He's been praised, applauded, mocked, and maligned, but no matter what, Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage has given his everything; pouring his heart and soul into each movie role he's had. Occasionally his go-for-broke creative choices have led him into the heart of Meme Country, but there's no denying Cage's vigorous, explosive talent.

He's been in acclaimed rom-coms, soul-crushing dramas, and of course, some of the biggest and best action hits of the 1990s. Nic Cage's resume is so dense in fact, that we've allowed this "Best Of" to go to 15, rather than the usual top 10. He's worked with powerhouse directors like David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, Michael Bay, Ridley Scott, and his own uncle, Francis Ford Coppola, turning in some of the most memorable performances in movie history. Speaking of memorable, be sure to also see 40 best Nicolas Cage moments written by a Cage superfan who has seen every Nic Cage film.

Having tackled every genre there is in his four decades of acting; whether it's saving San Francisco from a chemical gas attack or heading to Las Vegas for a lethal bender to—well, play himself—in a meta-adventure about his own career, these are our picks for Nicolas Cage's best movies ever.

15. Color Out of Space (2020)

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Nicolas Cage's output may have increased in recent years due to him having to pay down money owed to the IRS but that never meant he still didn't manage to average at least one pretty great film each year during this deluge. In 2019, his best work, and the only one of his nine movies that year to get theatrical release, was Richard Stanley's hypnotic gross-out Color Out of Space, based on an H.P. Lovecraft short story. Cage plays a father who, along with his wife and kids, succumb to the cosmic forces of a glowing meteor that crashes on their farm. It's a grim, ghastly horror trip that should definitely be included in your Spooky Season marathons.

Read our Color Out of Space review.

14: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

Hello Games has announced the 20th major free update for No Man's Sky, titled Endurance, which focuses on an overhaul for freighters, frigates, and fleets.

No Man's Sky's first major content update, Foundation, introduced freighters to the game back in 2016 – and Endurance aims to add much more to that experience in time for the game's 6th anniversary. Creator Sean Murray wrote: "We introduced the ability to own and captain freighters in our very first update, and it’s something we’ve been excited to take the opportunity to completely reinvent. Captaining a fleet to explore the unknown has always been core to that fantasy of science fiction, from Battlestar to Starfleet, and it’s a huge fan favorite."

Full patch notes are available on the No Man's Sky website, but in short Endurance will offer much more to the fantasy of commanding your own mega-ships, and fleets as a whole. Freighter bridges have been improved to offer instant warp and teleportation access, freighter bases can be built to a much larger scale, and exterior sections can be built onto freighters themselves, along with portholes and windows to view space from.

Freighters will now also be able to allow for food growth and manufacturing inside, and upgrades will allow you to analyze planets from space, without having to land on them. A new expedition titled Polestar will focus on a capital ship voyage. Alongside the freighters themselves, No Man's Sky's deep space is being, well, deepened with larger asteroid fields, black holes, nebulae, and improved atmospherics.

Endurance is yet more proof that Hello Games is very much not finished with No Man's Sky, despite having started work on an ambitious new project. Alongside those content updates, the game is also coming to Nintendo Switch this October, and a PSVR 2 version will be released alongside Sony's new headset.

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Disney's live-action Hercules will put a "modern spin" on the Olympian tale while also retaining some essential elements from the 1997 animated classic, according to producers Joe and Anthony Russo.

Speaking to GamesRadar+ at a recent press event, the Russo brothers discussed their intentions behind creating a live-action adaptation of Hercules. Joe explained that they are approaching the tale from a "more modern" angle, but that they still plan on honoring the original story and elevating some of the humor from Disney's animated movie in a way that dials it up from zero to hero levels of laughter.

"It will certainly pay homage to the original with a more modern spin on it," Joe asserted, referring to the Herculean task that they've taken on. "What Anthony and I love about the original is how funny and subversive it is. I think we try to embrace that sense of humor in the remake."

This isn't the first time that the Russo brothers have teased their plans for the reimagined, live-action version of Hercules. They previously established expectations for the film by warning fans that it wouldn't be "a literal translation" of the animated hit, as they are keen to tell "a different story" with some new elements in the mix while also taking inspiration from the original movie.

Joe and Anthony are being joined on the project by Guy Ritchie, who is taking his place on the production podium as the director of the new Hercules movie. He previously helmed Disney's live-action Aladdin adaptation, which managed to gross over $1 billion at the box office when it was released in 2019 and became the seventh highest-grossing film worldwide that year.

First released back in 1997, Hercules was one of the latter-day entries in the so-called Disney Renaissance, with Tate Donovan carrying the torch as the titular hero who flexes his muscles at the Prometheus Academy. Danny DeVito also starred as Phil, a surly satyr who trains aspiring heroes, and James Woods as Hades, the flame-haired, fast-talking god of the Underworld.

The modernized version of Hercules is the latest in a string of live-action adaptations from Disney, joining the likes of Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and Mulan, which have all been released in recent years. The studio is also hard at work on a live-action Little Mermaid film, starring Halle Bailey as Ariel, and a remake of 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, with Rachel Zegler playing the fairest one of all.

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Thor: Love and Thunder almost gave Russell Crowe a very different role – Satan himself.

Concept artist Ken Barthelmey has revealed our first look at Russell Crowe as the biblical demon via Instagram in a new piece of concept art. He also offered up some info about how Crowe would have appeared in the Thor sequel.

“Russell Crowe was initially considered to appear as Satan in a cameo scene,” he revealed. “Eventually he played Zeus.”

Of course, Crowe looked very different in the final film, appearing as the bearded, gold-clad Roman god, Zeus. And when it came to the film's post-credit cameo appearance, it was instead another actor suiting up in a very different role.

But we can’t help wondering what could have been. After all, that concept art looks incredible.

“The task was to design a Satan close to Tim Curry's Devil from ‘Legend’ (1985); big horns, sleazy and evil. Because it was going to be a prosthetic make-up, I was asked to give him hairy human legs and feet. This is what I came up with.”

The end result is a very familiar-looking Satan with colossal horns and the unmistakable grin of the famed Aussie actor. And I can’t help thinking Russell Crowe would have absolutely smashed that. Still, what we got was an impressive turn as Zeus that suggests Crowe bagged the right role after all.

IGN’s own review called Thor: Love and Thunder “the MCU’s first romantic comedy, and it plays with those tropes in delightful ways. But while Thor and Jane’s relationship is handled well, Love and Thunder is less deft — and a lot safer than you’d expect — in pushing the greater MCU story forward. Christian Bale’s Gorr feels underutilized, and Tessa Thompson’s King Valkyrie takes a frustrating back seat, especially as the movie goes on. Taika Waititi’s signature humor and visual style persist from Ragnarok and are essential to buoying the movie through its cookie-cutter plot. With Hemsworth as enthusiastic an Asgardian as ever, Thor’s future with both love and thunder are bright.”

Thor: Love and Thunder stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, and Russel Crowe. Taika Waititi directed the film based on a script he co-wrote with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson.

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Diablo: Immortal players can now change their class once a week thanks to the latest update from Blizzard.

Announced in a blog post, an update arriving today, July 20, will add the Class Change mechanic, letting Wizards become Barbarians, Necromancers become Monks, and so on.

Players must be level 35 before they have the option to change class – which can be done at the Shifting Flames brazier in Westmarch – but can do so as many times as they like, with one change allowed every seven days.

Doing so will also be free indefinitely, as Blizzard said it has no plans to charge players for changing class once a week or any more frequently. Players can also choose to immediately revert to their previous class if they change their mind or activate the change by mistake, but this can only be done once.

Players can also change the appearance of their character and reset their Paragon skill trees when they change to each class for the first time, and placeholder gear with a level equivalent to what was previously equipped will also be given to the player.

Class-specific cosmetics and gear will be moved to the player's inventory when they change and can therefore be used again if and when they return to that previous class. Progression systems not related to class will not be affected, meaning all Clan, Warband, and other social group affiliations will carry over to the new class.

The update also adds the Hero's Journey end-game content, Gorgothra the Claimer as a new Helliquary boss, the Adventurer's Path and Hunger Moon limited-time events, the Amber Blades cosmetic set, and a number of smaller updates and fixes.

Diablo: Immortal has faced quite severe criticism from players and critics for its microtransactions that essentially lock the best upgrades behind very expensive lootboxes. Blizzard CEO Mike Ybarra defended the system though, and it certainly made financial sense as the free game made $24 million in its first two weeks.

The issue also appeared in our 6/10 review, as IGN said: "Diablo: Immortal's monster slaying action is visceral and satisfying, and the game offers up a huge amount of gameplay for free. That said, its monetisation model and numerous restrictions sour the end game experience, and leave plenty of room for improvement."

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