Nicolas Cage, Bill Skarsgard Teaming for ‘Lord of War’ Sequel From Vendôme Pictures

thewrap.com:

Lord of War world has no shortage of ammunition in the possibilities of stories we can tell, and we are very excited to tell yet another one that follows Yuri and Anton’s dangerous journey.”Niccol is a writer and director best known for writing Peter Weir’s “The Truman Show, for which he was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 1999 Academy Awards.

He won a BAFTA for Best Screenplay that same year. That film was preceded by the prescient sci-fi melodrama “Gattaca” about a class system determined by genetics, and it was followed up by the likes of “Lord of War,” “Simone,” “In Time,” “Good Kill” and “Anon” all of which dealt with of-the-moment social issues or existential questions brought about by improved technology.

Cage is on a minor comeback after a decade of being best known for a slew of direct-to-VOD action movies. However, even during that period he rarely went more than a few years without a well-received picture like “Joe,” “Mandy,” “Color Out of Space” or “Pig.” The latter brought career-high notices for the Oscar-winner (for “Leaving Las Vegas” in 1995) and he has returned to the big screen in a starring capacity in last year’s “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” and “Renfield.” “Lord of War” opened theatrically from Lionsgate in the summer of 2005, where it earned mixed reviews, along with a few raves, and grossed $72.6 million worldwide on a $50 million budget.