Nicolas Cage Says It’s ‘Always a Good Thing’ When His Late Father Appears in His Dreams (Exclusive)

Nicolas Cage says it’s “always a good thing” when his late father August Coppola appears in his dreams.

The world premiere of his new film at the Toronto International Film Festival A dream scenario — who sees Cage’s character as a starring role in other people’s dreams — the actor told PEOPLE exclusively which recurring figure he looks forward to seeing in his dreams.

“I always love it when my dad shows up,” Cage said at the event on Saturday. “I haven’t seen him in person since he passed away. So when he shows up, it’s always a good thing.”

Nicolas Cage (center) and his father August Coppola and mother Joy Vogelsang attend his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in 1998.

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Coppola, whose younger brother he is Godfather The director of the trilogy, Francis Ford Coppola, died of a heart attack at the age of 75 in 2009, according to his obituary.

Cage named his one-year-old daughter August Francesca Coppola after his late father. The actor and wife Riko Shibata welcomed their baby girl on September 7, 2022, a rep for the couple confirmed exclusively to PEOPLE.

The unbearable weight of immense talent star joked with PEOPLE on A dream scenario premiere that he was “transported” to TIFF the day after he celebrated his daughter’s first birthday.

“It’s becoming a tradition. Yesterday she had her first birthday party. And here I am today. I’m just transported,” he said.

“I think it’s a good tradition. We had a good time together yesterday,” he added Renfield actor, who is also the father of sons Weston (32) and Kal-El (17) from previous relationships.

Nicolas Cage says he went ‘straight to the airport’ for TIFF after welcoming a baby with wife Riko

Nicolas Cage at the world premiere of the film ‘Dream Scenario’ on September 9.

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Cage, who previously shared with PEOPLE that she wore a “Supergirl outfit” to his little girl’s birthday party, left the house after the birthday bash to promote the new film A24 — which comes from the minds of writer-director Kristoffer Borgli and associate producer Ari Aster.

According to a synopsis on TIFF’s website, the film follows an anonymous professor who begins appearing in other people’s dreams, making him an “overnight celebrity.”

TIFF and A24 shared a first look at the film last month, with Cage appearing unrecognizable in the role as he rocked bald hair, a gray beard and glasses. The A24 website notes that Michael Cera and Julianne Nicholson also star in the cast.

A dream scenario should arrive in theaters on November 10.

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