The thing about Nic Cage is, he’s aware. Cage knows what kind of reputation he has, at this point. And he’s pretty much cool with it:
Nicolas Cage will star in the martial arts actioner “Jiu Jitsu,” based on the comic book of the same name.
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“Jiu Jitsu” centers on an ancient order of expert Jiu Jitsu fighters facing fearsome alien invaders in a battle for Earth every six years. Cage’s character and his team of Jiu Jitsu fighters band together with Moussi’s character to defeat the Brax.
Via GeekTyrant.
I mean, is this not exactly the sort of role that Nic Cage would go for? And you don’t know that it’s going to be bad! I haven’t seen Mandy yet, but I hear that it was good, and it’s no sillier a concept than this one. Then again, it could absolutely suck. You just don’t know. You just don’t know.
And that is part of Nicolas Cage’s charm.
Wait, I thought he got his financial woe sorted out. The reason why he was taking so many god awful movie roles were to clear out his debt and his stupendous spending habits. I mean, his movie Mandy from last year was a near masterpiece of horror.