such asCon AirandFace/Off. “It’s a stylised version of me, and the fact I even have to refer to myself in the third person makes me extremely uncomfortable,” Cage said of the project earlier this year. “There are many scenes in the movie where modern or contemporary - here we go - ‘Nic Cage’ and then young ‘Nic Cage’ are colliding and arguing and battling it out.
It’s an acrobatic approach to acting. I’m probably going to have to look at a couple of the movies from the past again, because I think we’re gonna have to re-enact some of those sequences. It’s like walking through a Cabinet of Dr. Caligari version of Con Air and Face / Off.”
Haddish has several projects on the horizon, includingThe Card Counter,Here Today,Bad TripandThe Spongebob Squarepants Movie: Sponge on the Run.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talentis scheduled to hit theaters on August 04, 2025. This comes to us courtesy ofDeadline.
