The comedy-drama stars Oscar winner Cage as an academic who starts appearing in people’s dreams.
I was forced to make the movie with him looking like that."
The lengths in this case included the actor looking anonymous and un-Cage-like.
Nick Cage in ‘Dream Scenario’.Jan Thijs/A24
We had to do some things to insure that we weren’t distracted by Nick Cage.
It was his idea to make him bald, which I appreciated.
Borgli’s inspirations when writing the film included theA Nightmare on Elm Streetfranchise.
‘Dream Scenario’ director Kristoffer Borgli and star Nicolas Cage.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images
He adds, “It became a genre blend, a high-concept horror idea meets a social satire.”
Speaking of horror, the producers ofDream Scenarioinclude directorAri Aster.
Did the man who brought us the modern genre classicsHereditaryandMidsommarhave any suggestions about the movie’s script?
“Yeah, he thought that everyone should die at the end,” Borgli says.
“That’s the one thing that I pushed back against.”
Sounds about right… or is Borgli joking?
“I will never reveal!”
the director replies, with a laugh.
Finally, does Borgli know if Cage has ever dreamed abouthim?
“ThatI don’t know,” the director says.
“He has not told me that he has.
I don’t know if I fit in.
I’ve heard that he has some pretty interesting and unusual dreams.”
A24 is releasingDream Scenarioin theaters this weekend.
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