When I saw this news, I said, “What?” Apparently, he has been itchin’ for it. Yeah, Oscar-winning Nicolas Cage has thrown his name out there as being interested in the lead in the next iteration of TRUE DETECTIVE. To be clear, HBO & Issa Lopez have not entered into any contractual agreement with Cage at this time; all discussions are currently ongoing. In fact, they have made no official statement on the matter, which is typical. It is just too early to say, but the notion that Cage could be the lead detective the next go-around does make you scratch your head and wonder, doesn’t it?
However, Mr. Cage must be knowledgeable of the season’s structure in a bit more detail than the rest of us. All we know is that Season 5 is set in Jamaica Bay, Long Island, NY. We dropped that news back in late February of this year. But a tidbit of news was mentioned by our source about it, or at least a new fact for this writer. It seems the lead detective has a name. “Cage is in talks for the lead role of Henry Logan, a New York detective on the case at the center of the new season, sources said.”
We also have Lopez as quoted as saying, “there’s going to be some important connections between everything that happens in Ennis, Alaska, and the characters in Ennis, Alaska, and what happens in the new [season]. That said, it’s a new story, new characters, everything.” So, throughlines and connections will tie the seasons thematically, just as Season Four had its ties to Season One. Now, I don’t think it is just going to be me alone who thinks that the thought processes of Nicolas Cage don’t somehow align with the thought processes of one Rustin “Rust” Cohle. You know, that whole timey-wimey, life is an infinite flat circle type of shit? Only makes sense, at least to this guy, that Henry Logan and Rustin Cohle will have some kind of connection, at least if Nicolas Cage gets the role.
What do you think? Casting choices just might fall into place by the end of the year. Look for TRUE DETECTIVE Season 5 in 2027.
(Deadline)
