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<\/p>\nNicolas Cage announced he might soon retire from the silver screen ahead of his 60th birthday next month, but he wants ‘to say bye on a high note.’<\/p>\n
‘It’s starting to solidify. I’m starting to cement my plan,’ the Oscar winner told Vanity Fair on Monday.<\/p>\n
‘I may have three or four more movies left in me.’<\/p>\n
Nicolas (born Nicholas Coppola) added: ‘I do feel I’ve said what I’ve had to say with cinema. I think I took film performance as far as I could.’<\/p>\n
Cage realizes he might only have ‘a good 15 years’ left considering his father August Coppola died, age 75, in 2009 after suffering a heart attack.<\/p>\n
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Nicolas Cage announced he might soon retire from the silver screen ahead of his 60th birthday next month, but he wants ‘to say bye on a high note’ (pictured September 9)<\/p>\n
‘What do I want to do with those 15 years, using my father as the model?’ The Retirement Plan actor wondered aloud.<\/p>\n
‘It occurred very clearly to me that I want to spend time with my family.’<\/p>\n
Indeed, Nicolas has a 15-month-old daughter August Francesca from his two-year marriage to fifth wife Riko Shibata, who’s 31 years his junior.<\/p>\n
Cage and his Snake Eyes castmate Christina Fulton will next celebrate their eldest son Weston’s 33rd birthday on December 26.<\/p>\n
The Long Beach native is also father to 18-year-old son Kal-El from his 12-year marriage to ex-wife #3 Alice Kim, which ended in 2016.<\/p>\n
Nicolas – who ‘commands $4M a picture’ – recently spent six weeks Down Under filming his role as territorial Australian surfer in Lorcan Finnegan’s elevated psychological thriller The Surfer.<\/p>\n
In February, Cage wrapped his role as farmer and father-of-twins Paul in Ben Brewer’s dystopian monster thriller Arcadian, which he also produced.<\/p>\n
Next March, the Sympathy for the Devil producer-star will head to Morocco to reprise his role as international arms dealer Yuri Orlov opposite Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd in Andrew Niccol’s father-son sequel Lords of War – according to Variety.<\/p>\n
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The Oscar winner told Vanity Fair on Monday: ‘It’s starting to solidify. I’m starting to cement my plan. I may have three or four more movies left in me’<\/p>\n
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Nicolas (born Nicholas Coppola) added: ‘I do feel I’ve said what I’ve had to say with cinema. I think I took film performance as far as I could’<\/p>\n
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Cage realizes he might only have ‘a good 15 years’ left considering his father August Coppola (L, pictured in 1987) died, age 75, in 2009 after suffering a heart attack<\/p>\n
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The Retirement Plan actor wondered aloud: ‘What do I want to do with those 15 years, using my father as the model?’ It occurred very clearly to me that I want to spend time with my family’ (pictured March 5)<\/p>\n
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Indeed, Nicolas has a 15-month-old daughter August Francesca from his two-year marriage to fifth wife Riko Shibata (L, pictured in 2021), who’s 31 years his junior<\/p>\n
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Cage and his Snake Eyes castmate Christina Fulton will next celebrate their eldest son Weston’s (pictured Sunday) 33rd birthday on December 26<\/p>\n
The 2005 crime drama Lord of War – starring Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, and Ethan Hawke – amassed $72.6M at the global box office and received a 62% critic approval rating (out of 150 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n
But it’s unclear if Nicolas still plans on co-producing and starring in Osgood Perkins’ psychological thriller Longlegs, which Deadline reported a year ago.<\/p>\n
Audiences can currently catch Cage as biology professor Paul Matthews in Kristoffer Borgli’s surreal film Dream Scenario, which has earned $4.6M at the global box office since opening November 10.<\/p>\n
The critically-acclaimed black comedy – produced by Beau Is Afraid filmmaker Ari Aster – also features Tim Meadows, Michael Cera, Julianne Nicholson, and Dylan Baker.<\/p>\n
There is still one unchartered territory for the SAG Award winner – television – which he has surprisingly avoided aside from hosting Netflix’s History of Swear Words.<\/p>\n
‘Maybe it’s time to look at the immersive streaming experience. I don’t know. I have to look for the next step and I haven’t found it yet,’ Nicolas noted.<\/p>\n
‘I do want to get much more severe and stringent in my selection process, but I want to look ahead. I want to see what’s next.’<\/p>\n
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The Long Beach native\u00a0– who ‘commands $4M a picture’ – recently spent six weeks Down Under filming his role as territorial Australian surfer in Lorcan Finnegan’s elevated psychological thriller The Surfer\u00a0(pictured in November)<\/p>\n
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In February, Nicolas wrapped his role as farmer and father-of-twins Paul in Ben Brewer’s dystopian monster thriller Arcadian, which he also produced<\/p>\n
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Next March, Cage will head to Morocco to reprise his role as international arms dealer Yuri Orlov opposite Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd in Andrew Niccol’s father-son sequel Lords of War\u00a0(pictured in 2005)<\/p>\n
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But it’s unclear if the Sympathy for the Devil producer-star\u00a0still plans on co-producing and starring in Osgood Perkins’ psychological thriller Longlegs<\/p>\n
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Audiences can currently catch Nicolas as biology professor Paul Matthews in Kristoffer Borgli’s surreal film Dream Scenario, which has earned $4.6M at the global box office since opening November 10\u00a0<\/p>\n