The first trailer forNicolas Cage’sPighas been released, about a truffle hunter who searches for his lost foraging pig in Oregon, and has to reckon with his past in Portland. For a Nicolas Cage film, that actually sounds pretty normal.
The trailer begins like one of Cage’s quieter roles, yet once Cage says the words, “I’m looking for a truffle pig,” all bets are off. Leaving the woods and heading for the city, Cage’s Rob visits his culinary past while finding his stolen friend. As Cage says in the trailer, “We don’t get a lot of things to really care about,” and while his search for his pig seems like it could dive into the realm of crazy Cage performances, this first trailer looks like an excellent opportunity for Cage to show how great an actor he is in more serious dramatic roles.Pigis the debut feature from directorMichael Sarnoski, who also wrote the screenplay, based on a story by Sarnoski andVanessa Block. Also starring inPigareAlex Wolff(Hereditary),Adam Arkin(ChicagoHope),Nina Belforte,Gretchen Corbett(The Rockford Files),Julia Bray,Darius Pierce, andElijah Ungvary.
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In addition toPig, Cage has already had a packed 2021. The actor debutedPrisoners of the Ghostlandat Sundance, starred in the Netflix seriesHistory of Swear Words, and played The Janitor inWilly’s Wonderland. Also scheduled for release this year areThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,in which Cage plays himself, and Cage is also working on aJoe Exoticseries, where Cage will play theTiger Kingstar. Cage also recently starred in last year’sJiu Jitsuand reprised his role as Grug Crood inThe Croods: A New Age.
Neon purchased the rights to distributePigback in 2020, and the studio has an impressive year planned. Also coming out later this year isPetite MamanfromPortrait of a Lady on FiredirectorCéline Sciamma,PabloLarraín’sSpencerstarringKirsten DunstasPrincess Diana,Apichatpong Weerasethakul’sMemoriastarringTildaSwinton, andTitanefromRawdirectorJuliaDucournau. Already this year, Neon has put outBillie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry,In the Earth, and the documentaryGunda, which also focused on a pig.
Pigcomes to theaters on July 16. Check out the trailer and poster forPigbelow.
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