Nicolas Cage is looking to reinvent himself and return to his acting roots.
Throughout his career Cage has moved between drama and action projects; but we have seen him take on a whole host of action roles in more recent years.
However, Cage has revealed that he is looking to focus on more dramatic roles.
Speaking to Flickeringmyth.com,Cage said: "Now having done that, I want to focus on the dramatic kind of filmmaking.
"I am in the process of reinventing myself... I am returning to my roots, which is independently spirited, dramatic characters
"I had taken a year off to re-evaluate everything I had done, different kinds of performances... I wanted to find something where I could use my life experience, my memories and my emotions."
Cage will be back on the big screen later this year with his new film Joe. The movie will see him team up with director David Gordon Green for the adaptation of the Larry Brown novel.
Cage has also completed work on Tokarev and Left Behind.
Joe is released 25th July.
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