Nic Cage to play Al Capone in "Untouchables" prequel
05-11-07 | 05:32 PM
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Nic Cage to play Al Capone in "Untouchables" prequel
Not to toot our own horn, but:
http://www.mtvmoviesblog.com/2007/05...ables-prequel/
I'm sure everyone is completely stoked about this...
MTV has confirmed that Nicolas Cage is set to play Chicago crime boss Al Capone in “The Untouchables: Capone Rising.”
Cage will reteam with “Snake Eyes” director Brian DePalma for the project, playing a younger version of the character made famous by Robert DeNiro. “Capone Rising” is a prequel to DePalma’s 1987 classic “The Untouchables,” and will revolve around the early dealings between Capone and Irish cop Jimmy Malone, a role that garnered an Oscar for Sean Connery.
Principal photography on the high-profile flick will begin in October, some 21 years after its predecessor was filmed. No word yet on whether the temporary “Capone Rising” title will be scrapped, following the chilly reponse audiences gave to February’s “Hannibal Rising” prequel.
Cage will reteam with “Snake Eyes” director Brian DePalma for the project, playing a younger version of the character made famous by Robert DeNiro. “Capone Rising” is a prequel to DePalma’s 1987 classic “The Untouchables,” and will revolve around the early dealings between Capone and Irish cop Jimmy Malone, a role that garnered an Oscar for Sean Connery.
Principal photography on the high-profile flick will begin in October, some 21 years after its predecessor was filmed. No word yet on whether the temporary “Capone Rising” title will be scrapped, following the chilly reponse audiences gave to February’s “Hannibal Rising” prequel.
I'm sure everyone is completely stoked about this...
05-11-07 | 05:34 PM
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Nick Cage! Capone! That's craptastic!
05-11-07 | 05:44 PM
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oh, this should get the Nic Cage haters all ralled up.
05-11-07 | 05:47 PM
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I hope this news is just a rumor...De Palma has always expressed disdain over sequels and prequels (which is why he turned down doing MI2). Plus, since when did Nicholas Cage ever looked anything like Robert De Niro???
05-11-07 | 06:08 PM
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This will go over about as well as the Carlito's Way prequel.
05-11-07 | 06:36 PM
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You lost me at the first word in that quote.
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05-11-07 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Cardiac161
I hope this news is just a rumor.
GoldenJCJ:
05-12-07 | 02:25 PM
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Now if Cage pulls a DiNiro and puts on 50 pounds for the role, then maybe....
05-12-07 | 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by B5Erik
Now if Cage pulls a DiNiro and puts on 50 pounds for the role, then maybe....
05-13-07 | 08:48 AM
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Isn't Cage the same age (or older) as DeNiro was when he played Capone?
Edit: Cage was born in 1964, DeNiro in 1943. The Untouchables was released in 1987. So almost exactly the same age.
Edit: Cage was born in 1964, DeNiro in 1943. The Untouchables was released in 1987. So almost exactly the same age.
