According to Deadline, the Academy Award winner will headline The Old Way. Brett Donowho is directing; he previously helmed the Bruce Willis film Acts of Violence. Cage will play Colton Briggs, an aging gunslinger retiring, wanting to manage a general store and enjoy a peaceful retirement with family.
Having become an instant Marvel Cinematic Universe favorite thanks to his scene-stealing performance as Time Variance Authority analyst and all-round jet ski enthusiast Mobius M. Mobius in Loki, Owen Wilson is remaining in the Disney business, having boarded the studio's Haunted Mansion reboot.
A swirling set of circumstances saw the bruising tale of Tyler Rake treat Netflix subscribers, generating much online buzz, and riding a wave of momentum to entice almost 100 million viewers to check it out in the space of four weeks, making Extraction the streaming service's most-watched original film ever.
If anything, the actor has scaled back his onscreen output, focusing on expanding his Team Downey production company and moving into humanitarianism via his Footprint Coalition. However, recently, he did sign on for a recurring role in a TV series (for the first time in over 20 years). Reportedly, he'll earn $2 million, per episode, playing multiple characters in HBO's The Sympathizer.
When J.K. Simmons first signed on to join the DCEU as Commissioner Gordon, the veteran character actor initially inked a three-picture contract, which ultimately amounted mere seconds of screentime in the theatrical edition of Justice League and a lengthier but still relatively short appearance in the Snyder Cut.
MCU has become so successful over the last thirteen years, Doctor Strange's $677 million box office haul and 89% Rotten Tomatoes score is now considered middle of the road for Kevin Feige's work. Now, fans expect better from Sam Raimi's Multiverse of Madness.