Back in the day, dragons used to rule the Earth and Lord Highfire ruled the dragons from his eyrie. However, a lot has changed a lot since then. Now all Lord Highfire rules is his shack in Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp. Highfire is now known as ‘Vern’ and, by day, he hides out among the alligators, watches cable-TV and drinks obscene amounts of vodka to pass the time. Flashdance is one of his favorite movies. It isn’t much of a life but he’s alive to live it, and Vern is prepared do whatever it takes, even if its violent, to preserve his own hide. When Vern’s world collides with a human teen named Squib, who becomes mixed up in some trouble while running booze for the local mob, their mutual struggle for survival becomes entangled in the most unlikely of friendships.
Highfire is outside of the box and generally seems like the perfect role for Nicolas Cage who has been known to stretch the imagination with his roles. With that being said, an alcoholic dragon that loves Flashdance is going to be considered to be pretty odd by a lot of people. If that’s the case, now would probably be a great time to read through Eoin Colfer’s source material to see what all of the fuss is about.
In addition to Highfire, Nicolas Cage also has the upcoming Joe Exotic TV show on the way, where he will be playing the flamboyant Tiger King star. Plus, there’s The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, which will find the actor portraying an exaggerated version of himself while even reenacting some of his most iconic roles. Cage is an actor who enjoys stepping outside of the box and Highfire seems like another perfect role for him to tackle. The Highfire news was first reported by Deadline.
