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Nicolas Cage, after more than 100 credits, finally has his dream role, at least as comedy fans are concerned. He knocks it out of the park as a schlubby balding college professor who suddenly starts appearing in people’s dreams, first his daughter’s, then an old girlfriend’s, and soon millions of people around the globe are seeing this ordinary looking, very plain guy walking throught their slumber in rather non-descript ways no matter what the situation. He becomes a phenomenon, until it reverses and the whole thing turns into a literal nightmare.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Just when you thought Nicolas Cage’s filmography couldn’t get any weirder, along comes Kristoffer Borgli’s “Dream Scenario” to mess with your head. Cage plays a character you probably wouldn’t notice in real life: Paul Matthews. Schlubby, balding, in wrinkled pants and brown leather loafers, he’s a tenured professor at a university you’ve never heard of, droning on year after year about collective consciousness and the wisdom of the herd.

A24 after a raucous Midnight Madness premiere of Dicks the Musical brought the funny again tonight with the world premiere of Kristopher Borgli’s Dream Scenario, another ode and self satire of Oscar winner Nicolas Cage if there ever was one.

Nicolas Cage is looking stylish at the Toronto International Film Festival!

Naman Ramachandran The European premiere of Kristoffer Borgli‘s satire “Dream Scenario,” starring Nicolas Cage, will open the 19th Zurich Film Festival (Sept. 28-Oct. 8).

A24’s comedy Dream Scenario, starring Oscar winner Nicolas Cage, will make its European premiere as the opening film of the 19th Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) in September.

EXCLUSIVE: Despite all paranoia on behalf of exhibitors and studios that the theatrical release schedule will switch-up more due to strikes, awards season fare continues to be dated, the latest being A24’s dark comedy Dream Scenario starring Oscar winner Nicolas Cage on Nov. 10.

Dream Scenario starring Nicolas Cage – check it out below.Directed by Kristoffer Borgli (Sick Of Myself), the comedy film was announced to open the platform competition program at this year’s Toronto Film Festival (TIFF).In a statement about the film, Robyn Citizen, director, programming and platform lead at TIFF, said: “This surrealist satire-comedy has sharp, timely observations about social media culture – especially going viral – and its impact on the way that we interact with others in our day-to-day life. Cage delivers some of his finest work.”Alongside Cage, Dream Scenario stars Julianne Nicholson, Michael Cera, Dylan Baker, Kate Berlant, Dylan Gelula and Tim Meadows.World Premiere of Kristoffer Borgli’s DREAM SCENARIO starring Nicolas Cage at #TIFF23 pic.twitter.com/XPsAqRgvcs— A24 (@A24) August 2, 2023Other films set to compete at the festival for the prize, which celebrates international films, include Dear Jassi from director Tarsem Singh Dhandwar, Kei Chika-ura’s Great Absence, and Ginevra Elkann’s I Told You So.The 2023 Toronto Film Festival runs from September 7-17.Earlier this year, Cage expressed interest in starring in a musical following roles in comedy films The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent and Renfield.“Right now, I’m excited that the comedy is back on the menu,” Cage told Rolling Stone.

TIFF has announced the coveted line-up for the 10 World Premiere features that make up the 2023 Platform programme and one of the flicks includes Nicolas Cage!

The Toronto Film Festival is almost a month away and that means there are more films still to be announced as part of the 2023 slate. Today, TIFF revealed the 10 movies selected as part of the competition Platform program.

TIFF has announced the ten titles in its Platform programme, a sidebar which will be teed off by the A24 Kristoffer Borgli comedy Dream Scenario starring Oscar winner Nicolas Cage. This year’s Platform includes movies from 12 countries across three continents, all of which are making their world premiere at TIFF.

Norwegian cinema has been enjoying a moment lately, what with Joachim Trier’s crowdpleasing The Worst Person in the World pulling up to Drive My Car in the Oscar race and Kristoffer Borgli’s Sick of Me carving out a rep on the festival circuit. The Hypnosis, Ernst de Geer’s feature debut, sits somewhere between the two of them, fashioning a fitfully funny relationship drama that tilts at some very modern windmills (coaches, gurus, new-tech start-ups, workshops that involve blue-sky thinking) within a framework similar to Kristian Levring’s 2008 Danish drama Fear Me Not, in which a man’s personality changes after he becomes addicted to an experimental drug. The Hypnosis doesn’t quite follow that film’s melodramatic course, but there are similar thoughts raised about the human mind.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Eye Eye Pictures, the banner recently launched by the producers of Joachim Trier’s Oscar-nominated “The Worst Person in the World,” has started filming “Armand,” a feature film starring Cannes prizewinning actor Renate Reinsve. Charades has come on board to handle international sales on the film. “Armand” marks the feature debut of Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, whose short film “Fanny” was nominated for an Amanda Award, Norway’s equivalent to the Oscars, in 2017. The story follows a 6-year-old boy, Armand, who is accused of crossing boundaries against his best friend at elementary school. While no one knows what actually happened between the two boys, the incident triggers a series of events, forcing parents and school staff into a captivating battle of redemption where madness, desire and obsession arise.

There are few things in life more nerve-wracking than waiting for results from a CT scan. Typically, when you have your brain scanned by a doctor, it’s never because they’re just curious and doing it for fun.

Beau Is Afraid posted the top per-screen average of the year so far and the best limited opening for distributor A24 since Uncut Gems, grossing an estimated $320,396 at four locations in New York and LA for a hefty per-screen average of $80K+ in sold-out shows on both coasts. (Uncut Gems with Adam Sandler had a $105k PSA on five screens in 2019 — a limited-opening record at the time.)

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic If Lars von Trier hadn’t grown top-heavy with the mythology of his self-importance (I’d say that happened around the time of “Antichrist,” in 2009), he might have tossed off a movie like “Sick of Myself” — a social satire in the form of a queasy drama of body horror, and a movie whose disturbing bad-boy tastelessness recalls Von Trier’s “The Idiots,” with a touch of David Cronenberg. This is the second feature by Kristoffer Borgli, the Norwegian writer-director whose first film, “Drib” (2017), was a send-up of the marketing industry, and in a way the new movie is about marketing too. This one, though, takes a viscerally upsetting look at just how far an individual will go to gain attention in the new era of social-media addiction.

Editors note: This review was originally published May 22 after its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The film opened in New York on Wednesday and today in Los Angeles.

Toxic relationships are terrible. There are no two ways about it.

Toxic relationships are terrible. There are no two ways about it.

Nicolas Cage oozed coolness as he sported a full head of youthful dark hair and an edgy biker ensemble on Friday. The 58-year-old living legend strolled into The Beverly Hills Hotel bedecked in black leather and crowned by a coif of brunette locks. This recently sighting comes after the Oscar winner was seen filming his latest movie, in which he plays the role of a balding man.  Locks and leather: Nicolas Cage, 58, oozed coolness as he sported a full head of youthful dark hair and an edgy biker ensemble on FridayLooking slick and clean-cut, the National Treasure star appeared to be far younger than 58 as he rocked his black leather biker jacket and matching leather pants.  Cage offset his tough-guy attire with a smart pair of glasses, giving a cerebral softness to his chiseled face and penetrating gaze. The Leaving Las Vegas star appeared to be carrying a small white box for the occasion as he made his way inside the iconic hotel for a meeting.This sighting comes after the powerhouse actor – who is back in demand and commanding millions after enduring a years-long decline – transformed into a balding man for Kristoffer Borgli's new comedy film called Dream Scenario. Hollywood rebel: The Oscar winner strolled into The Beverly Hills Hotel bedecked in black leather and crowned by a coif of brunette locks.

On Monday, Oscar winner Nicolas Cage continued filming his unrecognizable role as a balding man on the Toronto set of Norweigean director Kristoffer Borgli's comedy Dream Scenario.The eccentric 58-year-old - who's currently 'commanding $4M a picture' - wore a prosthetic bald cap and padding, glasses, and a grey beard with winter clothing selected by costume designer Natalie Bronfman.Word has it that Hereditary and Midsommar filmmaker Ari Aster - who's producing Dream Scenario - was the one who convinced Nicolas to take on the mystery part in the A24 film. Action! On Monday, Oscar winner Nicolas Cage continued filming his unrecognizable role as a balding man on the Toronto set of Norweigean director Kristoffer Borgli's comedy Dream ScenarioShooting is expected to run through November 19 on Dream Scenario - which also features Tim Meadows, Michael Cera, Julianne Nicholson, and Dylan Baker.Cage was first pictured on the set October 28 while filming a scene at the entrance of a movie theater with 51-year-old Julianne, who won an Emmy Award for her work in HBO's 2021 miniseries Mare of Easttown.On Monday, C2 Motion Picture Group CEO Dave Caplan confirmed Deadline's report that The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent producer-star will co-produce and star in Osgood Perkins' psychological thriller Longlegs, which shoots next year.Nicolas reportedly received close to $3M from Universal Pictures for a supporting role as Count Dracula in Chris McKay's horror-comedy Renfield, which hits US theaters April 14.