In 1983, Johnny Depp, who had just turned twenty, was introduced by his wife to nicholas Coppa, an actor who was already famous in show business.
It was also in this year that the young and insane Nicholas changed his surname to Cage, because he did not want others to say that he was famous because of his uncle's nepotism. His uncle directed the Oscar-winning best director Francis Ford Coppola in the "The Godfather" series.
Francis Ford Coppola
With such a relationship, even if you say no, others will still look at him differently. No, in the star-studded Hollywood, as a newcomer, Nicholas just debuted in the film, and even Johnny Depp, the young man who made him see the same, also introduced him into the set as an actor. Of course, the two of them at this time will not know how wonderful their next experience will be.
Johnny Depp
Depp, who was introduced into the show business, only played some small roles that could not be named in the next few years, and the only thing that got him some attention was playing a baby-faced policeman in a TV series called "Dragon Tiger Junior Team".
Dragon Tiger Junior Team
Nicholas, on the other hand, took on a different story, having played a leading role in the film Birdman, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1985. The following year he starred in two films, "The Melancholy Boy" and "Peggy Hugh Married".
"Peggy Hugh Married"
The road to interpretation was smooth sailing from the start, and of course, it would be obviously unfair to Nicolas Cage if all this was attributed to his uncle's relationship. In addition to his naturally melancholy temperament and innate acting skills, Cage is still very hard when filming. When filming "Vampire's Kiss", in order to be realistic, he really swallowed a living cockroach in front of the camera, which is difficult for the current actor to do.
Fast forward to 1990 A.D., a year that is undoubtedly crucial for the two protagonists of this article. Whether it is Depp in the trough or Cage, who has been sailing smoothly, this year is an important turning point in their acting careers. Because Cage played the main role in the film "My Heart Is Wild" directed by avant-garde American director David Lynch this year. His role in the film is based on the rock legend Elvis Presley.
"My Heart Is Wild"
The film won the Palme d'Or at the 43rd Cannes Film Festival in 1992, a turning point in Cage's creation. In this year, Depp was also invited by the ghost director Tim Burton to play the male protagonist "Edward Scissorhands" in the movie "Edward Scissorhands", for which he won the first Nomination for Best Actor at the Golden Globe Awards, which directly gave him a place in Hollywood.
Edward Scissorhands
After becoming famous, Depp had a steady climb in his career, and his next appearance in the film "Handsome Petite" and his second collaboration with director Tim Burton in the alternative black-and-white film "Ed Wood" earned him three consecutive Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor. He even played against Marlon Brando in the movie "Born to Love Maniac".
"Born to Love Maniac"
In November 1999, Depp collaborated with director Tim Burton for the third time in the horror film Guillotine Valley. It was also the year that he acquired his own star logo on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. With this series of good works paving the way, Depp's acting career ushered in an explosive period. In 2006, he starred in the film "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Coffin of The Souls" and exceeded one billion dollars at the global box office.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Coffin of Souls
In fact, people who have seen this movie know that the captain Jack played by Depp is not the main character of the movie, and can only be regarded as the male number two. Orlando Bloom's will and Kayla Knightley's Elizabeth, their two portrayals of the poor boy saving the princess story is the real main line of the movie, which is also in line with the consistent style of Disney productions. What the producers did not expect was that Depp's bold and alternative performance was not only loved by the audience, but also made Jack, the captain of the male number two, become a firm protagonist in people's hearts.
With the continuous release of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series of films, Depp's career has also risen, not only entering the 30 million dollar club in Hollywood, but also receiving three Oscar nominations for best actor, the only regret is that he did not win the award. However, another protagonist, Nicolas Cage, has already pocketed the little golden man.
Since 1990's "My Heart Is Wild", Cage has starred in "The First Lady's Bodyguard" and "Super Gambler" and other well-received films. After several years of hard work, his acting skills have been greatly improved, and finally five years later, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor with a wonderful performance in a small-cost movie "Leaving Las Vegas".
"Leaving Las Vegas"
This year, Nicolas Cage was only 31 years old. Cage, who received the highest praise in the industry, decided to change the drama path, because the previous literary films could win awards but did not make money, so he began to take over commercial action films. In 1996, in the film "Brave to The Island", Cage played a chemical weapons expert who used his acting skills to make up for the director's lack of characterization. The film also made him another action star in Hollywood.
King of War
Since then, Nicolas Cage has successively starred in a series of acclaimed and popular movies such as "Change of Face", "Prison in the Air", "National Treasure", "King of War" and so on. In 2007, he contributed about 1.67 billion yuan to the US film market with his two films "Soul Chariot" and "National Treasure 2", becoming the annual box office champion.
At this point, the two protagonists we are talking about today have become hot stars in Hollywood. Not only in the North American market, but also around the world, there are fans of both of them. However, life is always all necessary to lack, and the extreme must be reversed. After the glory, it always has to end. Since the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" in 2017, Depp has not seen any decent works, such as "Dark Shadows", "Lone Ranger", "Noble Thief" and "Alice in Wonderland 2" and other films have been thrown into the streets.
The film Adaptation of the famous novel Labyrinth, City of Lies, was also cancelled. So much so that Depp, who was caught in a domestic violence lawsuit last year, was asked by Warner to quit the "Fantastic Beasts" movie series. It was even nominated for worst actor at the 39th Golden Raspberry Awards.
Golden Raspberry Award
In contrast, Nicolas Cage, who brought him into the show business, had more than that. The Golden Raspberry Award alone has been nominated 11 times, which shows how disappointed fans are in him. Since he was born into a famous family, he may not have any concept of money since he was a child. In addition to private jets, mansions, yachts, and other things that rich people can't understand, he also likes to collect some strange things that ordinary people can't understand, such as comics worth 6.8 million yuan, haunted houses worth 3.45 million US dollars, meteorites, albino king cobras, dry skulls, sharks and even pyramid tombstones.
It is enough to see Cage's consumption attitude, very strange and casual. And these things are not only strange and do not preserve value, but are all non-mainstream bought with interest. Casual and extravagant spending habits, coupled with early investment failures, soon Nicolas Cage had a debt crisis. In order to pay off his debts and maintain his high annual consumption, he began to pick up films indiscriminately! Starting with "The Bangkok Killer" in 2008, Cage's film ratings have become lower and lower year by year.
"Witch Season", "Furious Flying Car", "Code 211", "Speculum" and other works, with Douban as a reference, from less than 7 points, to less than 6 points, and then to the last 5 points are difficult. At one point, he became the "king of bad films" from "box office elixir", and his film remuneration also fell from the previous sky-high price to the price of a fourth-tier star. However, from the perspective of acting alone, although Cage has made a lot of bad films, his acting skills have always been online. Occasionally, when you meet a good director, you will burst into a spark again. For example, 2009's "Bad Lieutenant" is a masterpiece presented under the blessing of Cage's wonderful acting skills.
"Bad Lieutenant"
Like his friend Depp, Cage's married life is chaotic, and he has been married a total of 5 times. As he grew older, Cage's mate selection criteria gradually changed direction and became obsessed with Asian girls. Nicolas Cage, now 57, married 26-year-old Rishiba Shibata in Las Vegas in February this year.
The Japanese girl, 31 years younger than him, became his fifth wife. However, not long after the new marriage, some media broke the news that Cage was driven out by the merchant when he dined at a restaurant in Las Vegas.
The fall of the Hollywood superstars of yesteryear to this point is somewhat lamentable.