Nicolas Cage Stars in Quirky Comedy, 'Dream Scenario': Early Screening at the KCET Cinema Series

"I'm drawn to stubborn characters, who live and die by their own unattainable principles," says director/writer Kris Borgli, whose previous feature film was the 2022 "Sick of Myself," the story of a beautiful young Oslo woman who obtains social media clout after disfiguring herself. "I see fiction as a place to investigate the dark or dysfunctional aspects of the modern life. There’s a very human tendency to focus on the negative space, whatever we feel is missing, even when we seemingly have everything. We make ourselves miserable in the absence of some made-up potential."

An almost-unrecognizable Nicolas Cage, makes dark comedy out of his character Paul Matthews' attempts to manage his sudden and improbable fame. An exceptionally clever bit of casting for one of the most prolific and recognizable actors working today.

Immediately following the screening, Deadline's chief film critic Pete Hammond, who can also be seen on KCET’s Must See Movies, moderates a Q&A with director/writer Kris Borgli.

Listen to the full Q&A from the screening below.