Nicolas Cage Teases Acting Retirement in ‘Three or Four Years,’ Wants to Become a Director

Nicolas Cage isn’t going to be acting forever.

Speaking to The Blast (via Complex), Cage revealed that he plans to retire from onscreen acting in “three or four years” because he wants to focus exclusively on directing in the next phase of his career.“Directing is something I look forward to down the road,” Cage said.

“Right now, I’m primarily a film performer and I’m gonna continue doing that for three or four more years and I’d like to focus more on directing.”Cage only has one feature directorial effort under his belt, the 2002 crime drama “Sonny.” The movie featured Cage in a cameo appearance and starred a young James Franco in the titular role.

Harry Dean Stanton and Mena Suvari appeared in the supporting cast.

“Sonny” tells the story of a discharged solider who returns home to New Orleans and tries to break away from

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