Nicolas Cage Wants to Play Pontius Pilate in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Musical
variety.comValerie Wu Intern Nicolas Cage wants to play Pontius Pilate in the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar.” During the red carpet at the Golden Globes, Cage was asked by Variety‘s Marc Malkin about a genre that he wants to work in.
He replied, “Musical. I have not done a musical.” “I do think I could make a good Pontius Pilate in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar,'” Cage admitted.
However, he was reluctant to provide audiences with a glimpse of what they might see of him in the role, declining to sing. A rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, “Jesus Christ Superstar” tells the story of Christ’s last days.
It specifically depicts the key events of the Passion such as Judas Iscariot’s betrayal of Jesus, Jesus’s trial and Jesus’s crucifixion.
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