Nicolas Cage to Lead Espionage Movie ‘Fortitude’

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(Left) Nicolas Cage stars in ‘The Surfer’. Photo: Saturn Films. (Center) Alice Eve in ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’. Photo: Paramount Pictures. (Right) Sir Ben Kingsley in ‘The Thursday Murder Club’, which will launch on 28th August 2025 exclusively on Netflix. Photo: Netflix.

Preview:

Nicolas Cage, Ben Kingsley and Alice Eve are in the cast of ‘Fortitude’.
It’s an espionage action-adventure set during World War II.
Simon West is directing.

The cameras for the movie are already rolling, but World War II-set espionage action-adventure ‘Fortitude’ just announced, via Deadline, the sort of sprawling ensemble you’d have trouble listing in one breath.

Led by the likes of Nicolas Cage, Alice Eve, Michael Sheen and Ben King… Sorry, Sir Benjamin of Kingsley, it promises plenty of based-on-truth spy goodness.

Simon West, who previously directed the likes of ‘Con Air’, ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider’ and ‘The Expendables 2’, is overseeing this one.

What’s the story of ‘Fortitude’?

Nicolas Cage stars in ‘The Surfer’.

Written by Simon Afram, the movie is based on the true story of British Intelligence operatives using unprecedented strategic operations to fool Nazi leadership and help change the course of World War II.

With historical consultation from Joshua Levine (‘Dunkirk’), the film follows the brilliance of British Army officers Dudley Clarke and Thomas Argyll “Tar” Robertson, who deployed an elaborate web of deception campaigns including fictitious armies, fake military equipment and a network of double agents to mislead Nazi Intelligence. Among them was Yugoslavian playboy Dusko Popov, a real-life double agent who is said to have inspired Ian Fleming’s James Bond character.

Who else is in ‘Fortitude’?

Sir Ben Kingsley in ‘The Killer’s Game’. Photo: Lionsgate.

Very deep breath, then…

In addition to Cage, Eve, Sheen and Kingsley, the movie will also feature Matthew Goode (‘Watchmen‘), Ed Skrein (‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’), Jordi Mollà (‘MobLand’), Art Malik (‘True Lies’), Lukas Haas (‘Inception’), Adrian Topol (‘Franz + Polina’), Emilio Sakraya (‘Sixty Minutes’) and Paul Anderson (‘Peaky Blinders’).

Here’s Afram talking up the movie in a statement:

“We are excited to bring together such a remarkable ensemble. Their chemistry and depth, paired with West’s direction, elevate this story into something truly gripping and unforgettable.”

The cameras started cranking earlier this month in London.

When will ‘Fortitude’ be in theaters?

Since this is more of an indie project, it’ll likely be putting its rights up for sale at film markets. And given that cast, we don’t imagine it’ll have too much trouble finding a home, but until then, a release date is lurking some way in the distance.