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EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a fun one. Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (Longlegs) is starring with Justin Long (Barbarian) and Shelley Hennig (Unfriended, Ouija) in under-the-radar action-thriller Best Pancakes In The County, which is currently filming in Arkansas.
Written and directed by Ken Sanzel (Kill Chain), the film is “set over the course of one night at a small-town diner that becomes the epicenter of a deadly standoff involving rogue federal agents, a fast-talking con man with a dangerous past (Cage), and a waitress (Hennig) harboring secrets of her own. As loyalties blur and tensions erupt, survival depends on who can outthink – and outgun – everyone else. In this diner, the ‘best pancakes in the county’ turn out to be the least explosive thing on the menu.”
Producers are Raja Collins (Hunting Season), Eduard Osipov of Beno Films (The Last Resort), Eric Brenner (Crazy Heart), and Niko Fomenko and R. Wesley Sierk III of Caliwood Pictures.
Executive producers include Caliwood’s John D. Straley, Audra Gricius, Jina Panebianco, Lance Kawas, Ahmed S. Boomrod and Eugene Pruss alongside Fortitude International’s Nadine de Barros.
The movie is financed by Beno Films and Caliwood Pictures, with its sister company Fortitude International handling worldwide sales and talking to buyers about it at the upcoming EFM in Berlin.
The producing team said: “We’re thrilled to reunite with the iconic Cage, guided by the visionary Ken Sanzel. This action-packed, fast-paced adventure with wit and intensity is set to captivate audiences worldwide.”
Cage’s 2024 pic Longlegs made $130M worldwide. Movies in production for the prolific actor include Madden, Lords Of War, Fortitude and two Spider-Man pics. He was previously directed by Sanzel in 2019 action pic Kill Chain.
Nicolas Cage is represented by WME, Mike Nilon of Stride Management, and Patrick Knapp at GGSSC. Justin Long is represented by IAG and The Brinker Company. Shelley Hennig is represented by IAG and Alchemy Entertainment.
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