george Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Cage flees "Bangkok Dangerous" BANGKOK: -- Military coup in Thailand this week interrupted filming of Nicolas Cage's new movie, a gangster thriller being shot in Bangkok, a Chinese news website said Thursday. The Chinese news Web site, Sina.com, said Cage had prepared a private jet to leave the country on short notice. Hong Kong-born twin brothers Danny and Oxide Pang are remaking their 1999 film, "Bangkok Dangerous," Sina.com said. When news of the coup on Tuesday night reached the crew, Cage was rushed back to his hotel. Crew members remained on the set to keep an eye on prop guns until Cage persuaded the producer to send everyone home, according to the report. The directors couldn't immediately be reached for comment. Sina.com said filming was scheduled to be completed next month, but may be delayed by the coup, which saw the military overthrow of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Cage, 42, won a best-actor Oscar for 1995's "Leaving Las Vegas." His screen credits also include "Adaptation," "World Trade Center" and "Matchstick Men." --The Nation 2006-09-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveromagnino Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I can see the ad now... WANTED Balding tall moody actor with famous relatives in the industry, to star in remake of Thai gangster epic made Hollywood friendly. Must be willing to play the role of a talking Thai mute with American features and accent and work in red light district, WORK PERMIT PROVIDED. Asian wife/girlfriend and lack of talent a plus. Please send CV to XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Obviously him being all tough in the movie is simply not true. I am suffering some dissonance here...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couthy Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Kinda ruins the tough guy image - I mean some publicity pics of him hugging a tank or cuddling one of the SF guys might have done his image a power of good. Next time I see him on HBO it's going to be "Wuzz". As a Scot I thoroughly enjoyed watching vintage tanks trundling around with smiling squaddies. Cheers, Couthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banchang Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Well what a big girly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilyushin Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Cage has left? I agree with a previous post. He should have embraced the tanks and troops. It would have done wonders for his PR. Very unrespectful if he did leave all the people hanging and also the country welcomed him in to film hs gangster movie too! Over actor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gburns57au Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 When the going gets tough......the tough get going..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 ok ... playing Devil's Advocate here ..... How much do you think Cage knows about Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pesche Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 typical american histery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinrada Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Betcha Rambo would have stayed.................................or would he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 This news is old and out of date now. Cage has stayed, although he had a jet ready and waiting if things went ugly. Nothing wrong with a contingency plan. Within an hour of the coup I had begun planning to hijack a longtail boat and head to Burma if things got sticky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 LOL ... and I was planning on my next day at the beach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordfoul Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 No, he left. This news is old and out of date now. Cage has stayed, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Well admittedly my plan was motivated more for my desire for a Beer Myanmar than anything else. The brewers of Thailand should be ashamed of the fact that piss poor countries like Burma, Laos and Cambodia make beer a hundred times better than that of this country. Maybe the military can have a chat to Boon Rawd and ThaiBev? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/09/22...es_30014411.php Bangkok is not dangerous for Cage Oscar winner Nicolas Cage is still filming his new movie in Bangkok despite the military coup in Thailand, a film crew said on Friday. He dismissed a news report that Cage already boarded a private jet to Hong Kong upon learning of the coup on Tuesday night. "It is true that a private jet is prepared in case of emergency. But from our estimation, it would be no danger for Cage and the production team. Cage is still with us. Our work is conducted at an outer ring of Bangkok and the security is fine," he said. Sina.com, a Chinese website, earlier reported that when news of the coup on Tuesday night reached the crew, Cage was rushed back to his hotel. Crew members remained on the set to keep an eye on prop guns until Cage persuaded the producer to send everyone home. Hong Kong-born twin brothers Danny and Oxide Pang are remaking their 1999 film, "Bangkok Dangerous." Sina.com said filming was scheduled to be completed next month, but may be delayed by the coup, which saw the military overthrow of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Cage, 42, won a best-actor Oscar for 1995's "Leaving Las Vegas." His screen credits also include "Adaptation," "World Trade Center" and "Matchstick Men." The Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gburns57au Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 He couldnt leave.... he was in the smallest room shiteing himself silly..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordfoul Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Damage Control http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/09/22...es_30014411.phpBangkok is not dangerous for Cage Oscar winner Nicolas Cage is still filming his new movie in Bangkok despite the military coup in Thailand, a film crew said on Friday. He dismissed a news report that Cage already boarded a private jet to Hong Kong upon learning of the coup on Tuesday night. "It is true that a private jet is prepared in case of emergency. But from our estimation, it would be no danger for Cage and the production team. Cage is still with us. Our work is conducted at an outer ring of Bangkok and the security is fine," he said. Sina.com, a Chinese website, earlier reported that when news of the coup on Tuesday night reached the crew, Cage was rushed back to his hotel. Crew members remained on the set to keep an eye on prop guns until Cage persuaded the producer to send everyone home. Hong Kong-born twin brothers Danny and Oxide Pang are remaking their 1999 film, "Bangkok Dangerous." Sina.com said filming was scheduled to be completed next month, but may be delayed by the coup, which saw the military overthrow of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Cage, 42, won a best-actor Oscar for 1995's "Leaving Las Vegas." His screen credits also include "Adaptation," "World Trade Center" and "Matchstick Men." The Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Well, he's still in Bkk. Go to Soi Cow Boy, you'll probably meet him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinrada Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Thought he was quite good as the Italian soldier with the banjo..mandolin in Captain Correllis wotsit. Apparantly the number of tourists doubled and doubled again on the island afterwards so maybe he will do the same for Cowboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentine Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I can see the ad now... He's over reacting. I wont join the NC slag sess. He did star in some excellent films in the 80's. (Wild at Heart?)............then <deleted> for years.........but "God of War" is quality and important. Perhaps if you remember the opening sequence, in my opinion the most brilliant opening of any Hollywood trash, maybe made him understand the danger of bullets. Apparently he did a lot of research to understand who he was playing, and doesn't want to be seen amongst guns and tanks. ...........Just a thought. He is an actor, not the real deal. That's why he is (sometimes) a great actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Thought he was quite good as the Italian soldier with the banjo..mandolin in Captain Correllis wotsit.Apparently the number of tourists doubled and doubled again on the island afterwards so maybe he will do the same for Cowboy. Hopefully not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentine Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I got a bunker full of canned beans and dried chilli...........just in case...........jokes aside Burma was in the 1950's the wealthiest country in S E Asia. Things can go wrong. Luckily this is looking like a very peaceful event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animatic Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Cage is a commercial entity, not just a person. I am SURE, having worked a bit in the film world, that his producers, prompted by their INSURRORS, Said in no uncertain terms, get "our property" out of harms way, for the moment. The film completion bond on Nick Cage must be ENOURMOUS. THEY WERE NOT GOING TO TAKE CHANCES A delayed shoot, well that is normal, but a dead star a few weeks from shooting wrap up. That's years of law suits and an unfinished film. As well as a cash cow into the future wiped out. Ya can't blame cage, it was a prudent business decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddv Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Rambo would have stayed...all 5'6" of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Cage DID stay ... but they did get him back to the hotel. <no biggee .... can't expect him to see things the same way as folks that live here ... or those of you that follow news here online> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbt71fa Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 As a Scot I thoroughly enjoyed watching vintage tanks trundling around with smiling squaddies. M48A3s, baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinrada Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 The Smiling aye ...the rest...dinae ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikster Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Cage is a commercial entity,not just a person. I am SURE, having worked a bit in the film world, that his producers, prompted by their INSURRORS, Said in no uncertain terms, get "our property" out of harms way, for the moment. The film completion bond on Nick Cage must be ENOURMOUS. THEY WERE NOT GOING TO TAKE CHANCES A delayed shoot, well that is normal, but a dead star a few weeks from shooting wrap up. That's years of law suits and an unfinished film. As well as a cash cow into the future wiped out. Ya can't blame cage, it was a prudent business decision. true.. thanks for a dose of reality here. there's probably even a clause about military coups in his contract... or something pretty ###### close bangkok too dangerous ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 He couldnt leave....he was in the smallest room shiteing himself silly..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konangrit Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I can see the ad now...WANTED Balding tall moody actor with famous relatives in the industry, to star in remake of Thai gangster epic made Hollywood friendly. Must be willing to play the role of a talking Thai mute with American features and accent and work in red light district, WORK PERMIT PROVIDED. Asian wife/girlfriend and lack of talent a plus. Please send CV to XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Obviously him being all tough in the movie is simply not true. I am suffering some dissonance here...... Agree, stupid idea to remake this movie with a farang in the lead role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gburns57au Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Coincidently....the original is on Oz tv this week...1 am tuesday morning.... Thats eerie.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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