Nicolas Cage is ready to say "adios" to movies.
Cage told Uproxx that he is contractually unable to do that just yet, but his son has opened him up to a whole new world... of TV.
The actor, who until recently didn't watch television, discovered Breaking Bad, all thanks to his son, and now wants to make the transition.
Cage revealed that after 45 years and more than 100 movies, he thinks he should "leave on a high note."
"I don’t want to get stuck in any genre or any performance style. I want to do it all."
"And I feel that I’ve, at this point – after 45 years of doing this; that in over 100 movies – I feel I’ve pretty much said what I’ve had to say with cinema."
"And I’d like to leave on a high note and say, 'Adios.' I think I have to do maybe three or four more movies before I can get there, and then hopefully switch formats and go into some other way of expressing my acting."
He shared that his high note would have been his new film Dream Scenario if he didn't have other contracts to fulfill.
Cage told Uproxx that Breaking Bad helped him discover how television allows time for events to transpire, something that just isn't possible in cinema.
"But for me to do another movie, I do want to explore other formats. I am very interested in immersion streaming with episodic television."
"I have seen things that can be done now with characters and the time they’re given to express themselves. I saw Bryan Cranston stare at a suitcase for an hour on one episode of Breaking Bad."
"We don’t have time to do that in a feature film, so maybe television is the next best step for me. We’ll see."
People on social media are completely on board with Cage making his way to the small screen.
Many also applauded his son for introducing him to the GOAT television series.
Cage also noted that doing television would allow him to spend more time with his family.
"What’s important is my children, and I have a baby daughter."
"And if I can find an episodic show to do that stays in one place where I don’t have to keep leaving, we can all be together."
"That, on a personal level, would be great."
Ultimately, Cage is a lifelong learner who's ready to discover new territory.
"But also I’m a student and I don’t know if I have anything else to learn in cinema."
"I might have something to learn in television."
We are totally here for it.
