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Rumor: Nicolas Cage getting $40 million to play Anwar Sadat?

by Jane Boursaw, posted Jan 2nd 2009 5:01PM
Nicolas CageI stumbled across a story on The Earth Times site last night about Nicolas Cage being set to play Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in an Egyptian TV series. Being skeptical, I scouted around a bit and found blurbs on some Nic Cage fan sites; still, we'll just call this a rumor at this point.

I actually wouldn't be surprised if the story is true. Cage has a string of diverse projects in his past, everything from producing The Life of David Gale (a death penalty opponent) to voicing a part in the animated family movie, The Ant Bully. And, of course, there's his National Treasure movies, which I love.

According to the Earth Times story, Cage will lose six kilograms to play the part of Sadat (which, if the conversion site I looked at is true, comes to about 13 lbs.) before he starts shooting the series. It also notes that he'll be paid $40 million. Wow, that's some serious cash.

The story goes on to say that Egyptian writer Anis al-Degheidy penned the series, which will start shooting in mid-2009 and be directed by Lebanese Youssef Sharaf.

Al-Degheidy has written some controversial books, including Saddam Was Not Executed, and said the TV series would be in English and also dubbed in Arabic. Last September, shows about late Egyptian president Gamal Abdul Nasser and Syrian actress-singer Asmahan were broadcast in Egypt during the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Any thoughts on this news? It seems we're seeing more of these types of projects; I've been watching House of Saddam on HBO, and it's an interesting look into a controversial figure.

I'm also kind of wondering when Nic Cage will fit this into his schedule. According to his IMDB page, he's got 19 projects on tap through 2010.

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joeedwards

National treasure was way better than his role in Face/Off
http://www.entertonement.com/clips/36873/If-I-were-to-let-you-suck-my-tongue-would-you-be-grateful
I mean he has done much worse roles than that one. I thought National Treasure was one of his better films.

January 05 2009 at 1:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Cj

He's a great actor but please 40 million come on. Nobody should accept that much money for a movie role. How rich does one need to be.... I guess I'm sorry I'm not gettin that much. I hardly have enough to pay my house payment each month.....

January 03 2009 at 5:25 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
kmarwolfhalen

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From: kmarwolfhalen
Date: Dec 11, 2008 2:45 AM




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From: Paris Hilton
Date: Dec 9, 2008 1:56 PM



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From: kmarwolfhalen
Date: Dec 8, 2008 10:43 PM


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From: Paris Hilton
Date: Dec 7, 2008 5:44 AM


There were only like 3 musicians including you, those are very good lyrics. Maybe she'll still do a video and a song with you even if you do not win...did you come up with those lyrics yourself? they are good

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From: kmarwolfhalen
Date: Dec 7, 2008 1:53 AM


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January 03 2009 at 2:45 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tracey

I'm not aware of Al-Degheidy and his work but this is an interesting subject and wonder how it will turn out. At first I couldn't picture Cage playing al-Sadat but I'm assuming he can pull it off.

I only saw the first National Treasure film and agree that it's a fun family film if nothing else.

January 02 2009 at 11:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tracey

I am not aware of Al-Degheidy and his work but this is an interesting subject and I wonder how it will turn out. At first I couldn't picture Cage playing al-Sadat but am sure he can pull it off.

January 02 2009 at 11:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jboursaw

Omega - I love the fact that the National Treasure movies are good family fare, nothing too objectionable, and an interesting storyline, albeit a little farfetched. Not Oscar-worthy by any means, but just a fun adventure for all ages.

January 02 2009 at 9:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joey Geraci

What do you "love" about National Treasure? They should have been produced as Saturday movies on the Scifi channel, not in theaters. Certainly the quality of the acting, directing, or writing was absolutely no better than you see on Saturday on Scifi.

January 02 2009 at 7:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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