>After his first film role in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), he adopted the stage name of Cage, because he wanted to assure himself that any success he had was based on his own merits, not the fame of his uncle, Francis Ford Coppola.
>>215572941its not like people didnt know he coppolas nephew
>>215572967Noveau Shamanic is what made him successful, not his family ties.
>>215572941He's not a nepo baby because he's the most famous guy from the familynobody gives a shit about sofia coppola or jason schwartzman or even fucking franciscage is simply based
>>215572941For me, it's this kino machine. Hugest nepobaby fundie ever but it doesn't really matter.
>>215572941He’s not even the only good one in that family
>>215573066Got his first few roles in his successful Oscar winning uncle’s movies, changed his surname so people wouldn’t suspect how he got ahead. Yeah, sure, definitely not a nepo baby…
Nick's career honestly surpasses Francis' own.
>>215573086He banged prime Sharon Stone and Demi Moore. Fucking baller.
Nepobaby only aplies if the child of an actor gets roles despite being complete ass, not when theyre actually good. Father to son trade has been the standard for millenia.
>>215573446Nepotism has to go.
>>215573446It's the 21st century, we live in a meritocracry. I don't care about tradition, this is how it should always be.
>>215572941Jamie Lee Curtis, Charlie Sheen and Emilio Esteves, Drew Barrymore. None are nepobabies and all are legit stars in their own right.
>>215573301Francis directed several of the most iconic and celebrated films of all time
>>215573086He's not just a nepobaby tho. Douglas isnt his family's real last name.
>>215573066Cage instead of Driver would've made Megalopolis into kino
>>215573501Who else do you think is going to get a better chance at being a succesful actor than someone who was born into the buisness and trained from an early age? And skill alone isnt enough, networking is half the struggle of becoming an actor.
>>215572941Kurt Russell, as well.Joss Whedon is you only look at the shows he made and ignore the consequences of them.
>>215573446That used to be the case but now when you can't get in unless you're related to someone they're all bad. The only way they could redeem themselves is if they went out of their way to trash other nepo hired and/or bring outsiders into the scene.
