Nicolas Cage will voice the lead character of a dragon in a drama series adaptation of “Artemis Fowl” author Eoin Colfer’s novel “Highfire” at Amazon Prime.
The story is set in a world where dragons once ruled the earth, and Lord Highfire ruled the dragons. Now, however, all Highfire rules is his shack in Honey Island Swamp in Louisiana. He goes by the name ‘Vern’ and spends his days hiding out among the alligators, watching cable TV and drinking obscene amounts of vodka.
Vern is prepared to do whatever it takes, even if that means violence, to protect his own hide. Vern’s world soon collides with that of Squib, a teenager mixed up in running booze for the local mob, and their mutual struggle for survival becomes entangled in a most unlikely friendship.
Cage will also executive produce with Andrew Mittman and Davey Holmes (“Shameless”) with the latter adapting the novel for MGM/UA Television.
Source: The Live Feed
