Nicolas Cage talks RETIREMENT ahead of turning 60 as he reveals he only has ‘three or four movies left in me’
Nicolas Cage announced he may retire soon, before his 60th birthday next month, but he wants to “say goodbye on a high note.”
'It's starting to solidify. I'm starting to shape my plan,” the Oscar winner said Vanity fair on Monday.
“Maybe I have three or four movies left.”
Nicolas (born Nicholas Coppola) added: “I feel like I've said what I had to say with cinema. I think I've taken cinematic performance as far as it can go.”
Cage realizes he may only have “a good fifteen years” left, as his father August Coppola died in 2009 at the age of 75 after a heart attack.
Nicolas Cage announced he may retire soon ahead of his 60th birthday next month, but he wants to 'say goodbye on a high note' (pictured September 9)
'What do I want to do with those fifteen years, with my father as a model?' the Pension Plan actor wondered out loud.
“It really struck me that I want to spend time with my family.”
Nicolas does indeed have a 15-month-old daughter, August Francesca, from his two-year marriage to fifth wife Riko Shibata, who is 31 years his junior.
Cage and his Snake Eyes castmate Christina Fulton will next celebrate their eldest son Weston's 33rd birthday on December 26.
The Long Beach native is also father to 18-year-old son Kal-El from his 12-year marriage to ex-wife #3 Alice Kim, which ended in 2016.
Nicholas – who 'commands $4 million per photo' – recently spent six weeks Down Under filming his role as a territorial Australian surfer in Lorcan Finnegan's sublime psychological thriller The Surfer.
In February, Cage wrapped up his role as farmer and father of twins Paul in Ben Brewer's dystopian monster thriller Arcadian, which he also produced.
Next March, the producer-star of Sympathy for the Devil will head to Morocco to reprise his role as international arms dealer Yuri Orlov opposite Bill Skarsgård in Andrew Niccol's father-son sequel Lords of War – according to Variety.
The Oscar winner told Vanity Fair on Monday: 'It's starting to solidify. I'm starting to concretize my plan. I might have three or four more films left in me.”
Nicolas (born Nicholas Coppola) added: “I feel like I've said what I had to say with cinema. “I think I've taken the film performance as far as I could.”
Cage realizes he may only have “a good 15 years” left, as his father August Coppola (L, pictured in 1987) died in 2009 at the age of 75 after a heart attack.
The Pension Plan actor wondered out loud: 'What do I want to do with those fifteen years, with my father as a model?' It struck me very clearly that I want to spend time with my family' (photo March 5)
Nicolas has a daughter August Francesca, 15 months, from his two-year marriage to fifth wife Riko Shibata (L, photo in 2021), who is 31 years his junior.
Cage and his Snake Eyes castmate Christina Fulton will then celebrate their eldest son Weston's 33rd birthday on December 26 (pictured Sunday)
The 2005 crime drama Lord of War – starring Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan and Ethan Hawke – grossed $72.6 million at the worldwide box office and received a 62% approval rating (from 150 reviews) on Rotten tomatoes.
But it's unclear if Nicolas still plans to co-produce and star in Osgood Perkins' psychological thriller Longlegs. Deadline reported a year ago.
Audiences can currently see Cage as biology professor Paul Matthews in Kristoffer Borgli's surreal film Dream Scenario, which has earned $4.6 million at the worldwide box office since opening on November 10.
The critically acclaimed black comedy – produced by Beau Is Afraid filmmaker Ari Aster – also starring Tim Meadows, Michael Cera, Julianne Nicholson and Dylan Baker.
There's still one uncharted territory for the SAG Award winner: television, which he has surprisingly avoided aside from hosting Netflix's History of Swear Words.
“Maybe it's time to look at the immersive streaming experience. Don't know. I have to look for the next step and I haven't found it yet,” Nicolas noted.
'I want to become much stricter and stricter in my selection process, but I do want to look ahead. I want to see what's next.'
The Long Beach native – who 'commands $4 million a picture' – recently spent six weeks Down Under filming his role as a territorial Australian surfer in Lorcan Finnegan's sublime psychological thriller The Surfer (pictured in November)
In February, Nicolas wrapped his role as farmer and father of twins Paul in Ben Brewer's dystopian monster thriller Arcadian, which he also produced.
In March, Cage will travel to Morocco to reprise his role as international arms dealer Yuri Orlov opposite Bill Skarsgård in Andrew Niccol's father-son sequel Lords of War (pictured in 2005)
But it's unclear if the Sympathy for the Devil producer-star still plans to co-produce and star in Osgood Perkins' psychological thriller Longlegs.
Audiences can currently see Nicolas as biology professor Paul Matthews in Kristoffer Borgli's surreal film Dream Scenario, which has earned $4.6 million at the worldwide box office since opening on November 10.