He’ll return to the suspense-thriller genre with The Hive. No, it’s not a movie about giant bee people starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as he says campy phrases like, “Sorry, Honey. This is going to sting!!” It’s actually more in line with Schumacher’s past works 8MM and The Number 23. The story centers around an emergency responder who must face a killer from her past in order to save a child’s life.

But, you know what? Maybe that killer is actually a giant bee person. At no point in the Variety article does it imply otherwise. (Variety)

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Just look at this hilarious picture of Nicolas Cage being held at gunpoint in Joel Schumacher‘s Trespass. Am I the only one who finds it funny? Maybe it’s his sad little expression, or the fact that I had zero context when I first saw it, but to me, Nic Cage plus a shotgun to the face equals comedy gold!

For those of you who care, the photo above comes from Entertainment Weekly, and is the first still released from the film. The plot involves Cage and Nicole Kidmann being taken hostage by four brutal men looking for money. That doesn’t sound like much of a comedy, but neither did The Wicker Man remake, and that turned out to be hilarious! (Coming Soon)

Watch a hilarious clip from The Wicker Man after the jump.

Sh*t or get off the pot, Cage. Deadline is reporting that Nicolas Cage is back on Trespass after recently quitting the Joel Schumacker-directed film. He originally signed on to play the kidnapped husband to the kidnapped Nicole Kidman. Then he wanted to play the kidnapper who kidnaps the married couple. Now he’s back as the kidnapped husband again. Before production starts on August 30th, Cage is expected to quit two more times, return two more times, take over the kidnapped wife role, and kidnap the actual Nicole Kidman. Production will work around his schedule. 

With just two weeks to go before filming begins, Nicholas Cage has pulled out of Joel Schumacher‘s Trespass, Deadline is reporting. Cage was to star along side Nicole Kidman, playing a husband who is kidnapped with his wife by a group of thugs looking for ransom. Cage’s departure leaves Schumacher and Co. scrambling to find a suitable replacement. Liev Schreiber is rumored to be in the running.

If there’s one thing to be said for Cage, it’s that he likes to work. And while he’s made some great movies, he also churns out horrible films without blinking an eye (The Wicker Man, Ghost Rider). So if he’s walking away from your project, it might be time to consider hanging up your director’s helmet.

See Nic Cage get his face stung off by bees after the jump…