Nicolas Cage turned down roles in ‘The Matrix’ and ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ for his family
Nicolas Cage has said he turned down roles in The Matrix and The Lord Of The Rings to spend time with his family.The actor, who plays a fictionalised version of himself in new film The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent, explained in an interview with People how the version of Nic Cage on-screen, who is always seeking the next role, is different to reality.“First and foremost… there’s no version of Nic Cage in reality that doesn’t want to spend time with his children,” Cage said. “There’s no version of Nic Cage that didn’t put family first over career.“I turned down Lord Of The Rings and I turned down Matrix because I didn’t want to go to New Zealand for three years or Australia for three years because I needed to be home with my son Weston, that’s a fact.”He added: “So there is a huge disparity between that Nick Cage in Massive Talent and the Nic Cage sitting in front of you right now.”Weston Cage Coppola, now 31, is an actor and producer.