Nicolas Cage “loved” playing an older character in ‘The Retirement Plan’, says director
nme.comNicolas Cage “loved” playing an older character in The Retirement Plan, according to the film’s director.In Tim Brown’s new film, Cage plays a retired assassin.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Brown said he got Cage on board for the film after the actor liked the idea of playing someone older.Brown told the publication: “I sent Mike [Nilon], his manager, the script, and he responded.
He said that he thought it was really funny. He loved the family theme that’s running through it.“He loved the idea of playing a grandfather and playing a bit older than his own age.
So he liked the idea of being aged up, and that was pretty much it.“We talked a lot about the material, and the comedy really drew him to it.”Brown went on to praise Cage for his “phenomenal” ability as a comic actor and for his improvisational work on he film.He continued: “I don’t know if he ever gets enough credit for being a tremendous comic actor because he does so much drama and action, but his comic ability is phenomenal.
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