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Nicholas Cage is hard at work in the UK for his latest big screen thriller.
And the Hollywood star has certainly made himself popular on set as it’s emerged he treated the crew to some beloved British grub.
Shunning some more upmarket catering options, Cage enlisted bakery giants Greggs to feed everyone working on his new film’s Luton set this week.
Cage has reunited with his Con Air director Simon West for Fortitude, in which he plays real life double agent Duško Popov in a retelling of British Intelligence efforts to fool Nazi Germany at the height of World War II.
The actor has immersed himself in Luton life during the shoot, with an insider revealing how he immediately clocked the popularity of Greggs, which has seven branches across the Bedfordshire town.
The source said: ‘Nicolas is a real man of the people, and after seeing how popular Greggs was in the UK, he got them on board to feed everyone.
Nicholas Cage is hard at work in the UK for his latest big screen thriller. And the Hollywood star has made himself popular on set as it’s emerged he treated the crew to beloved British grub
Shunning some more upmarket catering options, Cage enlisted bakery giants Greggs to feed everyone working on his new film’s Luton set this week
‘It went down a treat,’ the set insider added to The Sun.
Cage’s character in the movie is thought to be the inspiration for author Ian Fleming’s iconic James Bond.
Popov, a Serbian national, played a key role in the operation – codenamed Fortitude, an attempt to convince Hitler that Allied forces were planning to storm Calais, rather than intended target Normandy.
The action movie icon was spotted on set this week, dressed in a smart tuxedo and bow tie as filming commenced in rural England.
Cage, 61, certainly bore all the hallmarks of a classic 007 while waving a pistol at two cast-members.
Fortitude will be Cage’s third collaboration with West after previously working with the British director on cult action thriller Con Air in 1997 and the 2012 blockbuster, Stolen.
The filmmaker has also enlisted the help of historian Joshua Levine, who previously worked with Christopher Nolan on his epic war drama Dunkirk, to ensure the film’s historical accuracy.
The forthcoming film will recount the efforts of British Army officers Dudley Clarke and Thomas Argyll “Tar” Robertson, who attempted to mislead Nazi intelligence by creating an entirely fictitious story with the aid of fake military equipment and an array of double agents, including Popov.
The action movie icon was spotted on set this week, dressed in a smart tuxedo and bow tie as filming commenced in rural England
Cage as Duško Popov on the set of Fortitude (L) and the real life Duško Popov, pictured at the height of World War II in 1940 (R)
An ensemble cast will also feature Matthew Goode, Ed Skrein, Jordi Mollà, Alice Eve, Michael Sheen, Sir Ben Kingsley and Art Malik in yet to be confirmed roles.
Work began on the new film in September and is expected to continue into the new year.
An official release date is yet to be confirmed.
