Nicolas Cage is going to play a dragon in an upcoming Paramount+ series called Highfire. While that should be more than enough information to get anyone on-board, here are a few more details.
The show is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Eoin Colfer, which focuses on Highfire, "a vodka-drinking, Flashdance-loving dragon who lives an isolated existence in the bayous of Louisiana.” The story is described as "a genre-bending, gritty crime-thriller with doses of magical realism."
Cage will provide the voice of the dragon, who will be brought to life via CGI. Davey Holmes (Get Shorty) is on board as showrunner, while Cage will also produce.
It's certainly an intriguing concept, and should be perfect for an actor of Cage's range. The Academy Award-winner is coming off critical acclaim for his lead role in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and will soon grace the big screen as Dracula in Chris McKay's 2023 horror comedy, Renfield.
Check out a lengthier synopsis below for a better idea of what to expect.
"Once upon a time, dragons ruled the earth and Lord Highfire ruled the dragons from his eyrie. But this is not once upon a time, this is now, and now all Lord Highfire rules is his shack in Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp. Highfire has become plain old ‘Vern’ and, by day, he hides out among the alligators, watches cable-TV and drinks obscene amounts of vodka to pass the time.
It isn’t much of a life but he’s alive to live it, and Vern is prepared do whatever it takes – even if its violent – to preserve his own hide. When Vern’s world collides with a human teen named Squib, who becomes mixed up in some trouble while running booze for the local mob, their mutual struggle for survival becomes entangled in the most unlikely of friendships."
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