The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a 2022 American black comedy action film directed by Tom Gormican from a screenplay co-written with Kevin Etten.

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It stars Nicolas Cage as a fictionalized version of himself, along with a supporting cast that includes Pedro Pascal,

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Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Neil Patrick Harris, and Tiffany Haddish.

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The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest

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on March 12, 2022, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 22, 2022, by Lionsgate.

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Actor Nicolas Cage begrudgingly accepts a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a billionaire super fan.

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When things take a wild turn, Nic is forced to become a version of some of his most iconic

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and beloved characters in order to extricate his wife and daughter from the fan whom the CIA has informed him is a notorious arms dealer.

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In The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, actor Nicolas Cage plays a fictionalized version of himself who he said bears little resemblance to his real offscreen personality.

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