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Nicolas Cage is to reunite with his Con Air director Simon West to make a new movie.<\/p>\n
The pair have signed up for World War II spy thriller Fortitude almost three decades after their action blockbuster – about a mid-flight prison break – hit the big screen.<\/p>\n
Fortitude producer Simon Afram said in a statement: “We are excited to bring together such a remarkable ensemble. Their chemistry and depth, paired with West\u2019s direction, elevate this story into something truly gripping and unforgettable.”<\/p>\n
Cage is to star in the film alongside Sir Ben Kingsley, Ed Skrein, Matthew Goode, Alice Eve, Michael Sheen, and Lukas Haas.<\/p>\n
The movie tells the story of the real life Operation Fortitude which used a series of deceptions including fictitious armies, fake military equipment and a network of spys to fool Nazi intelligence operatives and divert attention away from the beaches of France ahead of the 1944 Normandy landings.<\/p>\n
The plot is believed to focus on the story of British Army officers Dudley Clarke and Thomas Argyll ‘Tar’ Robertson<\/p>\n
Cage and West previously reteamed on 2012 movie Stolen in which the actor played a thief who gets caught up in a multi-million dollar blackmail plot.<\/p>\n
The actor has previously admitted Con Air was “absurdity at its finest” especially scenes involving a toy rabbit his character Cameron Poe<\/p>\n
is taking home for his daughter.<\/p>\n
John Malkovich’s character is seen holding up the toy and putting a gun to its head, declaring: “Make a move and the bunny gets it” while another scene shows Cage’s character telling a prison officer: “Put the bunny back in the box.”<\/p>\n
During an interview with Vanity Fair, Cage said of the bunny scenes: “It\u2019s absurdity at its finest, but again, if you sell it [laughs] with genuine emotion, and real determination, like this is the most serious thing in the world – and it is, because he has to give it [the bunny] to his daughter who he hasn\u2019t seen in six years.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s serious, and he means it, but it\u2019s ridiculous and that\u2019s what I love about it.”<\/p>\n
Reports suggest Fortitude begins filming in London in September ahead of a possible 2026 release date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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