John Travolta And Nicolas Cage Could Re-Team For Two New Films
Two of the most famous, craziest and controversial actors working in Hollywood today could possibly team up for one or two upcoming films.John TravoltaandNicolas Cage, who previously co-starred in the 1997 John Woo blockbusterFace/Off, are rumored to be circling two upcoming projects. The first isShrapnel, written byEvan Doughertyand directed byJohn McTiernan. The second isSea Trial, based on the novel by Frank De Felitta.Shrapnelwould go first, possibly this summer, asSea Trialhas yet to find funding, but Vulture reports Travolta and Cage are both interested in both films. Read more about them after the break.
Vulture,who exclusively broke the newsof these projects, says that the 2008 Black ListedShrapnelhad locked up McTiernan last year. It stalled, though, when theDie Hard-director was fined $100,000 and sentenced to a year in prison for lying to a jury in a Hollywood wiretapping case. That case is currently in appeals though and it seems like McTiernan is back in the saddle.Shrapnelis about “a former Bosnian soldier who seeks vengeance against the American who badly wounded him by disguising a deadly war game as a friendly backwoods hunting trip.”
Chuck Roven is producingSea Trial, which would be written and directed byRaymond De Felitta(City Island) based on his father’s book. The novel sounds sort of likeHostelon the seven seas as an adulterous couple set out to take a nice, romantic cruise only to find things on the ship are not what they seem.
Whether or not either of these films will get off the ground, or find a way to procure the services of these two well-known, high paid actors, is yet to be seen but – they’re interested, and that’s a start. Travolta and Cage obviously displayed a great, hilarious chemistry inFace/Offand it would be a treat to see them back together again. Do you agree?
