Nic Cage and Val Kilmer will be partners when a remake of the Abel Ferrara classic
Bad Lieutenant hits screens in 2009. The flick is about (from IMDB.com):
A police Lieutenant goes about his daily tasks of investigating homicides, but is more interested in pursuing his vices. He has accumulated a massive debt betting on baseball, and he keeps doubling to try to recover. His bookies are beginning to get agitated. The Lieutenant does copious amounts of drugs, cavorts with prostitutes, and uses his status to take advantage of teenage girls. While investigating a nun's rape, he begins to reflect on his lifestyle. I remember watching this flick not too long ago, on AMC or one of the movie channels. It's not on frequently and it reminds me of
To Live and Die in LA (which if you get the chance is an awesome flick
amigo) also...Nicolas Cage has proven himself to be a character actor. He can play pretty much anyone.
Leaving Las Vegas is a tribute to his actual acting, and that kind of acting will help him play the role that Harvey Keitel made famous.
Also, luccccccccious Eva Mendes has joined the ranks and will star opposite Cage, Xzibit, and Kilmer.
