It does look pretty crazy.
Over two years ago, Nicolas Cage called his upcoming movie Prisoners of the Ghostland “the wildest movie” he’s ever made and since then JOE has been eagerly anticipating it.
This is because the Oscar-winning actor is already famed for a long career featuring plenty of big and zany character choices. So, for him to say that about Prisoners of the Ghostland must mean it is properly out-there.
Well, a trailer for the movie has just dropped and it appears Cage was being accurate.
The plot synopsis reads: “A notorious criminal, Hero (Cage), is sent to rescue the governor’s daughter (Kingsman’s Sofia Boutella), who has disappeared into a dark supernatural universe.
“To escape the nightmare world, Hero must break the evil curse controlling the mysterious Ghostland.”
As you can see in the trailer, the film is also set in a post-apocalyptic place named Samurai Town and sees Cage strapped to a leather suit that will self-destruct within three days.
Prisoners of the Ghostland is the English language debut of the acclaimed yet subversive Japanese filmmaker Sion Sono, known for movies such as Love Exposure, Why Don’t You Play in Hell? and The Forest of Love.
Back in 2018, Cage had the following to say to Screen Anarchy about the movie: “It’s unlike anything I’ve ever read before. It might be the wildest movie I’ve ever made, and that’s saying something.
“It’s out there. I wear a skintight black leather jumpsuit with grenades attached to different body parts, and if I don’t rescue the governor’s daughter from this state line where they’re all ghosts and bring her back they’re gonna blow me up.
“It’s just crazy. It’s way out there.”
The film is getting a US release on 17 September though it is believed it will be released in Ireland in 2022.
Check out the trailer below.
Clip via RLJE Films
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