Nicolas Cage, that New Bangkok Movie of His, and His Fright Wig

The new Nicolas Cage debauchery film opens September 5, 2008--and strictly by viewing the trailer alone, it looks awful. It's one of the top films I'm at once dreading to see, and which I can't wait to see. Why the latter? Because if it really is the bomb it seems to be, those can be some of the funnest reviews to write.

By the way, what in fresh hell has happened to Nick Cage's hair? Movie after movie, I half expect to see it listed in the credits: Nick Cage's Hair...........Bad Weaves R Us.

Anybadweave Anyway, the synopsis for his latest goes like this:

The life of an anonymous assassin takes an unexpected turn when he travels to Thailand to complete a series of contract killings. Joe (Nicolas Cage), a remorseless hitman, is in Bangkok to execute four enemies of a ruthless crime boss named Surat. He hires Kong (Shahkrit Yamnarm), a street... "The life of an anonymous assassin takes an unexpected turn when he travels to Thailand to complete a series of contract killings. Joe (Nicolas Cage), a remorseless hitman, is in Bangkok to execute four enemies of a ruthless crime boss named Surat. He hires Kong (Shahkrit Yamnarm), a street punk and pickpocket, to run errands for him with the intention of covering his tracks by killing him at the end of the assignment. Strangely, Joe, the ultimate lone wolf, instead finds himself mentoring the young man while simultaneously being drawn into a tentative romance with a local shop girl. As he falls further under the sway of Bangkok’s intoxicating beauty, Joe begins to question his isolated existence and let down his guard …just as Surat decides it’s time to clean house.

Directors Oxide Pang and Danny Pang (The Eye) paint an explosive picture of the Bangkok underworld, illuminated with neon and saturated in violence. Based on the Pang Brothers’ wildly popular Hong Kong action film of the same name Bangkok Dangerous is written by Jason Richman. The adrenaline-powered thriller stars Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas, National Treasure), Charlie Young (Seven Swords), Shahkrit Yamnarm (Belly of the Beast) and Dom Hetrakul (Sniper 3). The film is produced by Jason Shuman, William Sherak, Nicolas Cage and Norm Golightly. Andrew Pfeffer, Derek Dauchy, Denis O’Sullivan and Ben Waisbren serve as the executive producers.

Below you'll find the film's trailer and all kind of other footage. Don't blame me if your eyes hurt after watching it. Don't blame me if you can't shake the horror of Cage's fright wig or his giant dentures. Scary.