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Is the Nicolas Cage-aissance already upon us?

Keith Phipps, Anne T. Donahue and Marco Kyris look at Nicolas Cage's legacy in 2023.

The prolific actor's latest film, A24's Dream Scenario, is in theatres now

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Actor wearing black animal print jacket stands in front of a line of fans during TIFF.
Nicolas Cage arrives at the world premiere of Dream Scenario at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 9, 2023. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)

In the new film Dream Scenario, Nicolas Cage plays a man whose life changes drastically after he starts showing up in the dreams of millions of people around the world.

The film has been earning praise from critics, making it the latest installment in what some industry observers are calling a Nic Cage renaissance.

Keith Phipps, author of Age of Cage: Four Decades of Hollywood Through One Singular Career, critic and Nicolas Cage fan Anne T. Donahue, and former Nicolas Cage stand-in Marco Kyris join host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to look at the prolific actor's legacy in 2023, more than 100 films into his career.

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You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Panel produced by Ty Callender.

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