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Nicolas Cage claims Christopher Nolan relationship ended after ‘Insomnia’ Rejection
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Nicolas Cage claims Christopher Nolan relationship ended after ‘Insomnia’ Rejection

ARY News · May 25, 2026, 8:08 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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  • Add ARY News on Google AAResize Nicolas Cage has opened up about some of the professional fallout that can happen in Hollywood when major roles don’t go as planned.
  • Cage specifically pointed to Nolan, saying their communication cooled after he passed on a part in the 2002 crime thriller Insomnia, which starred Al Pacino, Hilary Swank and Robin Williams.
  • “Nolan ceased returning my calls after I declined Insomnia,” Cage claimed, adding that in his experience, “most of them get their feelings hurt and don’t call you back.”

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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Nicolas Cage has opened up about some of the professional fallout that can happen in Hollywood when major roles don’t go as planned.

Speaking in a recent interview with The New York Times, the Oscar-winning actor said that filmmakers claimed that several high-profile directors including Christopher Nolan, Paul Thomas Anderson and Woody Allen allegedly stopped working with him after he turned down their films.

Cage specifically pointed to Nolan, saying their communication cooled after he passed on a part in the 2002 crime thriller Insomnia, which starred Al Pacino, Hilary Swank and Robin Williams.

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