The actor’s performance in this frontier tale was inspired by both Michael Jordan and Marlon Brando.
“Michael Jordan on the court, and that need to win.
Isn’t that in Miller?
Nicolas Cage as Miller in ‘Butcher’s Crossing’.Saban Films
The need to score, to win.
I started thinking about it.”
Cage admitted his look might also owe a little toMarlon Brando’s Colonel Kurtz inApocalypse Now.
“It sort of works.
It could be both.
It could be Michael Jordan meets Marlon Brando inApocalypse Now.”
The cast ofButcher’s Crossingalso includes Rachel Keller, Xander Berkeley, Jeremy Bobb, and Paul Raci.
The movie will be released in theaters through Saban Films nationwide this Oct. 20.
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