10 Misguided Career Moves Made By Talented Actors

9. Nicolas Cage Fighting Off Bankruptcy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1GadTfGFvU At least Nicolas Cage has something of a logical reason as to why he's starring in crapfest after crapfest, with an intermittently good film ever couple of years. Nicolas Cage ended up being ripped off by his accountant a few years ago, leaving him with a huge tax bill that has seen him selling off his exorbitant assets in order to stump up the cash. That, and he's decided to (mostly) stop starring in good films and just take the payday. In the last five years alone, he's starred in the duds Stolen, Ghost Rider 2, Trespass, Justice, Drive Angry, Season of the Witch, G-Force, Knowing and Bangkok Dangerous. Though Cage is still a likeable actor and I'll continue to watch anything he makes, it's depressing that such a talented actor has to resort to such means just to get by.
 
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