Western Prisoners Of The Ghostland with Nic Cage, Sofia Boutella and Ed Skrein

[StarLord]

Sofia Boutella, Ed Skrein join ‘Prisoners Of The Ghostland’ (exclusive)

Rising star Sofia Boutella (Climax, The Mummy) and Ed Skrein (Midway, Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil) have joined Nicolas Cage in XYZ Films’ AFM worldwide sales title Prisoners Of The Ghostland.

Bill Moseley has come on board the English-language debut by Japanese auteur Sion Sono, which will also star Japan’s Young Dais and Tak Sakaguchi.

Principal photography is scheduled to commence in Japan this month on the story of a criminal (Cage) dispatched to rescue an abducted woman (Boutella) from a dark supernatural realm known as the Ghostland.

I believe this was meant to shoot earlier this year but the director had a heart attack. I also read that Imogen Poots had originally been cast in what is now Boutella's role.

Here's what Cage said about the script last year:

“I’m thrilled about it! It’s unlike anything I’ve ever read before. It might be the wildest movie I’ve ever made, and that’s saying something. It’s out there. I wear a skintight black leather jumpsuit with grenades attached to different body parts, and if I don’t rescue the governor’s daughter from this state line where they’re all ghosts and bring her back they’re gonna blow me up. It’s just crazy. It’s way out there.”

 

[CaptainWagner]

This sounds like the perfect Cage movie. I don't know if the world is ready.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Here's what Cage said about the script last year:

“I’m thrilled about it! It’s unlike anything I’ve ever read before. It might be the wildest movie I’ve ever made, and that’s saying something. It’s out there. I wear a skintight black leather jumpsuit with grenades attached to different body parts, and if I don’t rescue the governor’s daughter from this state line where they’re all ghosts and bring her back they’re gonna blow me up. It’s just crazy. It’s way out there.”

Yup, I'll be watching this!

 

[Pink Ranger]

Here's what Cage said about the script last year:

“I’m thrilled about it! It’s unlike anything I’ve ever read before. It might be the wildest movie I’ve ever made, and that’s saying something. It’s out there. I wear a skintight black leather jumpsuit with grenades attached to different body parts, and if I don’t rescue the governor’s daughter from this state line where they’re all ghosts and bring her back they’re gonna blow me up. It’s just crazy. It’s way out there.”

I wish Nicolas Cage would stop making these documentaries and just finally give us the crazy gonzo feature film we know him for.

 

[Deck Rickard]

“I’m thrilled about it! It’s unlike anything I’ve ever read before. It might be the wildest movie I’ve ever made, and that’s saying something. It’s out there. I wear a skintight black leather jumpsuit with grenades attached to different body parts, and if I don’t rescue the governor’s daughter from this state line where they’re all ghosts and bring her back they’re gonna blow me up. It’s just crazy. It’s way out there.”

This is all they need to put on the movie poster. I mean, yeah.

 

[chintai80]

nic cage, never stops not stopping!

he at it again!

 

[Doctor Jones]

You had me at Cage.

There's no stopping him. Getting himself out of debt and making a comeback all at once, baby!

 

[Pink Ranger]

Getting himself out of debt and making a comeback all at once, baby!

Not so fast on that first thing: he's probably using his paycheque from this movie to hire Masaharu Morimoto for an hour to make him a tuna salad sandwich.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Not so fast on that first thing: he's probably using his paycheque from this movie to hire Masaharu Morimoto for an hour to make him a tuna salad sandwich.

But not before he hires a shaman to expel Japanese spirits from the set. He might need to borrow some money from Patricia to do that though but he'll make it work.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Have ya’ll ever seen the pyramid grave he bought for himself in New Orleans?

 

[StarLord]

Have ya’ll ever seen the pyramid grave he bought for himself in New Orleans?

I'd never even heard of this until now and you know what? I'm not surprised.

 

[Doctor Jones]

You guys need to check out the 100 Facts About Nic Cage. I don't remember if that's the correct title but it's something like that. It's a hilarious read. And much of it is true!

 

[StarLord]

If you haven't already, check out his interview with the NY Times from August.

Could you teach nouveau shamanic acting?

I put this line in “Mandy”: “The psychotic drowns where the mystic swims.”Which was a paraphrase of a line by Joseph Campbell, known for his studies of comparative religion and mythology: “The psychotic drowns in the same waters in which the mystic swims with delight.” You either have the proclivity to open up your imagination or you don’t. If you have that propensity and are on camera about to do a scene, what would make you believe in what you’re about to do? Say you’re playing a demon biker with an ancient spirit. What power objects could you find that might trick your imagination? Would you find an antique from an ancient pyramid? Maybe a little sarcophagus that’s a greenish color and looks like King Tut? Would you sew that into your jacket and know that it’s right next to you when the director says “action”? Could you open yourself to that power?

Those aren’t rhetorical questions, are they?

Right. I did that.

 

[Deck Rickard]

I'd never even heard of this until now and you know what? I'm not surprised.

Yeah I was there a few years ago taking a tour of the cemetery where Marie Laveau was buried. The tour guide stops at a grave shaped like a pyramid and asks if we know who owns the grave. No one answers. She says, “Nicolas Cage. And before anyone asks, no, he’s not in there. He just owns it.”

 

[StarLord]

Yeah I was there a few years ago taking a tour of the cemetery where Marie Laveau was buried. The tour guide stops at a grave shaped like a pyramid and asks if we know who owns the grave. No one answers. She says, “Nicolas Cage. And before anyone asks, no, he’s not in there. He just owns it.”

Haha. I wonder if it's got a cryo chamber inside?

 

[Deck Rickard]

Haha. I wonder if it's got a cryo chamber inside?

It does, but only for his comic book collection, which he will be buried with.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Have ya’ll ever seen the pyramid grave he bought for himself in New Orleans?

What a senseless waste of money ... for a man who will never die.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Pennywise]

Is 'Prisoners of the Ghostland' Nicolas Cage's 'wildest' movie yet? Director Sion Sono weighs in

panese director Sion Sono insists that his first English language film, the Nicolas Cage-starring Prisoners of the Ghostland, is a "very classic" story. "It's a movie about a hero," says Sono of the film, which premieres at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 31. "It's really simple. However, the details are quite fantastic and quite different."

No kidding. Cage plays a bank robber who is freed from jail by Bill Moseley's wealthy warlord The Governor so that he can try and locate the latter's missing adopted granddaughter Bernice, played by Kingsman actress Sofia Boutella. "The character lost her mother when she was a child and she was adopted by the Governor," says Sono. "The Governor got the Hero out of the prison, and he's supposed to go and save the governor's granddaughter. If his mission is completed, he's supposed to be free, and he can walk away." The catch for Cage's character? He is strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct after five days unless he returns with Bernice. Also: "There are samurais, there are ninjas, and ghosts are part of the story as well," says Sono.

The cast boasts a Face/Off reunion thanks to the presence of Nick Cassavetes, who played an associate of Cage's villainous Castor Troy in John Woo's 1997 body-swap action movie. "Nick Cassavetes' character used to be a partner with the hero for things like bank robberies," says Sono. "They are notorious characters in the past. During one of the bank robberies, Nick Cassavetes' character got caught and the hero run away. So, the character has a feeling against the hero

Sono originally intended on shooting Prisoners of the Ghostland in Mexico until health issues forced him change in plans. "I had a heart attack before we went into the shooting," says the director. "I was living in Tokyo and Nicolas Cage himself suggested, 'Why don't we shoot in Japan instead?' That gave a lot of essence to the east-meets-west stuff. That became quite different and super-interesting." Sono reveals that working with Cage placed no stress on his ticker during the shoot of the movie, which is written by Aaron Hendry and Reza Sixo Safai. "He is literally the easiest person to work with in the world, in my opinion," says the Sono. "He never acts like a star star at all. He tried everything he can to make this movie great for Sion. He did everything for Sion. I actually feel fantastic. Great. Just so you know, I text with Nicolas on a daily basis and we share this happiness that the movie is showing at Sundance."

 

[Albright]

looks hilarious.
Nicholas Cage is probably one or two movies away from his John Wick

 

[Deck Rickard]

Nic Cage AND Otis Driftwood? Shut up and take my money NOW.

 

[chintai80]

lol at the director talking about himself in 3rd person and how he text messages nic cage daily.

must be some weird but awesome text message conversations!

 

[Deck Rickard]

I wish Nic Cage would text me every day. I can only imagine the fascinating things he would send.

 

[Kane52630]

‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’: Nicolas Cage Takes on Ghosts, Samurais and Ninjas September 17th, from RLJE Films!

 

[Arachnerd]

I'm sold on that description alone.