History Film / TheUnbearableWeightOfMassiveTalent

* {{Bromance}}: A gunfight between Nick and Javi gets interrupted by the men confessing that they don't want to kill each other, then declaring instead that they love each other. The movie's Norwegian distributor added some HomoeroticSubtext by [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ9C_VoNV6n/ posting the clip on Instagram]] on Valentine's Day 2022.

* HomoeroticSubtext: A gun duel between Nick and Javi gets interrupted by the men confessing that they don't want to shoot each other, then declaring instead that they love each other. The movie's Norwegian distributor exacerbated this by [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ9C_VoNV6n/ posting the clip on Instagram]] on Valentine's Day 2022.

* HomoeroticSubtext: A gun duel between Nick and Javi gets interrupted by the men confessing that they don't want to shoot each other, then declaring instead that they love each other. The movie's Norwegian distributor exacerbated this by [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ9C_VoNV6n/ posting the clip]] on Valentine's Day 2022.

%%No citation* AsHimself: Nicolas Cage is an iconic actor with decades of roles to his name, but is wracked with debt due to his lavish lifestyle. It's basically where he was in real life by the 2010s. Notably, in the film's marketing he is referred to as "Nick Cage", when in RealLife his name is generally abbreviated to "Nic".

The film also stars Sharon Horgan, Creator/IkeBarinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Lily Sheen, and Creator/NeilPatrickHarris. It is co-written by Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten, and the producers are Nicolas Cage, Mike Nilon, Kristin Burr, and Kevin Turen.

* ViralMarketing: Lionsgate launched a Website/MySpace-like [[http://mycagespace.com/ social media platform]] for Cage fans as a tie-in with the movie.

* ImaginaryFriend: According to an ''Entertainment Weekly'' [[https://ew.com/movies/nic-cage-the-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent-first-look/ article]] about the movie, Nick receives guidance from Nicky, an imaginary personification of himself at the peak of his acting career.
* LoonyFan: Javi is a huge Nicolas Cage fan, to the point of having a wax statue of Cage [[GunsAkimbo wielding the dual golden guns]] from ''Film/FaceOff.'' But he's clearly seen too many action movies and is unstable.

%%No citation* MetaCasting: Nicolas Cage fanboy Pedro Pascal as Nicolas Cage fanboy Javi.

%%No citation* ImaginaryFriend: Nick receives guidance from Nicky, an imaginary personification of himself at the peak of his acting career.

%%No citation* QuirkyCurls: Extravagant movie nerd Javi sports some stylishly wavy hair.

* AsHimself: Nicolas Cage is an iconic actor with decades of roles to his name, but is wracked with debt due to his lavish lifestyle. It's basically where he was in real life by the 2010s. Notably, in the film's marketing he is referred to as "Nick Cage", when in RealLife his name is generally abbreviated to "Nic".

* ImaginaryFriend: Nick receives guidance from Nicky, an imaginary personification of himself at the peak of his acting career.

* MetaCasting: Nicolas Cage fanboy Pedro Pascal as Nicolas Cage fanboy Javi.
* QuirkyCurls: Extravagant movie nerd Javi sports some stylishly wavy hair.

--> '''Javi:''' Mr. Cage? It turns out we could have just walked around.

* LoonyFan: As seen in the trailer, Javi is a huge Nicolas Cage fan, to the point of having a wax statue of Cage [[GunsAkimbo wielding the dual golden guns]] from ''Film/FaceOff.'' But he's clearly seen too many action movies and is unstable.

* QuirkyCurls: Extravagant movie nerd Javi sports some stylishly wavy hair in the trailer.

* HamToHamCombat: Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal both have a history of ChewingTheScenery, which the teaser demonstrates through their yelling and facial contortions in the trailer.

* ActuallyIAmHim: Upon their introduction, Nick mistakes Javi for one of Javi's staff.

* ConspicuousConsumption: Nick has been living at the Sunset Tower - a high class hotel in West Hollywood - for over a year, and has racked up a $600,000 bill just from there.
* FamedInStory: As expected of world-famous movie star. He gets stopped for selfies, and other characters discuss his best 90s action movies. The plot is kicked off when one his wealthy superfans offers him a million dollars to attend his birthday party.
* HamToHamCombat: Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal both have a history of ChewingTheScenery, which the teaser demonstrates through their yelling and facial contortions.

* LoonyFan: Javi is a huge Nicolas Cage fan, to the point of having a wax statue of Cage [[GunsAkimbo wielding the dual golden guns]] from ''Film/FaceOff.'' But he's clearly seen too many action movies and is unstable.

* QuirkyCurls: Extravagant movie nerd Javi sports some stylishly wavy hair.
* SelfDeprecation: Nick sees a wax statue of himself and is horrified, calling it "grotesque"... and immediately offers Javi twenty thousand dollars for it, in reference to Cage's bizarre spending habits.
* TakeMyHand: Parodied. At one point, Nick and Javi have to climb over a wall to escape. Nick does it easily, but Javi is simply too heavy for Nick to pull up. They have a dramatic goodbye... only to reveal the wall is short, thin, and the corner is right next to him.

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, directed by Tom Gormican, arrives in theaters on April 22, 2022. The trailer can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amYxC0p63Ws here.]]

Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of Javier Gutierrez (Creator/PedroPascal), a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Creator/TiffanyHaddish) and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones. With a career built for this very moment, the seminal award-winning actor must take on the role of a lifetime: Nicolas Cage.

The film also stars Sharon Horgan, Creator/IkeBarinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Lily Sheen, and Creator/NeilPatrickHarris. It is co-written by Tom Gormican (who also directs) and Kevin Etten, and the producers are Nicolas Cage, Mike Nilon, Kristin Burr, and Kevin Turen.

The film also stars Sharon Horgan, Creator/IkeBarinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Lily Sheen, and Creator/NeilPatrickHarris. It is written by Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten, and the producers are Nicolas Cage, Mike Nilon, Kristin Burr, and Kevin Turen.

* RegalRinglets: Affluent Javi sports some stylishly wavy hair.

---> '''Javi:''' Mr. Cage? It turns out we could have just walked around.

Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of [[Creator/PedroPascal Javi]], a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Creator/TiffanyHaddish) and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones. With a career built for this very moment, the seminal award-winning actor must take on the role of a lifetime: Nicolas Cage.

* AsHimself: Nicolas Cage is an iconic actor with decades of roles to his name, but is wracked with debt due to his lavish lifestyle. It's basically where he was in real life by the 2010s.

* TakeMyHand: Parodied. At one point, Nick and Jaci have to climb over a wall to escape. Nick does it easily, but Javi is simply too heavy for Nick to pull up. They have a dramatic goodbye... only to reveal the wall is short, thin, and the corner is right next to him.