Werner Herzog And Nicolas Cage Remake Bad Lieutenant

Werner-HerzogAmongst mere mortal men, gods walk. And among those few immortals who dwell in our midst is the Zeus of them all, and his name is Werner Herzog! This man is beyond hard core. He gets shot during an interview… and continues on with the interview. The guy has balls made out of materials so hard that modern science has yet to discover it. (Speaking of Herzog, I just saw him in that new movie “The Grand” and he was just INSANE in it!)
Well in the most odd pairing of Director / Actor I think I’ve ever heard of, it’s being reported that Werner Herzog is about to team up with none other than Nic Cage to remake the film “Bad Lieutenant“. The good folks over at Cinematical give us this:

Werner Herzog is remaking Abel Ferrara’s gritty, NC-17-rated cult classic,Bad Lieutenant, and none other than Nicolas Cage is going to star. Nic Cage! Werner Herzog! Am I the only one who’s completely blown away by this bizarre news? (Though, to be fair, we did kinda see this coming …)

Cage will take on the role originally played by Harvey Keitel; he’ll slip into the part of a drug and sex-addicted corrupt cop, though there’s no word on how far they’ll take this version of the film. However, exec producer Avi Lerner did promise this new take will “deliver as much filth as the original.”

Sometimes you hear stories about actors giving directors a lot of shit on set… I’ll bet you a million dollars that NEVER happens with Werner Herzog. You know why? Because that man will sneak into your hotel room and murder you in your sleep with one hand while he drinks fine Vodka with the other… and everyone knows it.

Count me as one guy who is dying to see how something like this turns out.

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