Comments on: Nicolas Cage Was Offered Neo and Aragorn Roles

By: Kristina

Kristina — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:55:32 +0000

Further proof that there is a higher power. She/He/It saved us from complete disaster here:)

By: Darren J Seeley

Darren J Seeley — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:18:35 +0000

@ Godfather:
“Nic Cage” not an action star.

Hmm…that double shot from ’97, the silly but entertaining ‘Con Air’ and, most noticeably, “Face Off”. Don’t they count for something? What’s also of note is that Reeves had been in action films -especialy ‘Speed’- but before ‘Matrix’ came out, no one ‘saw’ him as an action star.

I also liked Cage in “Next” more than any film he’s been in the last few years….that includes ‘Ghost Rider’. While the post has a manip of him as Supey (which almost happened under Burton) I wonder what life would have been if he, and not Willem Dafoe, was The Green Goblin.

By: Kryptonite

Kryptonite — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:18:26 +0000

Cage would have made a GREAT Neo, but I have a hard time imagining him as Aragorn. Maybe that’s just because Viggo Mortensen OWNED the role….

By: JamieM

JamieM — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:21:37 +0000

Terry – I thought Jackson fired Stuart Townsend for being too much of a “movie star” on set like he did with Ryan Gosling. fair enough if you ask me

By: GODFATHER

GODFATHER — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:11:32 +0000

Ok. I know you said not to jump to the conclusion that The Matrix and LOTR would’ve sucked with Cage in them, but that is what I believe (ok… maybe not sucked, but definitely not as good as they were). Reason being, Nick Cage is not an action star. Yes he’s won an Oscar, but that was for an award that didn’t require a helluva lot of movement on his part. Cage can be a great actor in certain roles, but action films are not his fortay.

By: Mozzerino

Mozzerino — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:51:07 +0000

Cage as Aragorn would have been pretty terrible.

But I can totally see him as Neo. He’s certainly a better actor that Keanu “Sleeping Pill” Reeves.

By: Phil Gee

Phil Gee — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:18:36 +0000

@Terry

Yes, Joel Silver wanted Will Smith to play Neo which was rejected by the Wachowski’s immediately and Silver called them stupid morons, apparently.

By: Mr. James

Mr. James — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:57:35 +0000

I will agree with every one of the comments about Nick playing Neo. Keaneu just plain sucked in the role and I would have loved to have seen anyone else playing the role who could act!

By: bassturd

bassturd — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:43:19 +0000

He would of made a good Neo I think.

By: Terry Letourneau

Terry Letourneau — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:01:27 +0000

Sorry, but I don’t believe any of this lol. Will Smith was in consideration for Neo (don’t know if he was actually offered it and turned it down), and I believe Stuart Townsend was Aragorn..then fired after Peter Jackson thought he was too young.