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Caroline Young

Nic Cage Once Ate A Live Cockroach For A Movie Role

Nicolas Cage flashes an evil grin with his shark-like fangs in Renfield.

Nicolas Cage is in his comeback era as the actor has had a number of hits in the past few years that have showcased his incredible talent. This year, the Oscar-winning actor starred in Renfield, which was a horror/comedy reimagining the classic Dracula story. Cage played the iconic vampire, and truly committed to the role. However, it wasn’t the first time he had played a vampire and committed hard, as he revealed he once ate a live cockroach for a vampire role, and he definitely regrets it. 

In an interview with Yahoo! promoting Renfield with Nicholas Hoult, the National Treasure star shared that while filming the 1988 comedy, Vampire's Kiss, he decided to fully commit to the vampire persona, and really ate a cockroach. Cage now regrets eating the roach, and probably wouldn’t have done that now. He said:

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