Nicolas Cage to star as himself in 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent'

Hollywood star Nicolas C is in talks to play himself in metrama Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Tom Gormican is directing Lionsgate project, reported Variety. Gormican has also co-written script with Kevin Etten.

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If deals close, C would star as actor Nicolas C. character is desperate to get a role in a new Taranti movie while also dealing with a strained relationship with his teen daughter. He also occasionally talks to an egotistical 1990s version of himself who rides him for making too many crappy movies and for t being a star anymore.

character is also under a lot of debt and finds himself forced to make an appearance at birthday party of a Mexican billionaire who happens to be a fan of actor's work and hopes to show him a script on which he has been working. film will pay tributes to C's works such as Leaving Las Vegas, Face-Off and Gone in 60 Seconds.

C will produce project via his Saturn Films banner, alongside Mike Nilon and Kevin Turen.

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