Nicolas Cage joins the Dead by Daylight roster, and I have concerns
The premise of Dead in daylight is simple: four survivors try to escape the clutches of an evil killer, doomed to repeat the cycle over and over whether they live or die. The game’s newest character is a pretty unusual choice – it’s real life actor Nicolas Cage. He doesn’t appear to be playing any of his iconic roles like Castor from Troy Face/Off or Edward Malus van The Wicker Man. He’s just old Nic Cage and he seems pretty calm about his fate.
Dead in daylight is set in a hidden realm between realities, a nightmare world ruled by the dark arachnid god known as the Entity. The Entity lures in new victims and ensnares them in fog, drawing them into its realm to serve as a terrified survivor or brutal killer.
The premise of Dead in daylight is broad enough to serve as a Super Mario Smash Bros. style collaboration for horror franchises. There’s a Cenobite, a gaggle of Resident Evil characters, Silent Hill stars, and classic horror slashers like Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers on the roster alongside all of the game’s own original characters. But this is the first time an actual celebrity has ever been cast in the game, though Nicolas Cage is probably the most obvious choice for the unlikely role.
The Entity does not discriminate in its selection process. It has captured talk show hosts, musicians, tech CEOs, K-Pop stars and CIA codebreakers. And now it’s apparently captured Nicolas Cage, presumably when he was a survivor, though the circumstances of his capture are unknown. He doesn’t seem super happy to be trapped in the fog, but maybe it’s a nice break from his regimen of Batman costume maintenance and feature films.
Behavior Interactive shared a short teaser with Cage showing off his in-game model. We’ll find out more about his addition to the game on July 5. I hope he holds up well in the fog; it’s not a very nice place. He must be protected from the Entity and all the terrible killers out there. On the bright side, if Behavior ever makes another Dead in daylight dating sim, maybe we can cuddle nicholas cage.
Update (June 8): Nicolas Cage made a surprise appearance at Summer Game Fest 2023 to reveal his role as Survivor in Dead in daylight. He will play a character called “Nicolas Cage”, an actor. Here, Nic talks to Summer Game Fest host Geoff Keighley about his cameo in Dead in daylight.