Nicolas Cage wants to explore the world of Television.

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Nicolas Cage is on his way to leave the big screen in favor of the small.
Cage thinks he has maybe 3-4 movies left in him before he changes lanes.
Watching Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad helped him reach this decision.

After enjoying a celebrated career comprising various roles, Nicolas Cage wants to leave the movies for another exciting platform, television.

According to the Oscar winner, he did everything he could do in movies and now wants to spend the rest of his career making television content. He revealed that watching Breaking Bad on his son’s recommendation changed his viewpoint completely.

Nicolas Cage in a still from Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengence
If Nicolas Cage is to be believed, he only has 3 or 4 movies left before he jumps to another significant phase in his career. Initially, the actor wanted to leave everything following his latest release, Dream Scenario, before being held back by contractual obligations. His latest release has been critically acclaimed and is praised as a career-highlighting performance by the actor.

How did Breaking Bad convince Nicolas Cage to change paths?

Bryan Cranston as Walter White in a still from Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad has made a huge contribution to modern pop culture and stands as one of the most iconic series. The Bryan Cranston show has a huge fanbase worldwide, and it seems that the Gone in 60 Seconds actor has joined the party as well.

In an interview with Uproxx, Cage revealed that it was not until his son convinced him to watch Breaking Bad. However, everything changed after he watched the series and made up his mind to switch his path from movies.

He admitted that it was only due to his contractual obligations that he would be spotted in 3-4 more movies before finally saying “Adios” to his film career.

“I think I have to do maybe three or four more movies before I can get there, and then hopefully switch formats and go into some other way of expressing my acting.”

Nicolas Cage in Dream Scenario
Nicolas Cage‘s latest flick Dream Scenario has received widespread praise. The actor wanted to leave his career at a “high point” like this. However, his commitments will not lead him to choose that path early. He explained that now he will be very selective with his upcoming movies before he finally takes his and finally gets the chance to jump to television.

“I am very interested in immersion streaming with episodic television. I have seen things that can be done now with characters and the time they’re given to express themselves.

I saw Bryan Cranston stare at a suitcase for an hour on one episode of Breaking Bad. We don’t have time to do that in a feature film, so maybe television is the next best step for me. We’ll see.”

It is indeed unfortunate for movie lovers not to spot Nicolas Cage in movies after some time. But the actor is of the notion that several factors convinced him to join Television. The student inside him wants to explore more as well.

The student and family man in Nicolas Cage wants him to choose Television

Nicolas Cage as Big Daddy in Kick-Ass
Nicolas Cage added that his father died at 75 and he will be 60 the next month. Although he expects to live more than his father, nobody can assure him. So he wants to spend some crucial time of his life with his family.

The Ghost Rider fame explained that if he works on a long episodic project, he could live more with his family instead of moving anywhere- “That, on a personal level, would be great”. On the other hand, he has also admitted that he has done everything in the field and that the only things left for him are Broadway and Television.

According to the Dream Scenario fame, the student inside him makes him keen to try out other things as well.

He always searches for new ways to learn and face more challenges in his life – “Where would I go where I would learn? How do I pour yeast on my education as an actor?”. All of these reasons make him want to explore more formats out there.