World-famous actor Nicolas Cage will be the latest addition toDead by Daylight, the asymmetric multiplayer horror game known for collaborating with some of the most iconic characters and franchises horror has to offer.Dead by Daylightoriginally launched in 2016 and has since been bringing a steady stream of new killers, survivors, and maps for players to enjoy.
Over the yearsDead by Daylighthasn’t been afraid to incorporate franchises from both the cinema world and the world of video games. FromResident EviltoStranger Things, to classic horror freaks like Leatherface (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Freddy Kreuger (Nightmare on Elm Street) among many others,Dead by Daylightfeatures almost any horror franchiseone can think of.
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Dead by Daylightshared a short video revealing thatfamous actor Nicolas Cagewill be joining its ever-expanding roster of playable characters. Known for an illustrious Hollywood career, Cage has garnered specific praise for some of the horror films he’s starred in over his decades of acting. Whether older movies likeVampire’s Kiss(1988) orThe Wicker Man(2006) or more contemporary, experimental horror films likeMandy(2018), Color Out Of Space (2019), or evenWilly’s Wonderland(2021), Nic Cage has been able to carve out his own cult following within the horror genre.
It remains to be seen which of the two roles Nicolas Cage will join when he arrives inDead by Daylight. Cage typically has a larger physical presence on the silver screen, so it’s not outside the realm of possibility for him to join the game’s cast of killers. However, he’ll most likely end up joining team survivor, as he’s not playing a specific movie character and his appearance in the teaser doesn’t indicate any sort of horror monster qualities. What ever the case, it’s extremely likely that Cage will bring an abundance of one-liners and referencesdrawing from his massive body of acting work.
When it comes to movie collaborationsDead by Daylighttypically features prominent figures from the slasher subgenre, so it’s interesting that developer Behaviour Interactive chose to bring in an actor who isn’t known for slasher films. Nicolas Cage isn’t the first movie star to come to the game,as he’ll be joining fellow Hollywood actors Bruce Campbell (Ash Williams) and Doug Bradley (Pinhead) in the realms ofDead by Daylight. Fans of Nicolas Cage andDead by Daylightwon’t have to wait too long to learn more, as details of Cage’s addition to the popular multiplayer survival title will be dished out on July 5.
Dead by Daylightis available for Mobile, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
