Nicolas Cage, 59, has claimed that he doesn’t need to become a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe because he is already Nic Cage.

The MCU has spanned for more than a decade and it is one of the biggest franchises in the world. It has come to prominence ever since Iron Man, played by Robert Downey Jr., was released in 2008.

Celebrities and classic legends were quick to line up to take part in the MCU, including Kevin Bridges, Anthony Hopkins, Chris Hemsworth and Scarlet Johansson.

But Nicolas Cage has claimed that he didn’t see the need to be a part of the franchise and most of his fans agree with him.

While he has played a Marvel character in Ghost Rider, it has long been forgotten since the Avengers came out.

The 59-year-old actor told Variety: “I’ve gotta be nice about Marvel movies because I named myself after a Stan Lee character named Luke Cage. What am I going to do, put Marvel movies down? Stan Lee is my surrealistic father. He named me.”

When asked whether he wanted to be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Cage responded: “I don’t need to be in the MCU, I’m Nic Cage.”

Many fans agree as the actor has already made himself a household name.

According to reports, he was set to play Superman in Tim Burton’s Superman Lives in the 90s. however, the project was discontinued and he said that Warner Brothers got cold feet after Mars Attacks’ poor box office performance.

“It was more of a 1980s Superman with like, the samurai black long hair. I thought it was gonna be a really different, sort of emo Superman, but we never got there,” he added.

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