Nicolas Cage won’t give Star Wars fans recent hope.
The notoriously eccentric star has revealed he has no plans to affix the Star Wars franchise, despite one star’s attempts to recruit him.
“I’m not really depressed,” actor “Moonstruck.” said Yahoo! Entertainment while promoting his recent Western “The Old Way”.
“I’m a Trekkie, man,” Cage continued. “I’m on the Star Trek Enterprise. That is where I turn.”
Rumors of the 59-year-old ‘Leaving Las Vegas’ legend visiting a galaxy far, distant first surfaced in Warp 5 after ‘The Mandalorian’ star Pedro Pascal said he wanted Cage within the series.
“I even have already suggested [it]. I already said he would make a great Mandalorian – Pascal he said in September on the Disney D23 exhibition.
“He’ll wear a helmet,” added Pascal. “Absolutely … Or it could possibly be considered one of those without a helmet.”
Cage and Pascale previously worked together on The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022.
Star Wars has a history of mysterious celebrity appearances, corresponding to the casting of James Bond actor Daniel Craig within the seventh film The Force Awakens and Lin Manuel-Miranda in the ultimate film of the Skywalker franchise. Revival”.
Other celebrity casts include Prince Harry, Prince William and Tom Hardy as stormtroopers in The Last Jedi, nevertheless their scenes were ultimately cut as a consequence of the film’s running time.
Despite being buddies with Pascal, Cage says he is loyal to Star Trek.
“I’m not a part of the Star Wars family. I’m a part of the Star Trek family,” said Cage. “I grew up watching [William] Shatner [but] I assumed Pine was great in the flicks. I believe the flicks are outstanding. I like political and sociological [messages]”.
“For me, what science fiction is really about and why it’s such a very important genre is that you could really say whatever you wish, nevertheless you’re feeling,” the National Treasure star continued.
“You set it on one other planet, in one other time or in the longer term, and without people jumping at you, you may really express your thoughts like Orwell or anyone else in a sci-fi format. And Star Trek really embraced that.”