Nic Cage, Father of the Year
Specifically, this is Nic Cage as Big Daddy in the Kick-Ass movie, but c’mon — Nic Cage generally plays Nic Cage, whether he’s doing drugs off iguanas or shooting little girls — but his Nic Cage-osity seems to be well utilized in this role. I gotta admit, everything about Kick-Ass is looking good so far; I even don’t mind Big Daddy’s faux Batman get-up (exclusively over at UGO, who debuted this clip as well). Overall, I think the movie already looks miles better than Wanted, although that’s hardly the highest bar to pass over. Thanks to /Film for the video, though.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.