Face/Off 2 and True Detective season 5: Nicolas Cage gives an update!

This denial follows rumors dating back to last August that the actor was in talks to join the next season of True Detective. When questioned this week by Variety, while promoting Amazon's Spider-Noir series, Cage explained that he has "no idea" what's going to happen and clarified that no agreement has been signed: "I believe they're working on the material, but I haven't heard anything about it in a while. I'm not committed to anything, we're just talking. I really like Issa Lopez and I would love to work with her, but nothing is concrete. And I've never seen the first season of True Detective, even though I've heard a lot of good things about it." The fifth season of True Detective is supposed to take place in the Jamaica Bay area of New York, with filming initially scheduled for later this year. It remains to be seen if this timeline is still valid. Cage was also asked about the progress of the Face/Off 2 project. Adam Wingard was supposed to direct it before leaving the project some time ago. Since his departure, the film seems to be on much shaky ground: "Adam and I shared a great lunch at the Smoke House in Burbank, and we had a fantastic conversation. We have common interests. I like what he's done with the Godzilla universe, and we talked about one of our favorite supervillains from the old Godzilla films, Hedorah… I'm sure our paths will cross again at some point. I don't know what happened, and I have absolutely no idea if it's going to happen. I'm the last to know about anything." Wingard had been attached to the project for about five years before withdrawing in February. According to the latest news, the sequel has now become an open director position at Paramount Pictures, with the possibility for other filmmakers to offer their own vision of the project. Whatever happens, one thing remains certain in this small Hollywood world where announcements often travel faster than contracts: Nicolas Cage is keeping a cool head. Even when he's linked to the hottest projects, sometimes without even knowing the full status himself, the actor seems right not to get carried away. After all, Kubrick's Napoleon was abandoned mid-pre-production, after about two years of work and several million dollars spent. In Hollywood, until the camera rolls, nothing really exists.