Wild at Coronary heart star Nicolas Cage is paying tribute to its director, David Lynch, who handed away in January.
When David Lynch handed away final month, a stream of tributes from these he labored carefully with got here in. We will now add Wild at Coronary heart star Nicolas Cage to the record, who says that David Lynch was in contrast to some other director he has ever labored with.
Talking with Empire for his or her April 2025 difficulty as which incorporates tribute to the director, Nicolas Cage mentioned, “I never had more fun working with anybody than I did with David Lynch. And I think Wild At Heart is one of the best movies I’ve ever made. I’ll never be able to do another movie like that. [Lynch] cannot be replaced.” Lynch and Cage appear to be a match made in heaven (the place all the pieces is ok) however they sadly solely ever labored collectively on Wild at Coronary heart — though it’s simply the kind of movie you’d anticipate them to collaborate on. In different phrases, it’s a must to see it to consider it. And even then…
Cage additionally famous that that point in his profession was a troublesome one however Lynch’s free-flowing vibe let him discover a facet he hadn’t been allowing himself to. “I said, ‘Hey, David, is it okay if I have fun while making this movie?’ And he said, ‘Nickster, it’s not only okay, it’s necessary.’ At that time, I was doing pictures like [Birdy] with Alan Parker, and I was trying do the whole De Niro torture-myself thing, and David freed me from all that. He took that all away just by giving me the greenlight to have fun on his set and to enjoy it.” That’s a pleasant anecdote about Wild at Coronary heart, however that Lynch referred to as Cage “Nickster” is by far one of the best takeaway right here.
Whereas Wild at Coronary heart didn’t rank amongst Nicolas Cage’s private prime 5 favourite films of his when he made his record final 12 months, little doubt the demise of David Lynch helped it get close to the highest this time round. And if it provides folks one more reason to rediscover the surreal marvel of Lynch’s filmography, all the higher.
Are you a fan of Wild at Coronary heart? What might you envisioned Cage and Lynch engaged on collectively?
