Nicolas Cage on Directors Not Calling Back

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    Nicolas Cage shared that he's turned down films from directors like Christopher Nolan, Woody Allen, and Paul Thomas Anderson. He mentioned that after saying no to a project, these directors often don't call him back. However, Cage noted that David O. Russell is the only director who offered him a movie, he declined, and then Russell approached him with another film.

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    says Christopher Nolan and more A-list directors won't work with him just because he's previously turned down their projects. The 62-year-old actor has worked with director David Russell for his upcoming film Madden, in which he plays legendary football coach John Madden, and said Russell was the only director who's ever reached out to work with him again after he said no to a previous film affairs. Cage claimed Nolan wouldn't return his calls after he passed on 2002 The Insomnia, which starred Al Pacino and the late Robin Williams. In a Q&A, Cade jokingly said, Aside from Nolan, Cade claimed Paul Thomas Anderson and Woody Allen are also directors that no longer want to work with him after he turned down their projects. He said, Well, for David, who actually called Cade again, he said, It showed a lot of class that he would call me back and invite me again, and I don't want to say no to him again because I have great respect for his talent. Cage didn't share what movie of Russell's he turned down, but noted that it was a million years ago and that it was a good movie. Meanwhile, Insomnia was a psychological thriller following two Los Angeles homicide detectives investigating a murder in Alaska. That movie was both critically acclaimed and a box office hit, grossing over $113 million worldwide. Nolan is known for his star-studded cast, as well as working multiple times with the same actors, including Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, and more. But it seems like Nicolas Cage won't ever...