Nicolas Cage reveals he turned down roles in The Matrix and Lord Of The Rings to put family first

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He could have been part of two of the most successful film franchises of the late 90s early 2000s.But family came first for Nicolas Cage.The 58-year-old actor revealed that he had passed up major roles in both The Matrix and Lord Of The Rings franchises in order to be home with his son.Scroll down for video Sacrifices: Nicolas Cage (seen on Monday) revealed that he had passed up major roles in both The Matrix and Lord Of The Rings franchises in order to be home with his son Bond:The 58-year-old actor has a 31-year-old son named Weston Cage and 16-year-old son named Kal-El CageHe told People magazine on Tuesday: 'First and foremost...

there's no version of Nic Cage in reality that doesn't want to spend time with his children.'There's no version of Nic Cage that didn't put family first over career.

I turned down Lord of the Rings and I turned down Matrix because I didn't want to go to New Zealand for three years or Australia for three years because I needed to be home with my son Weston, that's a fact.' Cage had been famously pegged for the role as Neo, which Keanu Reeves went on to play, and was rumored to be considered for the role of Aragorn in The Lord Of The Rings who was eventually played by Viggo Mortensen.He has a 31-year-old son namedWeston Cage and 16-year-old son namedKal-El Cage.

The one:Cage had been famously pegged for the role as Neo, which Keanu Reeves went on to play Going for the gold: Hewas rumored to be considered for the role of Aragorn in The Lord Of The Rings who was eventually played by Viggo MortensenIn The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Nicolas plays a fictionalized version of himself who is trying to revamp his career and as a result is not the most attentive father to his 16-year-old.