Nicolas Cage to Star in Diner Action-Thriller Best Pancakes in the County

Movieweb reports Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage will lead the action-thriller Best Pancakes in the County.

He stars in the feature as a con man who gets embroiled in a deadly stand-off at a small-town diner. According to Deadline, Best Pancakes in the County will serve up a chaotic yet contained thriller that unravels "over the course of one night at a small-town diner that becomes the epicenter of a deadly standoff involving rogue federal agents, a fast-talking con man with a dangerous past, and a waitress harboring secrets of her own. As loyalties blur and tensions erupt, survival depends on who can outthink – and outgun – everyone else. In this diner, the 'best pancakes in the county' turn out to be the least explosive thing on the menu."

The report notes Cage's history in action films, citing 1990s titles such as Con Air, Face/Off, and The Rock. More to come...

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Culture, Nicolas Cage, Con Air, Face/off, The Rock, Small-town Diner