Nicolas Cage Leaves Thailand After Coup...

[rainman]

Thailand's military coup this week interrupted filming of Nicolas Cage's new movie, a gangster thriller being shot in Bangkok, a news report 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 sent 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."

From: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14938685/from/RS.4/

Looks like filming "Bangkok Dangerous" got too dangerous for Cagey

[khall64au]

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."

........... Bangkok Dangerous?

[britmaveric]

Wickerman remake too!

[kayo]

Leaving Las Vegas does qualify for one of his best.

Figgis and Shue and Cage did an excellent job portraying how a man can feel when he hits the bottom of the barrel.

Personally.

Face Off was classic too.

Too bad, I didn`t figure Nick to be a coward.

[endure]

Cage, 42, won a best-actor Oscar for 1995's "Leaving Las Vegas."

I'm looking forward to the sequel - 'Leaving Bangkok - in a hurry'

[kayo]

yeah.. I like the irony. I imaigne BKK is even safer at this moment than it`s ever been dangerous

[Kerryd]

Try a better source , try ' Lord of War' ' Weatherman' " Face off " " The Rock " " Red Rock West "

" Moonstruck " " Peggy Sue got married "

Don't forget other classics like Con Air and Valley Girl (his first movie ?), and of course, National Treasure.

[migrant]

Too bad, I didn`t figure Nick to be a coward.

That could be, or the production company could have put pressure on, insurance reasons and a lot of money at stake.

quien sabes

[skippybangkok]

Looks like only a hero in the movies.

[PREM-R]

I think you may be being a little unfair to Mr. Cage. I suspect that "Military Intervention" would void any insurance that the film makers had for their "Stars", in which case, being American, they would want him out of the country before he managed to "break a fingernail" and instigate a multi-million dollar claim against the film makers.

Edited September 22, 2006 by PREM-R

[kayo]

BTW, just r3ead that he did NOT actually leave, but had a private jet prepared, just in case....

[Totster]

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