Nicolas Cage could return for surprise Con Air sequel on 25th anniversary, says director

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Hollywood blockbuster Con Air - and hinted that he "wouldn't be against" making a sequel.The Lara Croft: Tomb Raider director is appearing at the London Action Film Festival this weekend to celebrate Con Air's 25th anniversary - and shared some behind the scenes stories about making the film.Con Air saw Nicolas Cage play released prisoner Cameron Poe in the hit 1997 film, who finds himself fighting to get home after the plane he is travelling on is hijacked by fellow prisoners on the flight.READ NEXT: Viggo Mortensen's brush with death as oxygen tank cut out during deep diving sceneSpeaking exclusively to Daily Star, Simon West said that "there's a million stories" behind the making of the film - and revealed some of the huge actors who originally auditioned for the roles - including Harry Potter icon Jason Isaacs and action star Jason Statham."Jason Statham came to cast when he was just starting out," said Simon," adding: "Lovely guy and I've worked with him on three films since then."Con Air's cast went on to include fellow Hollywood icons John Malcovich, Steve Buscemi and John Cusack opposite Nicolas Cage, with Simon saying he was "able to cast all my favourite indie actors from all my favourite small films."Describing them as a "joy to work with," Simon said: "Everybody was really top of their game and they're masters of their craft. "A lot of the time it was just a pleasure for me to sit back and watch them interact with each other and what they were going to do with the scene, and make things even better than they were."One scene in the film saw Steve Buscemi's character Garland Greene transferred from a maximum security van into a caged area on "Con Air" - but Simon revealed that after shooting the scene, he.