Longlegs star Nicolas Cage is in talks to star in True Detective season 5, and fans are psyched: "Now we're f****** talking!"

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Nicolas Cage is in talks to play a New York detective

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After playing a creepy serial killer in last year's hit horror movie Longlegs, Nicolas Cage is switching sides as the star is reportedly in talks to star in True Detective season 5.

Cage is in talks to head the upcoming fifth season of HBO's hit crime anthology series and take on the role of New York detective Henry Logan, as reported by Deadline. Apparently, the star has been in discussions to play the part for quite some time, but the deal has yet to close.

But, we cannot forget that we have seen Cage pull off a serious detective-type role before in the 2013 movie The Frozen Ground, where he played state trooper Jack Halcombe opposite John Cusack’s deranged serial killer.

Season 5 welcomes back True Detective season 4’s Issa Lopez, who will act as writer-showrunner. Lopez won over fans last season with a female-led installment starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis as officers investigating a grisly conspiracy way up in Alaska. However, it already sounds a though season 5 will have a completely different vibe altogether, as season 5 is set in Jamaica Bay, New York.

Megan Garside
Megan Garside
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