{"id":1797993,"date":"2023-01-07T06:35:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T11:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1797993"},"modified":"2023-01-07T06:36:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T11:36:04","slug":"the-old-way-star-nicolas-cage-on-his-first-western-film-how-he-would-fare-in-the-wild-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-old-way-star-nicolas-cage-on-his-first-western-film-how-he-would-fare-in-the-wild-west\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Old Way\u201d Star Nicolas Cage On His First Western Film, How He Would Fare The Wild West"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-old-way-star-nicolas-cage-on-his-first-western-film-how-he-would-fare-in-the-wild-west%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1797993&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\">Nicolas Cage Although he is famous for many iconic roles on silver screen, there is one direction he has yet face after decades in the business: going into the unknown. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\/country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wild, wild west<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">In His latest flick, Cage He admitted that he had no problem tapping into his account. Western roots to play &#8220;cold-blooded gunslinger turned respectable family man&#8221; Colton Briggs In &#8220;The Old Way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Western genre is something I&#8217;ve always admired,&#8221; Cage Only told Fox News Digital. &#8220;I grew up watching my favorite Western performance, Charles Bronson as Harmonica in &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/movies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Once Upon a Time in the West.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I grew in CaliforniaThese movies were my favorite. I used to watch them on my small TV. Now, I live in. Nevada. I felt that I would make a good match for a Western. They I wouldn&#8217;t find it that difficult to act. I felt like a jack of all trades.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/national-treasure-3-nicolas-cage-major-update-producer-jerry-bruckheimer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u2018NATIONAL TREASURE 3\u2019 WITH NICOLAS CAGE GETS MAJOR UPDATE FROM PRODUCER JERRY BRUCKHEIMER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/nicolas-cage.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Nicolas Cage talks starring in his first traditional Western film, \" The Old Way  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Nicolas Cage He talks about his first traditional movie staring Western film, &#8220;The Old Way.&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Leon Bennett)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The &#8220;Moonstruck&#8221; star said that he had &#8220;Bronson in the back of my mind&#8221; Filming the outlaw drama that focuses on a Briggs His 12-year-old daughter, who was his unlikely partner, helped him to vengeance the death his wife. Cage58-year old recalled his favorite roles over the years, as he contemplated how he would survive in the wilderness.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When the script came to me for the first time, a traditional Western script, I thought, &#8216;Well, yeah, I&#8217;m going to do that,'&#8221; He said. &#8220;&#8216;You&#8217;re going to pay me to put on &#8230; and dress the way I like to dress, and wear the cowboy hat and homage some of my favorite movie stars of all time and yell? I&#8217;m there.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He added, &#8220;My stomach rumbles like anybody else&#8217;s. So it was absolutely I was in &#8217;cause I&#8217;m not getting any younger, and I didn&#8217;t know if I&#8217;d be invited again, so I had to do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/nicolas-cage-unbearable-weight-massive-talent-role-playing-himself\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NICOLAS CAGE HAD TO BE CONVINCED TO TAKE ON ROLE AS HIMSELF IN \u2018THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cage Stars alongside Ryan Kiera ArmstrongHe plays his daughter, Brooke, Shiloh Fernandez, Clint Howard In the action-packed film Brett DonowhoThe film was shot in Montana In October 2021. At After the film was released, it made headlines. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/alec-baldwins-rust-shooting-where-investigation-1-year-later\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Rust&#8221; armorer<\/a> Hannah Gutierrez-Reed According to reports, he was involved in an incident that led. Cage Walking off the set.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640\/320\/Nicolas_Cage_Getty.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Nicolas Cage has starred in dozens of movies throughout his decades-long career\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Nicolas Cage His decades-long career has seen him in dozens movies<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Rich Fury)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/Moonstruck-Cher.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Cher and Nicolas Cage on the set of Moonstruck in 1987, directed and produced by Norman Jewison.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Cher And Nicolas Cage On the set of Moonstruck 1987: Directed and produced by Norman Jewison.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Sunset Boulevard)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When Questions from Fox News Digital If he thinks that he would be able survive the elements in the wild west, the &#8220;Con Air&#8221; Actor admitted that he wasn&#8217;t sure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was no television. They were reading all the time. They&#8217;re reading books. They were these were smart guys,&#8221; He said this while praising the &#8220;extremely intelligent&#8221; wranglers. &#8220;But the other thing is that they had a level of bravery to be able to get out to the west. To make it in those days, you know, the pioneers and all that, going cross-country &#8230; To get there in the first place, you had to have the &#8216;true grit.&#8217; And I don&#8217;t know. I really don&#8217;t know.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t be capable of telling you if I didn&#8217;t find out. I&#8217;d You like to think I&#8217;m A person who can survive in difficult circumstances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Of acting in his first Western, Cage said he &#8220;It was a great experience.&#8221; &#8220;I was always thinking about Bronson In my head, though I didn&#8217;t get close to it, I knew he was there in my thoughts.&#8221; he shared.<\/p>\n<p>When it came to listing a few of his favorite characters he&#8217;s had the opportunity to play, Cage paused only for a minute before reviewing his lengthy resume, which includes &#8220;Honeymoon In Vegas&#8221; with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/james-caan-godfather-star-creates-hollywood-legacy-signature-movie-roles-across-decades\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> James Caan<\/a>, &#8220;Valley Girl,&#8221; &#8220;Peggy Sue Got Married,&#8221; &#8220;Raising Arizona,&#8221; &#8220;The Rock,&#8221; and &#8220;City This is Angels.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/Leaving-Las-Vegas.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Nicolas Cage earned an Academy Award for his role in \" Leaving Las Vegas \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Nicolas Cage Earned an Academy Award For his role in &#8220;Leaving Las Vegas.&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Jim Smeal\/Ron Galella Collection)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/FaceOff.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Nicolas Cage and John Travolta aiming guns at each other in a scene from \" Face \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Nicolas Cage And John Travolta In a scene from, two guns are pointed at each other. &#8220;Face\/Off.&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Touchstone)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I loved Castor Troy in &#8216;Face\/Off.&#8217; That one really rings a bell. You know, that was a lot of fun,&#8221; He spoke about the &#8217;97 sci fi, action film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/john-travolta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Travolta<\/a>. &#8220;And I&#8217;m sure Peter Lowe In &#8216;Vampire&#8217;s KissI think that &#8216;,&#8217;Joe,&#8217; the movie that I made with David Gordon Green.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love&#8221; Rob &#8220;Pig.&#8217; I don\u2019t know if that movie is available again. I was so shocked when I last saw it.Who Is this the person? I don\u2019t know. Where Where did this guy come? This It&#8217;s amazing. I don&#8217;t know the name of the person. I&#8217;m Looking at. Who Are you watching me?&#8221;<i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Fans may also be able to expect Cage back as Benjamin Franklin Gates for a third installment of the &#8220;National Treasure&#8221; series after producer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerry Bruckheimer<\/a> Another movie is in development, said the source. The The first film was released in 2004. The sequel, &#8220;National Treasure: Book This is Secrets,&#8221; came out in 2007.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We We&#8217;d love to make another! \u2018National Treasure\u2019 They said: \u2018Sure, let\u2019s has a new cast.&#8221; the producer recently told E! News while discussing a spinoff series. Cage isn&#8217;t in the TV series, but the movie is being developed with Cage back as the leading man.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/640\/320\/Riko_Shibata_Nicolas_Cage.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Nicolas Cage and wife Riko Shibata welcomed their first child together in September\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Nicolas Cage Your wife Riko Shibata They welcomed their first child together in September<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Leon Bennett)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;At the same time, we were developing \u2018National Treasure\u2019 for the theaters with Nicolas Cage, which we still are. So, that&#8217;s ongoing,&#8221; Bruckheimer said.<\/p>\n<p>In In the meantime, Cage Enjoying life in Nevada Together with his wife Riko ShibataTheir four-month-old daughter, Veronica, and their husband, August Francesca Coppola. He Two sons, also from previous relationships, are also his. Weston And Kal-El.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/brad-pitt-jennifer-aniston-fast-times-at-ridgemont-high-table-read\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Fast Times at Ridgemont High&#8221;<\/a> An actor shared a famous address with his equally acclaimed owner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Starchild from KISS was my landlord. I lived at The Palms for a while,&#8221; He reminisced. &#8220;Listen, Vegas has been good to me too. I have no complaints. It&#8217;s been a good city for me, you know, It&#8217;s not like everyone thinks it is. It&#8217;s also a small town with some great culture.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He praised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/west\/nevada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Las Vegas<\/a> It is a great product. &#8220;easy living&#8221; And said: &#8220;I think people are going to start realizing that. It takes years off our lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/OldWay_rated.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Nicolas Cage is on a vengeful quest in \" The Old Way \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Nicolas Cage Is on a vengeful search in &#8220;The Old Way.&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Lionsgate)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Tracy Wright Entertainment writer Fox News Digital. 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