PageSix spotted Nicolas Cage and director Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain) at Saturday Night’s Ring of Honor professional wrestling event at the Manhattan Center ballroom. The duo were at the event researching the upcoming film The Wrestler, in which Cage plays an older wrestler named Randy “The Ram” Robinson. The pair stayed through the entire event and “interviewed several of the grapplers”. The fact that the actor/director team were researching the film at an indie wrestling event and not at a big WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) Pay-Per-View should give any sceptics more faith in this project. The Wrestler is targeting a January 7th 2008 start.

Last week we told you that Nicolas Cage was in talks to star in Robert Siegel’s The Wrestler, which is in development at Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures. ComingSoon is now reporting that Aronofsky is actually going to direct this film, which is targeted for a January 2008 start.
I had actually heard that Aronofsky’s The Fighter is scheduled to go into production early next year. So it’s likely that Aronofsky will film the movies back-to-back. The big Hollywood strike was the best thing to happen to Aronofsky, who is coming off a box office failure with The Fountain (which to be fair, was one of the best movies of last year, [...]

Nicolas Cage is in talks to star in The Wrestler, written by Robert Siegel. The film, which is in development at Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures, follows a 1980s-era pro wrestling star named Randy “The Ram” Robinson who has become a burnt-out shell of his former self. Ram has a heart attack in a small-time match, and his doctor warns him that if he ever fights again, he would be risking his own life.
In an effort to build a new life, Robinson takes a job at a deli, moves in with an aging stripper and tries to build a relationship with her son. But the prospect of a rematch with his [...]

Check out this very cool new poster for National Treasure: Book of Secrets. One thing Disney knows is how to design a killer poster. Too bad the film’s script isn’t up to the same level (Check out the previously released Movie Trailer). Check it out after the jump. National Treasure: Book of Secrets hits theaters on December 21st 2007.

The National Treasure: Book of Secrets trailer which Disney premiered at Comic-Con 2007 is now available online. As we previously reported, the new trailer reveals a lot more about the plot of the film:
A missing page from John Wilkes Booth’s diary reveals that treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage)’s great grandfather might have actually been the one responsible for Lincoln’s assassination. Gates begins a mission to clear his family’s name. To do that he must kidnap the president of the United States to get access to a secret book that is for the president’s eyes only. The book also has the truth about Area 51 and the missing minutes [...]

Nicolas Cage will play a young Al Capone in the a prequel to Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables. Robert DeNiro played the character in the original film.

The Untouchables: Capone Rising follows Al Capone’s arrival in Chicago, Illinois and his dealings with cop Jimmy Malone, and his subsequent rise to power. Sean Connery won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Malone in the original film. The film will reteam Cage with Snake Eyes director Brian De Palma.
According to MTV, the casting announcement is being advertised in the Cannes 2007 issue of The Hollywood Reporter. The advetisement features an early poster show which features Cage’s mug and states “Starring Nicolas Cage.” [...]

Yesterday we told you that Ed Harris and Helen Mirren have joined the cast of Disney’s National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Well now we have some photos from the set - The White House. That’s right, Nicolas Cage, Jon Noight, Diane Kruger, and Justin Bartha were shooting some scenes on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Check out the photos at JustJared.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets will hit theaters on December 21st 2007.

Ed Harris (A Beautiful Mind, The Abyss, The Rock) and Helen Mirren (The Queen, Calendar Girls, Excalibur) have been cast in National Treasure: Book of Secrets.

Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in, get this, a live-action feature film adaptation os Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.  Yeah, that’s gonna be entertaining…

More Super Bowl advertisements have hit the web, including Ghost Rider.