According to Variety, Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in Red Squad and Zander, two action films from Hannibal Classics, both of which are set to shoot in Puerto Rico later this year.
In Red Squad, Cage will portray a recently paroled Navy SEAL who teams up with his best friend, a fed-up DEA Agent, to take down a ruthless drug lord whose cartel killed his family. Alexander Witt will direct the film from a script written by Jorge Suarez, Cam Cannon, Scott Windhauser and David Sardi.
Zander will see Cage as an American ex-pat in Puerto Rico who finds his family-owned coffee farm threatened by a dangerous drug lord who wants to buy his farm. When he refuses, he’s abducted and has team up with a local rogue cop to fight back. Scott Windhauser has penned the script, and a director is yet to be attached.
“I always look for a long term relationship with my stars and it is so good to be working with Nicolas Cage and to feel the appreciation is mutual,” said Rionda del Castro of Hannibal Classics. “I promise you lot of great surprises will be announced soon with co-stars on these films.”
Cage has previously worked with Hannibal Classics on USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage and Vengeance: A Love Story.
Originally published May 21, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
