The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Nicolas Cage stars as... Nick Cage in the action-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones. With a career built for this very moment, the seminal award-winning actor must take on the role of a lifetime: Nick Cage.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.

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  Nicolas Cage

  Longlegs, Arcadian

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  Tiffany Haddish

  Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Girls Trip

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  Pedro Pascal

  Fantastic Four: The First Steps, The Wild Robot

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  Sharon Horgan

  Rally Road Racers, Game Night

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  Ike Barinholtz

  Moxie, The Hunt

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  Alessandra Mastronardi

  Lost in Florence

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  Jacob Scipio

  Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Expend4bles

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  Lily Sheen

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  Neil Patrick Harris

  Rio, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Tom Gormican last directed That Awkward Moment and Untitled Tom Gormican Heist Project. The film's writer Tom Gormican last wrote That Awkward Moment and Etiquette.

Director

Tom Gormican

Screenwriters

Tom Gormican
Kevin Etten

Producers

Nicolas Cage
Mike Nilon
Kevin Turen

Production Details

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Key Facts

• Nicolas Cage will play two fictionalized versions of himself. The first is a downtrodden actor struggling to return to his glory days while the second is a younger doppelgänger of the actor from when he was a big star (IndieWire, 2/16/2020).

Production Updates for The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Jul 2021

Completed

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Dec 2020

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Oct 2020

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Aug 2020

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Jan 2020

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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