Yeah, it might have been designed for him but he also demonstrated the absolute fuck out of his ability as an actor. Nick Cage might be a bit of a meme, but if he does the work and takes it seriously it could be great.
I apparently fully misunderstood your original comment. I thought you were doing “when I think of a bad blank I always remember the WORST blank and everything else isn’t as bad in comparison”. My bad for misunderstanding.
Whenever I think that I see a terrible casting choice I think about Sandler doing Uncut Gems.
Uncut Gems was literally wrote FOR Adam Sandler. The entire movie is based on him playing that role.
Except from Slashfilms interview with the directors:
“It was always Adam,” said Benny. “It only works if you root for him, and that’s why it had to be Adam.”
Yeah, it might have been designed for him but he also demonstrated the absolute fuck out of his ability as an actor. Nick Cage might be a bit of a meme, but if he does the work and takes it seriously it could be great.
I apparently fully misunderstood your original comment. I thought you were doing “when I think of a bad blank I always remember the WORST blank and everything else isn’t as bad in comparison”. My bad for misunderstanding.
That’s honestly not super unheard of, lots of writers write with an actor in mind.