Bad Lieutenant. Brilliant Idea.

It is safe to say that Nicolas Cage - now less an actor than an anthropomorphized side of livid ham - is a favourite of Hot Rant. So it is with great joy that we bring news of a collaboration that threatens to undermine the foundations of cinema, and rational thought, as we know it.

It has been announced that Cage will star in an upcoming remake of 'Driller Killer' director Abel Ferrara's 1992 sleaze and rant-fest 'Bad Lieutenant', helmed by famed nutter Werner Herzog. And if that wasn't enough, there's an appearance by twat-of-the-90s Val Kilmer. (Trailer below - even that screenshot is enough to get you worried...). Ladies and gents, this could well end up being the most over-the-top film in the history of over-the-top films.



The original Bad Lieutenant featured an extraordinarily ripe performance from notorious scenery-chewer Harvey Keitel, and included graphic scenes of drug abuse, rape, public self-abasement and nude whimpering. All of this allied with Nicolas Cage's frightening inability to control his facial expressions means the possibilities are endless.

Brilliantly, if somewhat predictably, this melange of warped egos has inspired some very public mud-slinging, with Herzog claiming never to have seen the original, nor to have heard of Ferrara.

I, for one, can't wait. AC