Nicolas Cage is struggling with a whole new side of fame A dream scenario.
A24 released a trailer for the company’s upcoming surreal comedy on Tuesday, introducing Cage’s lead character Paul Matthews, a university professor and “hapless family man” whose “life is turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams.”
“But when his nightly appearances take a terrifying turn, Paul is forced to manage his newfound fame,” the official synopsis adds.
Set to a fitting background track to The Cranberries’ classic “Dreams,” the trailer opens with Paul learning that he’s appearing in the dreams of an acquaintance seemingly at random.
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But soon he hears the same story from strangers and even from his entire class, and eventually becomes an overnight celebrity and goes viral.
However, before things get out of hand, Paul talks about his fame at one point during the virtual interview: “Why me? I don’t know. I’m special, I guess.”
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Written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli (I’m sick), A dream scenario had its world premiere earlier this month at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Cage, 59, is also co-producing the film, in which he stars alongside Julianne Nicholson, Michael Cera, Tim Meadows, Dylan Gelula and Dylan Baker.
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At the film’s world premiere, Cage told PEOPLE what recurring figure he looks forward to seeing in his dreams: his late father, Augusto Coppola.
“I always love it when my dad shows up,” he said at the Sept. 9 event. “I haven’t seen him in person since he passed away.”
“So when he shows up, it’s always a good thing,” Cage added.
A dream scenario is in select theaters on November 10th, before a wide release on November 22nd.
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