Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage Wants To Be Egghead In Future The Batman Project

It wasn't that long ago that superhero films were something of a joke. It's crazy to think how many huge stars we've seen join both the MCU and the DCEU. There are still many stars who haven't gotten the chance to join one side or the other, though. Nicolas Cage has experience with Marvel, though not in the MCU, as Ghost Rider. He played the titular...er... hero? across two separate films. The two films received mixed to bad reviews, but I have to admit I'm a sucker for Nicolas Cage. He's recently admitted to wanting to join Matt Reeves' Batman universe as a surprising character I've never even heard of before... and I'm a DC fanatic! Nicolas Cage wants to play Egghead!

So, I had to go digging around to figure out who Egghead is! It turns out he actually first appeared in Adam West's Batman series where Vincent Price portrayed him. I'm not going to lie, upon reading the name I really thought this guy's head was going to be an actual egg. Luckily, or unluckily, that isn't the case, depending on how you look at it. His head does kind of look like an egg, but it isn't an actual egg. Egghead is a smart guy, but I'm sure you could have guessed that. He also has an affinity for egg puns which... also won't surprise you, I bet. After he appeared in the Adam West series he ended up joining the comics but he's not a massive villain by any means.

The real question is could Nicolas Cage make a good Egghead? He sure seems to think so! In fact, while he was at SXSW he revealed how much thought he's really put into it, and implored people to let Warner Bros. know he's interested!

"I like... oh, here's something, I've been thinking about this, because we have this new, Robert Pattinson as the Batman, which I haven't seen it yet, but I think he would be terrific, the villain that Vincent Price played on the '60s show, Egghead. I think I want to have a go at Egghead. I think I could make him absolutely terrifying. And I have a concept for Egghead. So let them know over at Warner Bros. I'm down for Egghead."

Well, there you have it. Nicolas Cage wants to play Egghead in a future The Batman project. What a time to be alive.

Alexander Ouellet
Alexander is passionate about everything related to gaming, comics, television, and film. You can usually find him watching some kind of DC show.
Alexander is passionate about everything related to gaming, comics, television, and film. You can usually find him watching some kind of DC show.