Nicolas Cage Signs on for TOKAREV

Nicolas Cage has officially signed on for the upcoming thriller TOKAREV, it was announced today.

TOKAREV follows former criminal Paul Maguire (Cage) who must battle is past and his daughter's kidnappers simultaneously.

Paco Cabezas is set to direct the film, his first for American audiences, while Hannibal Classics is financing and attempting to sell the film in Berlin. Jim Agnew and Sean Keller penned the script, with Richard Rionda Del Castro producing alongside North by Northwest Entertainment. Cage is set to executive produce as well.

Cage is an Academy Award-winning actor, producer and director who has appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona (1987), The Rock (1996), Face/Off (1997), Con Air (1997), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Adaptation (2002), National Treasure (2004), Lord of War (2005), Ghost Rider (2007), The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), Kick-Ass (2010), and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012).