{"id":889078,"date":"2026-10-20T17:38:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T17:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/889078\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T17:38:16","slug":"best-pancakes-in-the-county-trailer-reveals-nicolas-cages-dramatically-altered-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/889078\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Best Pancakes in the County’ trailer reveals Nicolas Cage’s dramatically altered appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nicolas Cage<\/a> looks a bit unrecognizable in the upcoming movie “Best Pancakes in the County.”<\/p>\n

Cage is one of the most recognizable faces in America, and he’s had a crazy career in cinema. The man is responsible for mega-hits, such as “National Treasure,” “The Rock,” “Face\/Off,” “Con Air” and “Gone in 60 Seconds.”<\/p>\n

However, his career eventually took a dip amid financial issues<\/a> before he was able to surge back.<\/p>\n

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That now includes a new film where his appearance might have people doing a double take.<\/p>\n

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 30: Nicolas Cage seen at “The Surfer” Special Screening at AMC The Grove 14 on April 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau\/Roadside Attractions via Getty Images) (Eric Charbonneau\/Roadside Attractions via Getty Images))<\/p>\n

Nicolas Cage displays new look in ‘Best Pancakes in the County’ preview<\/p>\n

The preview for “Best Pancakes in the County” was released Monday, and the plot is described as, “After a botched FBI heist, a cunning criminal returns to a remote diner where rival assassins, corrupt agents and an underestimated waitress collide in a deadly confrontation.”<\/p>\n

Cage is joined in the cast by Justin Long, Shelley Hennig, Lauren German and Ravi Patel.<\/p>\n

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 13: Nicolas Cage attends Prime Video’s “Spider-Noir” world premiere at Regal Times Square on May 13, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images) ((Photo by Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images))<\/p>\n

While the plot details are certainly interesting, it’s Cage’s appearance that might draw the most attention. It appears he’s wearing a prosthetic nose and heavy face-altering makeup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check it out below, and let me know what you think at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.<\/p>\n

The top comment on the trailer on YouTube states, “Nic Cage just being Nic Cage is the BEST Nic Cage for the movies!”<\/p>\n

That more or less sums it up. Nic Cage is at his best as an actor when you just cut him loose and let him lean into a wacky character.<\/p>\n

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Now, he’s playing a character named “The SonOfAB—-” with a seriously altered look.<\/p>\n

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Cage revealed he turned down roles in “Spider-Man” and “Dumb and Dumber” for roles in two Academy Award-nominated movies. (Eric Charbonneau\/Roadside Attractions via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Will it be good? Your guess is as good as mine, but there’s no question Cage appears to be leaning into his old-school vibes. Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.<\/p>\n

David Hookstead is a reporter for OutKick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nicolas Cage looks a bit unrecognizable in the upcoming movie “Best Pancakes in the County.” Cage is one…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":889079,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,88,233401,206,259935],"class_list":["post-889078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-film-file","tag-movies","tag-outkick-culture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=889078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/889079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=889078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=889078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=889078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}