Hollywood legend Nicholas Cage has spilled the beans on a rocky past with some of cinema's biggest names, including Christopher Nolan, Woody Allen, and Paul Thomas Anderson. During an interview with The New York Times, Cage revealed that these directors have refused to work with him after he turned down their projects in the past. Cage pointed out that David O. Russell is the only one who gave him a second chance, and he will be starring in Russell's upcoming Madden biopic this Thanksgiving. The actor also mentioned that he turned down Nolan's Insomnia role, while Anderson was working on a "very early" project with him. Cage praised Russell for keeping him in mind and said that the filmmaker showed "a lot of class." Cage is also set to star in Prime Video's live-action superhero series Spider-Noir as a character that he described as "70 percent Humphrey Bogart, and 30 percent Bugs Bunny."