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A sequel to aNicolas Cageclassic may be finally happening!
In an interview withComicbookto talk about the actor’s newest film,The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Cage, 58, gave fans some hope that a sequel to 1997’sFace/Offmight be in the works.
“There have been some phone calls with Neal [Moretz],” the actor began, before complementing the movie’s producer. “He’s one of the true great producers in Hollywood,” Cage said, “and they have been making some calls.”
The plot follows an FBI agent (Travolta, 68) who undergoes a procedure to switch faces with a criminal (Cage) to go undercover — but the bad guy escapes with the good guy’s physical identity, with chaos to follow.
In preparation for his new movie, in which he plays a version of himself, Cage recently toldInsiderthat he rewatchedFace/Offand enjoyed it.
Nicolas Cage; Nicolas Cage inFace/Off(1997).Rich Fury/Getty Images; Paramount Pictures/ Courtesy: Everett Collection
As for the sequel, Cage shared much less hopeful remarks about a potential sequel toThe Hollywood Reporterlast month.
“I have not heard hide nor hair about it,” he said, “so often these things we read about are just conjecture without any base or foundation to it.”
Continued Cage, “I feel the same aboutNational Treasure 3. It’s been 14 years. There’s nothere, there. So, is it fun to think about? Sure. Would [Face/Off 2] be an exciting movie to make? Oh, hell yeah.”
“But John Woo was such a huge voice in that movie. It couldn’t be a remake. I think these filmmakers even said as much — that something like that would have to be a sequel,” he added.
While Cage maintained he hadn’t heard about it at the time, aFace/Offsequel was in the works as of February 2021, withGodzilla vs. KongdirectorAdam Wingardset to direct.
Wingard was also set write the screenplay with his scripting partner Simon Barrett, while Neal Moritz was announced to be producing the film for Paramount. David Permut was revealed to be serving as executive producer.
“I would NEVER re-imagine or remakeFace/Off. It’s a perfect action movie,” Wingard wrote on social media at the time, in a since-deleted post. “Simon Barrett and Iare writing a direct SEQUEL!”
It was unclear at the time whether Travolta and Cage would reprise their roles of FBI agent Sean Archer and terrorist Castor Troy, respectively, or if the parts would be recast.
source: people.com
